Monthly Archives: January 2013

Effi Briest (1974)

Posted on January 16, 2013 by yearof44films

Before we get started I just want to state for the record that my assertion that Martha just might be the movie in which RWF learned that he could dispense with critical distance altogether might very well be the stupidest … Continue reading →

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Martha (1974)

Posted on January 2, 2013 by yearof44films

I’ve always assumed that Fear Eats the Soul marks the pinnacle of RWF’s obsession with Douglas Sirk. (I believe I said as much in my last post.) But that’s only because I hadn’t seen Martha. Now that I’ve seen Martha … Continue reading →

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