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  Hell Is a City 1960

  ★★★½ Watched by G Clarke 25 Jul 2022

  35mm showing at HOME cinema, Manchester

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  Psycho 1960

  ★★★★★ Rewatched by G Clarke 09 Jun 2022

  4K restoration at the cinema

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  The Swimming Pool 1969

  ★★★ Watched by G Clarke 02 Dec 2018

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  The poster claims "The most dangerous Love-game ever played", but it falls somewhat short of that.

  Romy Schneider and Alain Delon are, as always, great to watch. The production design, music, and cinematography are all lovely. Jane Birkin is, as usual, pretty flat.

  The problem really is the pacing - the murder happens 30 mins towards the end of a two-hour film - and the final 20 mins are an unsatisfactory conclusion.

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  Foreign Correspondent 1940

  ★★★★ Watched by G Clarke 28 Jul 2019

  An underrated work, with a string of hugely impressive set pieces. Thank you Criterion for a stunning new transfer.