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the dreams of yesterday (film: Gianni Di Gregorio, 2019)

Posted on January 13, 2021 by admin

If you are looking for an entertainment with heroes that you can identify with, especially if you have reached retirement age or if you have parents or grandparents at this age, then ‘Lontano Lontano‘, the 2019 film by Italian director … Continue reading →

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wildflowers, 45 years after (film: Ilustrate cu flori de camp – Andrei Blaier, 1975)

Posted on January 12, 2021 by admin

If the numbers mentioned by wikipedia are accurate then ‘Postcards with wildflowers‘ (the Romanian title is ‘Ilustrate cu flori de câmp’), the 1975 film by director Andrei Blaier, was seen in cinema halls by 2.1 million viewers. Today, I believe … Continue reading →

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horror on Zoom (film: Host – Rob Savage, 2020)

Posted on January 11, 2021 by admin

It was only a matter of time before the first films inspired by the lockdown periods imposed by COVID-19 appeared. ‘Host‘ (2020) by British director Rob Savage is not only one of the first horror films made during the pandemic, … Continue reading →

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what kind of movie have I just seen? (film: Come True – Anthony Scott Burns, 2020)

Posted on January 9, 2021 by admin

‘Come True‘ (2020) based on a story by Daniel Weissenberger and written, directed and filmed by Anthony Scott Burns is one of those films about which at the end of watching you wonder ‘what did I actually see?’. It is, … Continue reading →

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adrift in space (film: Aniara – Pella Kagerman, Hugo Lilja, 2018)

Posted on January 8, 2021 by admin

‘Aniara‘, the film made in 2018 by the Swedes  Pella Kagerman and Hugo Lilja has the ambition of being a cosmic saga of proportions, a film in which a lot of talent, energy and hopes have been invested. The action … Continue reading →

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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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