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gang of foolish (film: Flickering Lights – Anders Thomas Jensen, 2000)

Posted on December 11, 2021 by admin

‘Blinkende lygter‘ (the English title is ‘Flickering Lights‘) is the first feature film by Danish filmmaker Anders Thomas Jensen, who, by the time the movie was made in the year 2000, had already started a prolific screenwriting career. He continued … Continue reading →

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a reverence to printed journalism (film: The French Dispatch – Wes Anderson, 2021)

Posted on December 8, 2021 by admin

Wes Anderson planned to launch ‘The French Dispatch‘, his latest extravagant fantasy, at Cannes, with the red carpet deployed for his stars, and when Corona canceled the 2020 film festival, the director along with the film’s producers decided to postpone … Continue reading →

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24 hours (film: Oslo, August 31st – Joachim Trier, 2011)

Posted on December 6, 2021 by admin

‘Oslo, August 31‘ (2011), the second film by Norwegian director Joachim Trier, is inspired by a French novel written in 1931, which was also brought to screen by Louis Malle during the Nouvelle Vague period of his career. Trier, a … Continue reading →

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Norwegian Nouvelle Vague (film: Reprise – Joachim Trier, 2006)

Posted on December 4, 2021 by admin

‘Reprise‘, the 2006 debut film by Norwegian director Joachim Trier, is a tribute to the directors of the French New Wave and their films. In many ways it looks like a New Wave movie made in Norway in the 2000’s. … Continue reading →

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father and daughter (film: Tout feu tout flamme – Jean-Paul Rappeneau, 1982)

Posted on December 2, 2021 by admin

‘Tout feu tout flamme‘ (1982) is one of only eight films directed in his career by Jean-Paul Rappeneau, an interesting but not very prolific French film director. This is one of his least appreciated films today, although at the time … Continue reading →

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family affairs (film: The House of Gucci – Ridley Scott, 2021)

Posted on December 1, 2021 by admin

I celebrated the 84th birthday anniversary of director Ridley Scott by watching his latest production, ‘House of Gucci‘. It is the second premiere of a film of his in two months, which demonstrates the vitality and desire to make films … Continue reading →

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the story of an imperfect woman (film: The Worst Person in the World – Joachim Trier, 2021)

Posted on November 29, 2021 by admin

The heroine ofJoachim Trier‘s latest film ‘The Worst Person in the World‘ (2021) is about 30 years old, but she still hasn’t managed to find a profession that would give full meaning to her life, or the man she would … Continue reading →

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long journey to the north (film: Compartment Number 6 – Juho Kuosmanen, 2021)

Posted on November 26, 2021 by admin

I was curious to see ‘Compartment no 6‘, the film by Finnish director Juho Kuosmanen, which became one of the most awarded movies on the festival circuit during this special year which is 2021. The film is a ‘road movie’ … Continue reading →

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mistaken identity (film: Mr. Klein – Joseph Losey, 1976)

Posted on November 25, 2021 by admin

Somehow, I succeed to see only now, 45 years after its release, ‘Mr. Klein‘, Joseph Losey‘s 1976 film, one of the most interesting movies about the Holocaust and Paris during the Nazi occupation. The film is produced by Alain Delon, … Continue reading →

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a revenge movie like no other (film: Riders of Justice – Anders Thomas Jensen, 2020)

Posted on November 24, 2021 by admin

The poster for ‘Riders of Justice‘, the 2020 film by Danish director Anders Thomas Jensen, features a bearded and tough-looking Mads Mikkelsen with a rifle on his back and a pistol in his hand. It could very well be a … Continue reading →

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