Francesca de Rochefort 💄
@franderochefort.bsky.social
brit / cineaste / jazz enjoyer / unreconstructed romantic / follow me on LB: https://boxd.it/AVVh
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did some spring-cleaning on my #Letterboxd account and I'm a big fan of the way my 5*s section looks now. 60 films that are all parts of my identity in myriad ways snugly fit on one page #Filmsky
i am more or less off social media now but to anyone still around following me, i did make a fav movies list again since it's an annual tradition letterboxd.com/lalangue/lis...
Francesca's Top 250 Films List (2025, VII)
It's the most wonderful time of the year... After years of getting more and more difficult I've actually found it easier to compile my 250 this year, I think because I'm beginning to burrow down into ...
letterboxd.com
August 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
i am more or less off social media now but to anyone still around following me, i did make a fav movies list again since it's an annual tradition letterboxd.com/lalangue/lis...
the quaaludes scene in The Wolf of Wall Street got the most laughter I've ever heard in an audience when I saw it in Glasgow
on the other end of the scale, when I saw The White Ribbon recently there was a murmur of horror at That Reveal
on the other end of the scale, when I saw The White Ribbon recently there was a murmur of horror at That Reveal
Got me thinking.. What's the strongest reaction you've seen an audience member have to a scene in a cinema?
During the birthday party scene in SIGNS I saw a whole row of young women literally throw their popcorn in the air like a cartoon.
During the birthday party scene in SIGNS I saw a whole row of young women literally throw their popcorn in the air like a cartoon.
Someone in my audience had a very audible negative reaction to the dog scene in TOGETHER. So that was fun!
August 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
the quaaludes scene in The Wolf of Wall Street got the most laughter I've ever heard in an audience when I saw it in Glasgow
on the other end of the scale, when I saw The White Ribbon recently there was a murmur of horror at That Reveal
on the other end of the scale, when I saw The White Ribbon recently there was a murmur of horror at That Reveal
June favourite first watches
Hatari! (1962)
Penda's Fen (1974)
Excalibur (1981)
Angel's Egg (1985)
Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
Hatari! (1962)
Penda's Fen (1974)
Excalibur (1981)
Angel's Egg (1985)
Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
June 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
June favourite first watches
Hatari! (1962)
Penda's Fen (1974)
Excalibur (1981)
Angel's Egg (1985)
Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
Hatari! (1962)
Penda's Fen (1974)
Excalibur (1981)
Angel's Egg (1985)
Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
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Landscapes in Alan Clarke’s PENDA'S FEN (1974):
DoP Michael Williams, camera operation Ken Morgan
#folkhorror #filmsky #PlayForToday #PendasFen #DavidRudkin #AlanClarke #filmphotography #landscapephotography #horrorsky
DoP Michael Williams, camera operation Ken Morgan
#folkhorror #filmsky #PlayForToday #PendasFen #DavidRudkin #AlanClarke #filmphotography #landscapephotography #horrorsky
May 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Landscapes in Alan Clarke’s PENDA'S FEN (1974):
DoP Michael Williams, camera operation Ken Morgan
#folkhorror #filmsky #PlayForToday #PendasFen #DavidRudkin #AlanClarke #filmphotography #landscapephotography #horrorsky
DoP Michael Williams, camera operation Ken Morgan
#folkhorror #filmsky #PlayForToday #PendasFen #DavidRudkin #AlanClarke #filmphotography #landscapephotography #horrorsky
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"Everyone who has ever felt the constituent parts of their own sexuality refusing to align should watch [Penda's Fen] and fall in love with their own strangeness." A good piece by Benedict Morrison, just up, and marking Pride. theconversation.com/hidden-gems-...
Hidden gems of LGBTQ+ cinema: celebrating the wonderful slippery queerness of Penda’s Fen
Rector’s son Stephen must come to terms with the complexity of his desires while grappling with societal pressure and religious guilt.
theconversation.com
June 21, 2025 at 8:46 AM
"Everyone who has ever felt the constituent parts of their own sexuality refusing to align should watch [Penda's Fen] and fall in love with their own strangeness." A good piece by Benedict Morrison, just up, and marking Pride. theconversation.com/hidden-gems-...
