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The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

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The student newspaper of Wellesley College since 1901

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Lousy Realities: Luca Guadagnino (2015)

Lousy Realities: Luca Guadagnino (2015)

Alice Ascoli | December 7, 2022

“Did you have a clear idea of what you were going to do on set?” Francesco Alò, film critic for the Italian digital magazine BadTaste, asks director Luca Guadagnino in an interview for his newly-released...

Wild Strawberries (1957), Ingmar Bergman Review for Sculptures of Time

Alice Ascoli | April 20, 2022

As a young kid, where were you? What were you doing?  What were you hearing?  Do you remember?   In Ingmar Bergman’s 1957 “Wild Strawberries,” Isak Borg — the protagonist — remembers....

Lousy Realities: A French Film within a Film

Alice Ascoli | March 2, 2022

“Les films avancent comme des trains, tu comprends, comme des trains dans la nuit. Des gens comme toi, comme moi, tu le sais bien, on est fait pour être heureux dans le travail, dans notre travail de...

Lousy Realities: a new film column

Alice Ascoli | February 9, 2022

Il cinema non serve a niente, però ti distrae dalla realtà. La realtà è scadente. - The Hand of God (2021), Paolo Sorrentino  It’s 1984. Two brothers — Fabietto and Marchino — are wandering,...

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