Category Archives: Theater Fantastique

Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974)

“Phantom Ladies Over Paris” is the subtitle of Céline and Julie Go Boating (1974), and it’s a good indication of what you’re going to get with Jacques Rivette’s fifth film: part epic serialized fantastique adventure in the tradition of Feuillade’s … Continue reading

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The White Reindeer (1952)

Deep in the Arctic wilderness of Lapland, the young Sámi woman Pirita (Mirjami Kuosmanen), newly married to the kind but intimately remote reindeer herder Aslak (Kalervo Nissilä), takes drastic measures to relieve her sexual frustration. During one of her husband’s … Continue reading

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It Came from Outer Space (1953)

“I’m sorry. We did not want to use violence. Now there is no other way.” It Came from Outer Space (1953) was the first 3D film from Universal-International Pictures, released just eight months after the film that kicked off a … Continue reading

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