Peter Ibbetson (Hathaway, 1935) // Amor de Perdição (Oliveira, 1978)
June 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Peter Ibbetson (Hathaway, 1935) // Amor de Perdição (Oliveira, 1978)
possible controversial opinion but The Honeymoon might be higher on my holy grail lost films than the fabled uncut version of Greed
June 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
possible controversial opinion but The Honeymoon might be higher on my holy grail lost films than the fabled uncut version of Greed
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Recorded this day, 1967: Miles and the Second Great Quintet holds the third of five sessions for their next album, 𝙉𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙞 (Columbia CS 9594). The only piece recorded that day was Tony Williams' composition 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝗶𝘃𝗲. Take 11 was the master.
#jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis
#jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis
Hand Jive (2023 Remaster)
YouTube video by Miles Davis - Topic
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June 22, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Recorded this day, 1967: Miles and the Second Great Quintet holds the third of five sessions for their next album, 𝙉𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙞 (Columbia CS 9594). The only piece recorded that day was Tony Williams' composition 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝗶𝘃𝗲. Take 11 was the master.
#jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis
#jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis
open.spotify.com/track/5zb7np... it's one of those days again
You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen · You Want It Darker · Song · 2016
open.spotify.com
June 22, 2025 at 11:38 AM
open.spotify.com/track/5zb7np... it's one of those days again
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Images of Daria Nicolodi in the films of Dario Argento
Nicolodi was BOTD in 1950
Deep Red (1975)
Inferno (1980)
Tenebrae (1982)
Phenomena (1985)
Nicolodi was BOTD in 1950
Deep Red (1975)
Inferno (1980)
Tenebrae (1982)
Phenomena (1985)
June 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Images of Daria Nicolodi in the films of Dario Argento
Nicolodi was BOTD in 1950
Deep Red (1975)
Inferno (1980)
Tenebrae (1982)
Phenomena (1985)
Nicolodi was BOTD in 1950
Deep Red (1975)
Inferno (1980)
Tenebrae (1982)
Phenomena (1985)
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Trump bombs a country that poses no immediate threat to the US without Congress approval or reference to the UN and all Starmer does is whine about who is on at Glastonbury. We deserve much, much better than this.
June 22, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Trump bombs a country that poses no immediate threat to the US without Congress approval or reference to the UN and all Starmer does is whine about who is on at Glastonbury. We deserve much, much better than this.
i can hate both equally
Oh the EU has made the same statement as Starmer?
What do the Starmer hating purists do now?
What do the Starmer hating purists do now?
June 22, 2025 at 10:49 AM
i can hate both equally
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The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)👯♀️
June 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)👯♀️
might go back to a five point system on letterboxd ten is too much of a headache
June 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
might go back to a five point system on letterboxd ten is too much of a headache
only just found out the How To Train Your Dragon in cinemas isn't a re-release but apparently another "live-action" remake?????
June 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
only just found out the How To Train Your Dragon in cinemas isn't a re-release but apparently another "live-action" remake?????
wow somebody really took The Shrouds as an instruction manual huh
He Has Months Left. His Son Hopes an AI Version of Him Can Live On - The growing field known as Grief Tech ranges from chatbots trained on the communications of a person who has died to a program that uses a 3-D avatar of a deceased loved one — a lifelike presence. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
A.I. Avatars and the Brave New Frontier of Life After Death
After Peter Listro was diagnosed with blood cancer, his family decided to make a virtual avatar they can talk to after his death.
www.nytimes.com
June 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
wow somebody really took The Shrouds as an instruction manual huh
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Experiment in Terror (1962) Directed by Blake Edwards stars Lee Remick, Glenn Ford, Ross Martin and Stefanie Powers.
April 28, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Experiment in Terror (1962) Directed by Blake Edwards stars Lee Remick, Glenn Ford, Ross Martin and Stefanie Powers.
creating a conspiracy theory that Megalopolis is an allegory for the Cuban revolution.
June 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
creating a conspiracy theory that Megalopolis is an allegory for the Cuban revolution.
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Give me back the Berlin wall
Give me Stalin and St. Paul
I've seen the future, brother
It is murder.
