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terror in Montreal (film: Rabid – David Cronenberg, 1977)

Posted on July 5, 2023 by admin

The 1977 ‘Rabid‘ is the second film of David Cronenberg who was then at the beginning of his career. The Canadian director is one of those who have successfully made the ascent from ‘niche’ horror films to the Hollywood mainstream. … Continue reading →

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2 x Belmondo, 1 (and only) Raquel Welch (film: L’animal – Claude Zidi, 1977)

Posted on June 9, 2023 by admin

‘L’animal‘, made in 1977, is a film shrouded in stardust. The director is Claude Zidi, one of the most famous French authors of popular comedies, who is also the co-author of the screenplay whose dialogues are written by the legendary … Continue reading →

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a fading world (film: Return to Dust – Ruijun Li, 2022)

Posted on June 8, 2023 by admin

A review of the translations of the title of the beautiful film by the Chinese director Ruijun Li can already be an indication of how the film was distributed and received in the various cinema markets. Using Google Translate I … Continue reading →

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a remake with surprises (film: Secret in Their Eyes – Billy Ray, 2015)

Posted on June 7, 2023 by admin

‘Secret in Their Eyes‘, the 2015 film by Billy Ray, could represent another episode in the eternal discussion about American remakes of non-American film productions. Ray, who is also an excellent screenwriter, took the general outlines of the conflict of … Continue reading →

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there shall not be two pharaohs (film: Cairo Conspiracy – Tarik Saleh, 2022)

Posted on June 3, 2023 by admin

Tarik Saleh is an Egyptian-born filmmaker living in Sweden. His career is divided between Sweden, Hollywood and productions about Egypt. The latter are made outside the country, including ‘Cairo Conspiracy‘ in which the story takes place in a Cairo whose … Continue reading →

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Planet Earth survives another disaster (film: Greenland – Ric Roman Waugh, 2020)

Posted on May 28, 2023 by admin

The global catastrophe that was the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the path to viewers of hundreds or thousands of cinematographic productions. One of them was ‘Greenland‘, the 2020 film by American director Ric Roman Waugh, known mostly for action thrillers. ‘Greenland‘ … Continue reading →

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in the shadow of Spielberg (film: Armageddon Time – JamesGray, 2022)

Posted on May 27, 2023 by admin

Director James Gray has a diverse filmography, in which films from very different genres are represented. I confess that I have not been excited by any of his films so far. Among his previous films, the ones that I found … Continue reading →

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between sacred and sin (film: Il peccato – Andrey Konchalovskiy, 2019)

Posted on April 22, 2023 by admin

More than half a century before he wrote (in collaboration) and directed ‘Il peccato‘, Andrey Konchalovskiy co-wrote another memorable film about another great Renaissance artist – Tarkovsky’s ‘Andrei Rubliov’ (1966). A year before ‘The Agony and the Ecstasy’, the adaptation … Continue reading →

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across Europe, following the Sun (film: Im juli – Fatih Akin, 2000)

Posted on April 20, 2023 by admin

There are many good reasons not to miss the opportunity to see ‘Im Juli‘ (the English title is ‘In July‘), released on the screens in 2000, the second film written and directed by German-Turkish filmmaker Fatih Akin. First of all, … Continue reading →

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vertigo at the peak (film: Vertigo – Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)

Posted on April 19, 2023 by admin

‘Vertigo‘, made in 1958, seems today, at the first viewing or at a re-watch, like a cinema lesson left by Alfred Hitchcock to the directors who would come after him. It is a complex story (inspired by a French novel … Continue reading →

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