Ronald Bergan
Ronald Bergan's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer when
published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
Film Comment Magazine,
Radio Times
| Publications: | Film Comment Magazine, House Next Door, Radio Times |
Movie Reviews Only
| Rating | T-Meter | Title | Year | Review |
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| 4/5 | 90% | Spirits of the Dead (1969) |
Out of the three episodes based on the macabre tales by Edgar Allan Poe, the third -- the only modern-day one, directed by Federico Fellini -- is far and away the best.‐ Radio Times
Read More | Posted Oct 18, 2016
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| 100% | The Man Who Laughs (1928) |
The superb German actor Conrad Veidt plays the pathetic protagonist, while Mary Philbin, whose most celebrated screen role was opposite another physically damaged hero in The Phantom of the Opera, is extremely touching as his beloved.‐ Radio Times
Read More | Posted Oct 17, 2016
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| 4/5 | 82% | Die Marquise von O... (The Marquise of O) (1976) |
Without actual imitation, Rohmer and his cinematographer Nestor Almendros were inspired by German Romantic painters and bathe the neo-classical interiors in an unearthly light.‐ Radio Times
Read More | Posted May 3, 2016
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| 5/5 | 100% | Master of the House (1925) |
This domestic tragicomedy with a feminist slant was [Dreyer's] seventh feature and anticipates his greatest films.‐ Radio Times
Read More | Posted Apr 10, 2016
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| 2/5 | 29% | The Struggle (1931) |
Griffith turned it into a rather maudlin and naive morality tale -- though it didn't merit the hostile reviews that it initially received.‐ Radio Times
Read More | Posted Apr 8, 2016
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| 4/5 | 100% | The Clowns (I Clowns) (1970) |
Italy's great ringmaster of the cinema returns to the source of his inspiration -- the circus -- and skilfully absorbs it into his own personal vision.‐ Radio Times
Read More | Posted Mar 11, 2015
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| 5/5 | 100% | Playtime (1973) |
It took Jacques Tati close to ten years to realise his greatest achievement, but it left him virtually broke. No wonder.‐ Radio Times
Read More | Posted Nov 7, 2014
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| 4/5 | 93% | The Cat and the Canary (1927) |
Moodily shot, this classic "old dark house" picture is played mostly for laughs.‐ Radio Times
Read More | Posted Oct 20, 2014
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| 4/5 | 100% | Cabiria (1914) |
The international success of this Italian spectacle, the longest and most expensive motion picture made up to that date, allowed DW Griffith to gain support for his large-scale projects.‐ Radio Times
Read More | Posted Aug 12, 2014
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| 3/5 | 95% | Journey to Italy (Viaggio in Italia) (Strangers) (The Lonely Woman) (1954) |
If one accepts the narrative simplicity and that the journey is both physical and spiritual, the film offers many rewards.‐ Radio Times
Read More | Posted May 16, 2013
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| 42% | The Flowers of War (2011) |
A waste of money and 140 minutes of one's time. ‐ House Next Door
Read More | Posted Feb 14, 2012
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| No Score Yet | Captured (2012) |
English is the lingua franca of Brillante Mendoza's The Captive, which seems to have been directed by his younger brother, Mediocre Mendoza. ‐ House Next Door
Read More | Posted Feb 14, 2012
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