Watching silent films has unfortunately become an activity that only cinephiles and researchers submit themselves to. That happens because sound and color are elements that are so integrated into our modern society that even watching […]
Category: Lists
Phantom Love Stories
Lately, I’ve been watching several movies from the 40s about a subject I’ve discovered I’m quite fond of: phantom love stories. More than movies about a person literally falling in love for a ghost or […]
The 25 Best LGBTQ Movies of the Decade (So Far)
We may still be some months away from the end of this decade, but if there is one thing we should all agree on is that the 2010s were a great period for LGBTQ cinema. […]
Jean-Louis Trintignant in 7 Films
From the same generation of Alain Delon, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean-Claude Brialy, Jean-Louis Trintignant was one of the most iconic faces from the nouvelle vague period who continued to build an impressive career through the […]
Five Anti-Religious Films About the Orthodox Church
Today the Holy Friday is celebrated in major Christian countries around the world – a day which commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the divine mercy and the redemption of all people. In some countries […]
A Decade in Film: 10 Years 100 Movies – Final Part
Papiro & Mint is back with the last installment of the article A Decade in Film: 10 Years 100 Movies. Since 2019 marks the last year of the 2010 decade, I’ve decided to gather the […]
A Decade in Film: 10 Years 100 Movies – Part 3
Papiro & Mint is back with the third part of the article A Decade in Film: 10 Years 100 Movies. Since 2019 marks the last year of the 2010 decade, I’ve decided to gather the […]
Louis Garrel in 10 Movies
It’s been a while since I’ve written anything about a favorite actor of mine, and after talking about Alain Delon and Isabelle Huppert on Papiro & Mint, I’ve decided to gather ten titles featuring the […]
A Decade in Film: 10 Years 100 Movies – Part 2
Papiro & Mint is back with the second part of the article A Decade in Film: 10 Years 100 Movies. Since 2019 marks the last year of the 2010 decade, I’ve decided to gather the […]
At Eternity’s Gate and the Cinema of Painters
There has been some talk that filmmakers tend to fail when it comes to portraying the lives of great painters. Turner, Pollock, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Renoir, Goya, Munch, you name it. They all have been […]
