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The Search for Beauty: Italian Women on Screen by Zoe Wolstenholme

7 Dec 2012, 2:24 p.m.

When Phil, curator of the BDC, asked me to lead and put together a new display cabinet on Italian Women in film I could not think of anything more fabulous. However, at the ...

The Search for Beauty: Italian Women on Screen 2 by Grazia Guila Gigante, Emily King, Isabel Davies, and Sophie Adams

7 Dec 2012, 2:22 p.m.

Whilst studying an Italian film module which focused on the representation of beauty in contemporary cinema, we developed a personal interest in the culture and history behind popular Italian film stars. We relished the opportunity to explore this further ...

‘All Work and No Play Makes Jack A Dull Boy’: The Lighter Side of Stanley Kubrick by Chris Grosvenor

3 Dec 2012, 2:26 p.m.

Stanley Kubrick was a director who, perhaps most prominently in the latter part of his career, came to be defined by his demanding yet mysterious persona; one crafted through years of troubled productions, and a generally ...