by Mina Tham | Dec 16, 2020 | Issues, Left
I have never been one to condone cheating, as I mention in my essay about Agnes Varda’s film Happiness (1965), but in Eric Rohmer’s 1972 film, L’Amour l’après-midi or Love in the Afternoon, he approaches the subject of cheating more subtly, and the ending is much...
by Mina Tham | Dec 16, 2020 | Issues, Left
French New Wave films have always been influenced by the atmosphere in French society, and each New Wave film has consistently and effortlessly adapted to whatever new direction French culture went in. As certain political issues became more prominent and called for...
by Mina Tham | Nov 23, 2020 | Issues, Left
Voilà, welcome to issue number five of A Newcomer’s Guide to La Nouvelle Vague! With only one more issue left, I am quite sad that the journey is almost over, but also excited to see how the movement ends! You may have noticed my name changed from Mina Anderson...
by Mina Tham | Nov 23, 2020 | Issues, Left
When I first watched this film, it reminded me of an American stage play called A Streetcar Named Desire (1947). While the plots have no similarities, the themes are similar, portraying a slow descent into madness created by longing and the past’s torture....
by Mina Tham | Nov 23, 2020 | Issues, Left
I’ve heard of ménage à trois before, due to Jean Luc-Godard’s 1966 film, Masculine Feminin. However, it’s still a rare occasion to see two best friends in love with the same girl, all living together, and having an open relationship – or, in this case, a one-sided...
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