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late education (film: Good Luck to You, Leo Grande – Sophie Hyde, 2022)

Posted on August 9, 2026 by admin

‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande‘ (2022), director Sophie Hyde‘s first film made outside of Australia, is a product of the pandemic. The disease caused by the Covid-19 virus has had few positive effects, but among them were the productions … Continue reading →

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liaison dangereuse (film: Loulou – Maurice Pialat, 1980)

Posted on August 7, 2026 by admin

I had several good reasons for choosing to watch Maurice Pialat‘s 1980 film ‘Lolou‘. Maurice Pialat came late to film directing. He was 43 in 1968 when he made his first feature film. The peak of the French Nouvelle Vague … Continue reading →

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Kafka on the shore of Vltava (film: Franz – Agnieszka Holland, 2025)

Posted on July 30, 2026 by admin

‘Franz‘ (2025), the Franz Kafka biopic that Agnieszka Holland directed and wrote (together with Marek Epstein), will disappoint many of you biographical film lovers. Those who expect a chronologically ordered narrative of Kafka’s life, experiences, loves and creations will have … Continue reading →

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beware of the neighbors (film: The Invite – Olivia Wilde, 2026)

Posted on July 29, 2026 by admin

‘The Invite‘ is one of the unexpected successes of this summer. It has recovered the production costs and made about four times more after a few weeks of its release. The reviews are mostly positive. The audience fills the halls … Continue reading →

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a different Cronenberg? (film: A Dangerous Method – David Cronenberg, 2011)

Posted on July 28, 2026 by admin

‘A Dangerous Method‘ (2011) was supposed to be a very different film from what David Cronenberg accustomed to his viewers for over three decades. The master of bizarre and violent in many special ways films, the creator of the body … Continue reading →

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musketeers in love (film: Un éléphant ça trompe énormément – Yves Robert, 1976)

Posted on July 27, 2026 by admin

Exactly half a century after its release, the French comedy ‘Un éléphant ça trompe énormément‘, directed by Yves Robert (who also co-wrote the screenplay), was the perfect entertainment for a hot summer day. How can we explain the agelessness of … Continue reading →

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the long return (film: The Odyssey – Christopher Nolan, 2026)

Posted on July 24, 2026 by admin

I liked Christopher Nolan‘s ‘The Odyssey‘, but am not enthusiastic about it. Every era has its own interpretations of the classics, from Homer to Tolstoy, passing through Shakespeare of course. These re-interpretations often say more about the era in which … Continue reading →

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planet of the giants (animation film: La planète sauvage – René Laloux, 1973)

Posted on July 23, 2026 by admin

Made in 1973, ‘La planète sauvage‘ (or, in its English distribution, ‘The Fantastic Planet‘) is a very interesting milestone in the history of adult animation and, at the same time, of science fiction films. The film is the result of … Continue reading →

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Buñuel’s grand finale (film: Cet obscur objet du désir – Luis Buñuel, 1977)

Posted on July 21, 2026 by admin

“Cet obscur objet du désir” (“That Obscure Object of Desire” in the English-language distribution) from 1977 is the last film directed by Luis Buñuel and a magnificent conclusion to a career that had begun in surrealist experimental cinema, had stagnated … Continue reading →

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presumed innocent (film: 12 Angry Men – Sidney Lumet, 1957)

Posted on July 16, 2026 by admin

‘12 Angry Men‘ is the debut film of director Sidney Lumet. Reginald Rose (who is the author of the script and the television play that inspired it) and Henry Fonda, the independent producers of the film, took a risk by … Continue reading →

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