Tag: Hans Christian Andersen

• For Art’s Sake: ‘Black Swan’ and ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’ Explore the Line Between Art and Self-Destruction

  

  How must one transform oneself in order to be fulfilled as an artist, especially if one is a woman?  And what sacrifices must be made in order for that to happen?  Welcome to the first installment of FILM STRIPS, where I share with you some of my favorites and hopefully have some fun deconstructing them…

  Jessica Taghap

  August 10, 2014

  Filmstrips, Review

  #Screen, #ScreenReview, Black Swan, Center Stage, Darren Aronofsky, Film Strips, Filmstrips, Hans Christian Andersen, Memoirs of a Geisha, Natalie Portman, Nicholas Hytner, Rob Marshall, The Red Shoes, Zhang Ziyi