Today, I am profiling a blog that I am very fond of. Similarly focused on cinema, the blog, “un film de” is a treasure trove of youthful perspectives on a vast range of film from all around the world. The blog is mostly concerned with foreign film as most of its blog posts discuss this type of cinema. The name, "un film de" is an homage to French films of which many are discussed on the blog. I doubt many people today realize, but the Cannes film festival in Southern France used to be much more mainstream back in the 1950s. Thus, international films, such as those in Italian and Spanish, were still credited in French using ‘Un Film De’ to acknowledge their director. I think its a great name for their fantastic blog.
Omar Antonio Iturriaga and Doga Col are the two young guys responsible for “un de film.” They are current film students who share a passion for cinema and write reviews about all the films “they dig”. I really enjoy the quote that they have under the title of the blog: “Hollywood is like being nowhere and talking to nobody about nothing,” said by film director Michelangelo Antonioni. I can really relate to what Antonioni is trying to express here.
Unfortunately, Omar and Doga have not made any posts since October of 2012, but before then they were posting on average twice a month since the blog’s conception in January of 2011.
Surprisingly to me, the blog has a very small audience. According to Alexa, the wordpress site is ranked 14,310,858 in the world and has only 9 other sites linking in.
Two of my favorite posts are their review of Jean-Luc Godard’s 1963 film, Contempt,
and their analysis of Ken Loach’s 1969 film, Kes.
Contempt is one of my favorite films. Believe it or not, I actually have the original french film poster coming in the mail with its soon-to-be frame leaning up against my wall in the very place I will be hanging it. Omar and Doga certainly have great taste in cinema.
I must say that the blog couldn’t relate any better to the type of work I am doing with my blog. I strive to create a similar vibe and develop a similar voice to theirs. They enjoy the same type of cinema and even have numerous films I cannot wait to check out. On the blog, they have a special section with recommended cinema that I am working my way through. Ingmar Bergman’s 1966 film, Persona, is next on my list.
The blog is very academic and professional for I can tell being a fellow film student. I can tell that they take their studies very seriously and are incredibly passionate about the medium. Their posts are brimming with knowledge of cinematic history and technique, not to mention the high degree of passion that keeps me coming back.
Their audience is mostly comprised of cinephiles and film students alike, ranging from the ages of twenty to seventy. This blog could feed my work by inspiring me to check out more foreign cinema and expand my knowledge of cinematic technique. It is always nice to have a positive youthful peer pressure to become a better cinephile. My site differs from their blog by also focusing heavily on contemporary cinema, as well as many domestically produced films.
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