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‘you are so different’ (film: Drum cu tata / Die Reise mit Vater – Anca Miruna Lazarescu, 2016)

Posted on September 22, 2021 by admin

‘That Trip We Took with Dad‘ (the Romanian title is ‘La drum cu tata‘, the German title is ‘Die Reise mit Vater‘) is Anca Miruna Lăzărescu‘s 2016 debut feature film. The director was born in Romania but has lived in … Continue reading →

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violent action and … a good film (film: John Wick: Chapter 2 – Chad Stahelski, 2017)

Posted on September 21, 2021 by admin

‘John Wick: Chapter 2‘ (2017) is the second episode in a series featuring the character created by Derek Kolstad and directed by Chad Stahelski. Three instalments have been released so far and the fourth is in filming and will be … Continue reading →

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a hijacking movie, but not like in Hollywood (film: 7500 – Patrick Vollrath, 2019)

Posted on September 17, 2021 by admin

‘7500‘, the 2019 film by German director Patrick Vollrath is part of Amazon’s efforts to position itself (and) as a film house, with original productions streamed with priority but not exclusively on its own channel. It belongs to the genre … Continue reading →

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the invisible wall (film: Die Wand – Julian Polsler,2012)

Posted on September 16, 2021 by admin

Something strange takes place in the opening scenes of ‘Die Wand‘, the 2012 film by Austrian director Julian Polsler. A young woman travels on a trip to a remote cottage in the Alps with a couple of friends. They leave … Continue reading →

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a musical in the world of Carax (film: Annette – Leos Carax, 2021)

Posted on September 13, 2021 by admin

Anyone who ventures to watch a film by Leos Carax must know that he has a good chance of going through a unique cinematic experience. ‘Annette‘, which made its debut at the delayed Cannes Film Festival in 2021, is no … Continue reading →

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running scared (film: No Escape – John Erick Dowdle, 2015)

Posted on September 8, 2021 by admin

It is impossible to comment on ‘No Escape‘, the action film made in 2015 by John Erick Dowdle and written by him with his brother Drew, without thinking about international events in the news. An American family finds itself in … Continue reading →

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feminism and comics (film: Black Widow – Cate Shortland, 2021)

Posted on September 4, 2021 by admin

Scarlett Johansson is the super-heroine of the film ‘Black Widow’ directed by Cate Shortland and released on screens this summer (2021) with a delay of one year due, of course, to the pandemic. The film’s producers (including Scarlett) have decided … Continue reading →

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who is on the run? (film: Le secret – Robert Enrico, 1974)

Posted on September 3, 2021 by admin

The presence in the cast of Jean-Louis Trintignant, Philippe Noiret and Marlene Jobert should be enough to make ‘Le secret‘, Roberto Enrico’s 1974 film a memorable one. And yet this is an almost completely forgotten film. This seems completely incomprehensible … Continue reading →

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love, swords, and revolution (film: ‘Chouans!’ – Philippe de Broca, 1988)

Posted on August 30, 2021 by admin

The most memorable of the lead heroes of ‘Chouans!‘, the 1988 historical movie directed by Philippe de Broca is Count Savinien de Kerfadec played by the formidable Philippe Noiret. A man of the Enlightenment, an inventor passionate about science and … Continue reading →

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Christopher Nolan plays again with time (film: Tenet – Christopher Nolan, 2020)

Posted on August 28, 2021 by admin

In ‘Tenet‘, the film that became famous for its complicated pandemic launch in 2020, screenwriter and director Christopher Nolan plays again with time. It is one of his recurring themes and the one that ensured his first great success with … Continue reading →

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