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a beautiful movie about a troubled marriage (film: Arrhytmia – Boris Khlebnikov, 2017)

Posted on November 10, 2020 by admin

The beautiful film ‘Arrhythmia‘ made in 2017 by Boris Khlebnikov reminded me of a brand of Russian (Soviet in fact) cinema that I had kind of forgotten and which I really liked in the late ’70s and early ’80s. Those … Continue reading →

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in the footsteps of Ozu (film: Still Walking – Hirokazu Koreeda, 2008)

Posted on November 9, 2020 by admin

Coincidentally, I viewed ‘Still Walking‘, Hirokazu Koreeda‘s 2008 film the day after viewing ‘Tokyo Story‘, Yasujirô Ozu‘s masterpiece. The two films are made 55 years apart, but they are very close in terms of dealing with the relationships between generations, … Continue reading →

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parents and children (film: Tokyo Story – Yasujirô Ozu, 1953)

Posted on November 7, 2020 by admin

Yasujirô Ozu‘s ‘Tokyo Story‘ was made in 1953, the year of my birth. 67 years have passed since then, the film is the same age as me. It addresses a recurring theme of Ozu‘s creation – the disintegration of the … Continue reading →

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Andrey Konchalovskiy is still here (film: Dear Comrades – Andrey Konchalovskiy, 2020)

Posted on November 6, 2020 by admin

‘Dear Comrades‘ (2020) presented in world wide premiere at the Venice Film Festival where it won the special jury award proves that at the age of 83 Andrey Konchalovskiy is not satisfied with just being a living legend. The screenwriter … Continue reading →

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the train station in the center of Europe (film: Closely Watched Trains – Jiri Menzel, 1966)

Posted on November 5, 2020 by admin

Films from Czechoslovakia were among the hottest and most interesting topics of world cinema in the mid-60s. In 1966, when he made ‘Closely Watched Trains‘, Jirí Menzel was 28 years old and this was his first feature film. He won … Continue reading →

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the birth of the myth (film: Dr. No – Sean Connery, 1962)

Posted on November 3, 2020 by admin

Sean Connery‘s departure to a better world has brought to the attention of moviegoers some of his most famous films, including the first films in the James Bond series. On this occasion, I also completed my spectator record by seeing … Continue reading →

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a long, slow, beautiful, different film about colonial Asia (film: India Song – Marguerite Duras, 1975)

Posted on October 31, 2020 by admin

‘India Song‘ written and directed in 1975 by Marguerite Duras can be either a mesmerizing or a painful cinematic experience. The French writer whose literary work largely reflected her life experience in Asia and her fascination with this continent has … Continue reading →

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between entertainment and political manifesto (film: BlacKkKlansman – Spike Lee, 2018)

Posted on October 29, 2020 by admin

The political division and the racial tensions of recent years in the United States have not yet been reflected in memorable films. In ‘BlacKkKlansman‘ Spike Lee, one of the directors who has a lot to say about these topics, chose … Continue reading →

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a classic of the French ‘film noir’ (film: Le doulos – Jean-Pierre Melville, 1962)

Posted on October 27, 2020 by admin

Made in 1962, ‘Le doulos‘ is probably the most characteristic ‘film noir’ of Jean-Pierre Melville‘s career. It is also the film in which the French director expresses openly on screen, with cinematographic means, his total devotion to the American cinematography … Continue reading →

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Borat the Sequel (film: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm – Sacha Baron Cohen, 2020)

Posted on October 24, 2020 by admin

‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm‘ or for short ‘Borat 2‘ directed by Jason Woliner is the most surprising production I’ve seen so far in this strange year, a proof that interesting films can appear despite or even due to the pandemic. The … Continue reading →

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