Tales from the Corona crypt

Hey everyone, 
It’s been lovely to hear from so many of you who have reached out to me in private, asking me about Kinoimages. I hope everyone here is doing well, considering the Corona situation worldwide. Sure reminds me of Steven’s “Contagion” (or maybe Brandon Cronenberg’s “Antiviral”?)… 

I moved (back) to Berlin around October 2019 to pursue my research at the Kunsthistorisches Institut, Max-Planck. For my post-doc, I am investigating color photography in the German Empire which is very exciting. It is indeed time-consuming in the best sense of the word, exciting, and challenging. I am loving every minute of it! Those of you who have kept close tabs on this blog or who may be acquainted with me personally, I finished my PhD on Sergei Eisenstein at the end of 2017. It dealt with his approach to the visual arts and art history (you can read it in English here)

As always, I have been watching more films than ever, discovering stellar works, inspirational series, new actresses and actors, new film theories etc. My mind is going at a hundred miles an hour and this brings so much joy and fulfillment to my life. But I have missed you all very much and I have not stopped thinking about all you out there who have reached out over the years and about Kinoimages through comments, emails, Facebook friendships etc..

My life has always been about images, their production processes, the stories they tell, what they don’t tell, and how are they archived. This is what, for me, this blog has been about for ca. 7 years; archiving my own viewing habits which somehow became interesting to others. I am in a perpetual state of curiosity and thrill which I would like to transmit to you, though I am unsure how.

There are so many lists out there and a lot of streaming services. The thought of doing yet another “Top 10 Steven Spielberg” post feels so uncinematic and lame to me. Reviewing streaming services feels mind-numbing as I am rarely satisfied with any of them. Posting more pictures does not do the complexity of my inner cinematic world justice, so what’s a blogger to do? 

The answer to this question would be “to transform”…which is where I am going with this. Who knows how? 

I would love to hear from all of you out there! How have you been? What have you been discovering? (I am on Facebook (.com/humanformdivine)!). 

Best wishes from Germany, 

Hanin (aka Kinofrau)

 

PS: Here below is a photo of me in a Berlin photo booth. The city is filled with them an I adore them! 

Summer break

Hey everyone, 

For the first time since I started this blog in 2012, I will be taking a break! 

See you back on August 22nd. 

Best,

Kinofrau

Kubrick, Sellers, and Hayden on set

Director Stanley Kubrick lines up a shot of Sterling Hayden and Peter Sellers on the set of Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964).
Check out Robert Altman behind the scenes of 3 Women here

Jessica Lange, Milos Forman, Vladimir Vysotsky, Marina Vladi chilling in LA.

Jessica Lange, Milos Forman, Vladimir Vysotsky, Marina Vladi. Los Angeles, 1976.
Check out Lucy Lawless for Esquire Magazine here

Michael Mann, Ashley Judd, and De Niro on set of Heat

Michael Mann, Ashley Judd, and Robert De Niro, on the set of ‘Heat’, City of Industry, 1995. photograph by Frank Connor.
Check out Grace Kelley on the cover of Picturegoer right here

Polish poster of The Omen

The Omen (1976, by Richard Donner) Polish poster by Andrzej Klimowski. 
Check out Harpo Marx & Amelia Earhart here

Miranda Richardson photographed by John Stoddart

Miranda Richardson photographed by John Stoddart, 1992. Check her out in the amazing Dance with a Stranger (1985)!
Here is the German poster of North by Northwest.

Polish actress Małgorzata Braunek

Polish actress Małgorzata Braunek (1947-2014) starred in the first two feature films of her then husband Andrzej Żuławski, The Third Part of the Night (1971) and The Devil (1972). Their bitter divorce is said to have inspired the director to create the most deranged film ever made about a broken marriage: Possession (1981), starring Isabelle Adjani.

Photograph by Tadeusz Rolke, 1969 © Agencja Gazeta.

Check out Romy Schneider and Henri-Georges Clouzot on set of L’Enfer here.

Silvana Mangano by Peter Basch

Silvana Mangano, 1950, portrait by Peter Basch. 
Here is the Japanese poster of Godard’s La Chinoise.

William Holden by Bud Fraker

William Holden photographed by Bud Fraker.
Check out Angelica Huston and Isabella Rossellini hanging out here