Contributions from Pamela Hutchinson | Little White Lies

Contributor Pamela Hutchinson

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Partnership

The Existential Chic of La Notte

by Pamela Hutchinson

Michelan­ge­lo Antonioni’s Milanese mar­i­tal dra­ma uses sleek, geo­met­ric com­po­si­tions to reflect the mod­ernist cou­ple and the city at its centre.
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Festivals

Why Sarah Maldoror remains one of cinema’s greatest revolutionaries

by Pamela Hutchinson

The late film­mak­er and poet was a pio­neer of anti-colo­nial cin­e­ma, whose cry for free­dom still res­onates today.
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In Praise Of

The other side of Marlene Dietrich

by Pamela Hutchinson

A new sea­son at BFI South­bank cel­e­brates the career of this screen icon, includ­ing many of her less­er-known works.
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Women In Film

The pioneering filmmaker who broke the mould for women in Hollywood

by Pamela Hutchinson

Dorothy Arzn­er gave Gold­en Age female stars like Katharine Hep­burn and Ros­alind Rus­sell intel­li­gent, com­plex roles.
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In Praise Of

Remembering Robert Mitchum – The enduring soul of film noir

by Pamela Hutchinson

We tip our tril­by to the leg­endary per­former who epit­o­mised Hollywood’s most icon­ic era.
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Festivals

Why rep cinema is about more than just reliving the past

by Pamela Hutchinson

At the Il Cin­e­ma Ritrova­to fes­ti­val in Bologna, dig­i­tal restora­tion brings vin­tage film to new audiences.
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The girl with all the gifts – The alluring legacy of Louise Brooks

by Pamela Hutchinson

How a Kansas-born cho­rus girl turned silent era icon walked away from Hol­ly­wood and became an even big­ger star.