6 very good-looking films

Six of the best colour films ever? certainly 6 of my favourites ...





I have written plenty on here on the above favourites of mine, as per labels, but here is a toast to some great photography: BLACK NARCISSUS and PANDORA AND THE FLYING DUTCHMAN by Jack Cardiff, PLEIN SOLEIL by Henri Decae, THE LEOPARD by Guiseppe Rotunno, MODESTY BLAISE by Jack Hildyard, BLOW-UP by Carlo Di Palma - all 40 or 50 years ago!

Just because ... they look so good

Visconti's THE LEOPARD from 1963 remains as sumptuous as ever, with Lancaster, Delon and Cardinale all mesmerising - and that final ball sequence with the Verdi waltz ... it is one book I love that is perfectly brought to life and, according to the British Film Institute, is "a film one could live in"; it will be having an extended run in London during July and is one film ideal for the big screen... I also love Gina's Sheba in that 1959 opus SOLOMON AND SHEBA - not as good, perhaps, as BEN HUR but rather more fun...