Hansel And Gretel (2007) | Dir. Pil-sung Yim | South Korea

Song of Avignon (1998) directed by Jonas Mekas.

Brat (Brother) | 1997 | dir. Aleksei Balabanov | Russia

Writer: Aleksey Balabanov Cinematography by Sergey Astakhov

Collector / 2016

Jennifer Connelly & Sergio Leone on the set of Once Upon A Time In America (Sergio Leone, 1984).

© da-da-sk

The Virgin Suicides (1999) | dir. Sofia Coppola | USA

Cinematography by Edward Lachman

Kaidan aka Kwaidan (1964)

Director: Masaki Kobayashi Cinematography by Yoshio Miyajima

Hansel and Gretel (2007) | dir. Pil-sung Yim | South Korea

Withnail & I (1987) | dir. Bruce Robinson

The film is a testament to the potency and sadness of friendship and the compromises required for the transition from adolescence to adulthood.

“To pronounce oneself immune to the charms of Withnail & I is to declare oneself a philistine, a Puritan and a snob.” - Kevin Jackson, 2004

At the end of Bruce Robinson’s much-loved journey through the dying months of the 1960s, Withnail (Richard E. Grant) walks Marwood ( Paul McGann ) through Regent’s Park on the way to the station. As his friend vanishes from his life, Withnail stands in the rain and quotes one of Hamlet’s soliloquies to the watching wolves.

Set at the fag-end of the 1960s, Robinson’s comedy of bad manners sees two struggling twentysomething actors – flamboyant, melancholic narcissist Withnail (Richard E. Grant) and his unnamed, unassuming friend (Paul McGann) – pursue booze, recreation, work and the meaning of life in Camden Town and the Lake District. Based on Robinson’s own experiences, this labour of love achieved cult status on the strength of its endlessly quotable dialogue and brilliantly eccentric performances (notably Richard Griffiths’ Uncle Monty and Ralph Brown’s Danny the dealer). The beautifully sodden photography and a cannily evocative pop soundtrack help fix the mood. The script references Bruce Robinson’s own acting work in Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet (1968).