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social melodrama at its best (film: Ali: Fear Eats the Soul – Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1974)

Posted on January 5, 2021 by admin

‘Ali: Fear Eats the Soul‘ (German title is ‘Angst essen Seele auf‘) was in 1974  Rainer Werner Fassbinder‘s first internationally acclaimed film, earning public and critical attention worldwide. He had already written and directed about 20 films, and roughly as … Continue reading →

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the sunken world (film: Atlantis – Valentyn Vasyanovych, 2019)

Posted on January 2, 2021 by admin

The story of ‘Atlantis‘ (2019) by Ukrainian director Valentyn Vasyanovych (who also wrote the script) takes place in Eastern Ukraine, in 2025, a year after the end of a war between Russia and Ukraine. It doesn’t really matter who won … Continue reading →

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an historic saga in Italian comedy style (film: C’eravamo tanto amati – Ettore Scola, 1974)

Posted on December 31, 2020 by admin

Produced in 1974, ‘C’eravamo tanto amati‘ (The English title is ‘We All Loved Each Other So Much‘) was for Ettore Scola his first highly successful film, that also brought him international recognition. Many remarkable movies were to follow, but this … Continue reading →

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genetic apocalypse (film: Grain – Semih Kaplanoglu, 2017)

Posted on December 29, 2020 by admin

‘Grain‘ (the Turkish title is ‘Bugday‘), the 2017 film by Turkish director Semih Kaplanoglu is a beautiful film and at the same time a dense and difficult one. We are dealing with an ecological parable that can be described as … Continue reading →

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more than a courtroom drama (film: La fille au bracelet – Stéphane Demoustier, 2019)

Posted on December 28, 2020 by admin

The French court drama ‘La fille au bracelet‘ (the English title is ‘The Girl with a Bracelet’) made in 2019 by Stéphane Demoustier starts from a situation that is one of the nightmares of any parent. How do a couple … Continue reading →

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the charm of Belmondo (film: L’as des as – Gerard Oury, 1982)

Posted on December 25, 2020 by admin

In 1982, when he made ‘L’as des as‘ (the English title is ‘Ace of Aces‘) Gérard Oury was a highly regarded director in France and had also gained an international reputation with action comedy films, including the best known of … Continue reading →

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it’s never too late (film: Mr. Kaplan – Alvaro Brechner, 2014)

Posted on December 23, 2020 by admin

‘Mr. Kaplan‘ (2014) directed by Alvaro Brechner is, I think, the second Uruguayan film I’ve ever seen. It enjoyed success in Latin America and Germany, and represented Uruguay in the competition for best foreign film at the 2015 Academy Awards. … Continue reading →

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a David Copperfield like no other (film: The Personal History of David Copperfield – Armando Iannucci, 2019)

Posted on December 21, 2020 by admin

‘The Personal History of David Copperfield‘, the 2019 version of Dickens’ famous novel, directed by  Armando Iannucci, will baffle a lot of people, and is likely to be equally criticised by those who should praise it and praised by those … Continue reading →

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Europe in war (film: The Painted Bird – Vaclav Marhoul, 2019)

Posted on December 18, 2020 by admin

‘The Painted Bird‘ (2019) by Czech director Václav Marhoul is a very difficult film to evaluate. On the one hand, from a cinematic point of view, it is one of the remarkable performances we have seen in recent years – … Continue reading →

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incarnations of faith (film: Corpus Christi – Jan Komasa, 2019)

Posted on December 17, 2020 by admin

The story in ‘Corpus Christi‘ (2020), the film by Polish director Jan Komasa, takes place in contemporary Poland. It belongs to a category of films coming from the former communist states in Eastern Europe, which portray in various forms the … Continue reading →

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