Tag: faith

“The First Legion” Movie Review by Daniel Barnes

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The First Legion (1951; Douglas Sirk) GRADE: B- By Daniel Barnes A real curiosity from Douglas Sirk, a black-and-white B-production about Jesuit priests “in one small corner of the modern world,” and an unexpectedly complex examination of faith and doubt. Restored last year by the UCLA Film & […]

“Claire’s Knee” Movie Review by Daniel Barnes

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Claire’s Knee (1970; Eric Rohmer) GRADE: B+ By Daniel Barnes In my review of La Collectionneuse last week, I made this admission about French auteur Eric Rohmer, a director whose work I had never seen before this festival: “Rohmer makes movies that I want to kick off my […]