A Diary (9) - THE ROAD TO BOLOGNA - Simon Taaffe lists his personal favourites

Simon Taaffe (left in above photo with James Vaughan, at El Bertino restaurant) is a long time  devoted cinephile, regular attendee at Il Cinema Ritrovato in Bologna and a Foundation Member of the Cinema Reborn Organising Committee. Click on the titles to go through to the online program notes on the film which also appear in the printed Festival catalogue. These give the source of the material whether on 35mm film or digitally restored

 The Smiling Madame Beudet (Germaine Dulac, France, 1923)

 Our Hospitality (John G. ‘Jack’ Blystone, Buster Keaton, USA, 1923)

 

  Il Dono (Michelangelo Frammartino, Italy, 2003)

 Ishanou (Aribam Syam Sharma, India, 1990)

The Marriage Circle (Ernst Lubitsch, USA, 1924) and Lady Windermere's Fan (Ernst Lubitsch (above), USA, 1925) (A double feature of sorts which screened on one night)

Cross of Iron (Sam Peckinpah, UK/Germany, 1977)

 

Rio Bravo (Howard Hawks (above), USA, 1959)

 

One Way Passage (Tay Garnett, USA, 1932)

 

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Rouben Mamoulian, USA, 1931)

 

Surprise  (Dave Fleischer, USA, 1923, 9")