Phuong Le
@phuonghhle.com
Editorial @ mubi || Words @ Guardian, Sight & Sound, Film Comment, BBC, Indicator, Arrow Films, and others.
📍London, UK 📩 phuonghhle@gmail.com
📍London, UK 📩 phuonghhle@gmail.com
This Saturday @ Close-Up Cinema: A Bombay Mix double bill of BABUL/FATHER'S HOUSE (S.U. Sunny, 1950) and OUR MOTHER'S HOUSE (Jack Clayton, 1967). I'm very excited to join @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social for post-screening conversations on these two rarely screened gems. Book here! tinyurl.com/mtv4mbw2
September 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
This Saturday @ Close-Up Cinema: A Bombay Mix double bill of BABUL/FATHER'S HOUSE (S.U. Sunny, 1950) and OUR MOTHER'S HOUSE (Jack Clayton, 1967). I'm very excited to join @ranjitsruprai.bsky.social for post-screening conversations on these two rarely screened gems. Book here! tinyurl.com/mtv4mbw2
I adore Stéphane Ly-Cuong's charming musical comedy IN THE NGUYEN KITCHEN, a rare chance to see the Vietnamese-French diaspora portrayed with so much heart and soul. Book here for a screening and a filmmaker Q&A this Saturday at Ciné Lumière, moderated by me! tinyurl.com/9972a3zj
August 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I adore Stéphane Ly-Cuong's charming musical comedy IN THE NGUYEN KITCHEN, a rare chance to see the Vietnamese-French diaspora portrayed with so much heart and soul. Book here for a screening and a filmmaker Q&A this Saturday at Ciné Lumière, moderated by me! tinyurl.com/9972a3zj
and yet, against all odds, tenderness still blooms
June 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
and yet, against all odds, tenderness still blooms
Loneliness feels like cold, hard glass in Shōhei Imamura's THE EEL (1997)...
June 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Loneliness feels like cold, hard glass in Shōhei Imamura's THE EEL (1997)...
THE TEMPLE OF WILD GEESE (Yuzo Kawashima, 1962)
April 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
THE TEMPLE OF WILD GEESE (Yuzo Kawashima, 1962)
Saw FRENZY for the first time at the BFI and this reverse tracking shot is one of the most viscerally upsetting sequences I've ever experienced in a cinema, like some kind of sickness crawling under my skin.
April 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Saw FRENZY for the first time at the BFI and this reverse tracking shot is one of the most viscerally upsetting sequences I've ever experienced in a cinema, like some kind of sickness crawling under my skin.
In her incredibly entertaining autobiography, Rosalind Russell detailed how she fought for star billing in THE WOMEN over Norma Shearer's resistance. There's a happy ending, with a cameo from Ernst Lubitsch!
April 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
In her incredibly entertaining autobiography, Rosalind Russell detailed how she fought for star billing in THE WOMEN over Norma Shearer's resistance. There's a happy ending, with a cameo from Ernst Lubitsch!
THE CITADEL (King Vidor, 1938)
April 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
THE CITADEL (King Vidor, 1938)
A classic South London dilemma, from PERFECT STRANGERS (1945).
April 6, 2025 at 11:06 AM
A classic South London dilemma, from PERFECT STRANGERS (1945).
one of the formative cinema experiences that made Martin Scorsese want to become a filmmaker...
April 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
one of the formative cinema experiences that made Martin Scorsese want to become a filmmaker...
THE MAGIC BOX (John Boulting, 1951)
April 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
THE MAGIC BOX (John Boulting, 1951)
I have recently become quite obsessed with Michael Caine in THE IPCRESS FILE (1965) and Robert Donat in THE 39 STEPS (1935), two fantastic performances greatly enhanced by the medium of eye makeup.
March 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I have recently become quite obsessed with Michael Caine in THE IPCRESS FILE (1965) and Robert Donat in THE 39 STEPS (1935), two fantastic performances greatly enhanced by the medium of eye makeup.
ICYMI, our Robert Culp deep dive @ranjitrewinds.bsky.social goes sci-fi in our last two episodes, which focus on his work in the classic TV series THE OUTER LIMITS and other fascinating intergalactic adventures. Catch up here! shows.acast.com/ranjitrewinds
March 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
ICYMI, our Robert Culp deep dive @ranjitrewinds.bsky.social goes sci-fi in our last two episodes, which focus on his work in the classic TV series THE OUTER LIMITS and other fascinating intergalactic adventures. Catch up here! shows.acast.com/ranjitrewinds
The first episode of @ranjitrewinds.bsky.social is here! Come for Columbo, stay for our in-depth discussion on the visuals, Robert Culp's impeccable villainy, and of course THE SUITS. open.spotify.com/episode/6bvE...
February 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The first episode of @ranjitrewinds.bsky.social is here! Come for Columbo, stay for our in-depth discussion on the visuals, Robert Culp's impeccable villainy, and of course THE SUITS. open.spotify.com/episode/6bvE...
1950s medicine was something else
February 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM
1950s medicine was something else
Come work with us at MUBI! We're looking for a staff writer to join our Platform Editorial team in London. Please see the listing for more details ✍️ jobs.ashbyhq.com/MUBI/3fdfcbe...
February 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Come work with us at MUBI! We're looking for a staff writer to join our Platform Editorial team in London. Please see the listing for more details ✍️ jobs.ashbyhq.com/MUBI/3fdfcbe...
Can't get enough of the incredible set design in Sundaram Balachander's ANDHA NAAL (1954), the first film noir of Tamil cinema!
February 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Can't get enough of the incredible set design in Sundaram Balachander's ANDHA NAAL (1954), the first film noir of Tamil cinema!
So sad about Marianne Faithfull. I rewatch often this lovely video where she gives a tour of her Parisian apartment. There's a cheeky peek at the loo where she hangs a photo of her and Mick Jagger. "Best place for it!" youtu.be/2MhwlTwLHx4?...
January 30, 2025 at 11:16 PM
So sad about Marianne Faithfull. I rewatch often this lovely video where she gives a tour of her Parisian apartment. There's a cheeky peek at the loo where she hangs a photo of her and Mick Jagger. "Best place for it!" youtu.be/2MhwlTwLHx4?...
Some cinematic fashion inspos for the Year of the Snake 🐍
January 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Some cinematic fashion inspos for the Year of the Snake 🐍
An Abercrombie & Fitch aficionado---she's just like me fr
January 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
An Abercrombie & Fitch aficionado---she's just like me fr
Browsing through an old auction catalogue of items once owned by Greta Garbo and I'm enchanted by her sensible footwear choices. www.juliensauctions.com/en/auctions/...
January 7, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Browsing through an old auction catalogue of items once owned by Greta Garbo and I'm enchanted by her sensible footwear choices. www.juliensauctions.com/en/auctions/...
I love how much Alec Guinness loved Wallace & Gromit
December 25, 2024 at 1:48 PM
I love how much Alec Guinness loved Wallace & Gromit