- Leonard Cohen
(Huron County, November 17, 2024)
Give me Stalin and St. Paul
I've seen the future, brother
It is murder.
- Leonard Cohen
(Huron County, November 17, 2024)
November 17, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Give me back the Berlin wall
Give me Stalin and St. Paul
I've seen the future, brother
It is murder.
- Leonard Cohen
(Huron County, November 17, 2024)
Give me Stalin and St. Paul
I've seen the future, brother
It is murder.
- Leonard Cohen
(Huron County, November 17, 2024)
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“I think you can do your article by thinking about the film for yourself. I’m not the writer. I have already done the film—so now it’s your work.”
I love this comment from Chantal Akerman #BOTD in response to a critic asking her about her work.
I love this comment from Chantal Akerman #BOTD in response to a critic asking her about her work.
June 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
“I think you can do your article by thinking about the film for yourself. I’m not the writer. I have already done the film—so now it’s your work.”
I love this comment from Chantal Akerman #BOTD in response to a critic asking her about her work.
I love this comment from Chantal Akerman #BOTD in response to a critic asking her about her work.
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Jazz legend Miles Davis was #BOTD in 1926. The innovative and influential trumpeter composed the beautiful soundtrack to “Elevator to the Gallows” (1958) directed by Louis Malle. Lovers Jeanne Moreau and Maurice Ronet plan a murder but things get complicated. Nouvelles Éditions de Films. #FilmNoir
May 26, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Directed by John Cassavettes “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976) is the story of Cosmo (Ben Gazzara) a burlesque club owner in deep for a lot of money. Mobsters tell him to take out a bookmaker to settle scores. But he just wants to give the audience a good show. Faces Distribution. #neonoir
May 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Directed by John Cassavettes “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976) is the story of Cosmo (Ben Gazzara) a burlesque club owner in deep for a lot of money. Mobsters tell him to take out a bookmaker to settle scores. But he just wants to give the audience a good show. Faces Distribution. #neonoir
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Desert Hearts (1985)
Directed by #DonnaDeitch
Starring: #HelenShaver #PatriciaCharbonneau #AudraLindley #AndraAkers #GwenWelles #DeanButler
Cinematography by #RobertElswit
Production Designer by #JeannineOppewall
#DesertHearts #1980s #romance #romanticfilm #western
Directed by #DonnaDeitch
Starring: #HelenShaver #PatriciaCharbonneau #AudraLindley #AndraAkers #GwenWelles #DeanButler
Cinematography by #RobertElswit
Production Designer by #JeannineOppewall
#DesertHearts #1980s #romance #romanticfilm #western
June 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Desert Hearts (1985)
Directed by #DonnaDeitch
Starring: #HelenShaver #PatriciaCharbonneau #AudraLindley #AndraAkers #GwenWelles #DeanButler
Cinematography by #RobertElswit
Production Designer by #JeannineOppewall
#DesertHearts #1980s #romance #romanticfilm #western
Directed by #DonnaDeitch
Starring: #HelenShaver #PatriciaCharbonneau #AudraLindley #AndraAkers #GwenWelles #DeanButler
Cinematography by #RobertElswit
Production Designer by #JeannineOppewall
#DesertHearts #1980s #romance #romanticfilm #western
writing this in 1956 has the same energy as me reading my high school diary from when i was 13 and how hard i thought life was then
How many films that we once groaned at do we now hear referred to nostalgically? When the bad is followed by the worse, even the bad seems good. (1956)
June 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
writing this in 1956 has the same energy as me reading my high school diary from when i was 13 and how hard i thought life was then
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At its peak, the cinema market in #China was worth hundreds of millions to Hollywood studios. We look at its rise and sudden fall.
filmstories.co.uk/features/the...
filmstories.co.uk/features/the...
The rise and fall of Hollywood movies in China
At its peak, the cinema market in China was worth hundreds of millions to Hollywood studios. We look at its rise and sudden fall.
filmstories.co.uk
June 7, 2025 at 7:41 AM
At its peak, the cinema market in #China was worth hundreds of millions to Hollywood studios. We look at its rise and sudden fall.
filmstories.co.uk/features/the...
filmstories.co.uk/features/the...