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the starting point of a few beautiful careers (film: Rendez-vous – André Téchiné, 1985)

Posted on October 13, 2020 by admin

When film director André Téchiné made ‘Rendez-vous‘ in 1985, his name was already well known. However, some of his collaborators were anonymous and this film would be a very good launching pad for celebrities. Téchiné offered the lead role and … Continue reading →

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the heavy burden of history (film: DAU.Natasha – Ilya Khrzhanovskiy, Jekaterina Oertel, 2020)

Posted on October 12, 2020 by admin

‘DAU. Natasha‘, directed by Ilya Khrzhanovskiy and Jekaterina Oertel, is part of ‘DAU ‘, a project of great ambitions and dimensions, which due to the methods used by the production already provokes heated discussions and controversies. ‘DAU’ started from the … Continue reading →

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a horror movie packed in a box of chocolates (film: The Voices – Marjane Satrapi, 2014)

Posted on October 10, 2020 by admin

Marjane Satrapi bought her fame with the formidable “Persepolis”, one of those books that promoted comics at the most serious artistic level, a largely autobiographical story describing the author’s childhood during the Islamic revolution in Iran. After bringing this book … Continue reading →

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a cosmonaut meets Alien (film: Sputnik – Egor Abramenko, 2020)

Posted on October 9, 2020 by admin

‘Sputnik‘, the name of the Russian science fiction film directed by Egor Abramenko, immediately brings to mind the period of the beginning of the space era six decades ago, and the technological and political competition between the two superpowers of … Continue reading →

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Berlin according to Burhan Qurbani (film: Berlin Alexanderplatz – Burhan Qurbani, 2020)

Posted on October 8, 2020 by admin

The ambitious German director Burhan Qurbani faced a double legend when he decided to make his ‘Berlin Alexanderplatz‘. The literary starting point is Alfred Döblin‘s novel written and published during the Weimar Republic, a book that is repeatedly included in … Continue reading →

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going to the gym may be dangerous for your health (film: Muscle – Gerard Johnson, 2019)

Posted on October 7, 2020 by admin

If you are a big fan of gyms, then ‘Muscle‘ made in 2019 by English director Gerard Johnson might annoy you. If you are planning to start such activities you may change your mind. The film by the English screenwriter … Continue reading →

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Bruno Ganz’s adieu with a strong docu-drama about remembrance and the Holocaust (film: Winter Journey – Anders Østergaard, Erzsébet Rácz, 2019)

Posted on October 5, 2020 by admin

‘Winter Journey‘, a film directed by Anders Østergaard and Erzsébet Rácz, brings to the screen the book by Martin Goldsmith, who is also co-author of the screenplay together with the Danish director. Goldsmith is a renowned musicologist, the son of … Continue reading →

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a moral choice (film: La corruzione – Mauro Bolognini, 1963)

Posted on October 3, 2020 by admin

In the opening scene of ‘La corruzione‘, the 1963 film by director Mauro Bolognini, the director of an elite Italian high school, he separates from the graduates with a speech in which he exposes a Manichean vision of the world. … Continue reading →

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of men and monks (film: Des hommes et des dieux – Xavier Beauvois, 2010)

Posted on October 1, 2020 by admin

Xavier Beauvois‘s ‘Des hommes et des dieux‘ (a title that was translated into English with a reversal of nouns as ‘Of Gods and Men‘) addresses the complex issue of confronting terrorism in the Arab world by focusing on an event … Continue reading →

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quite a good B-movie (film: Criminal – Ariel Vromen, 2016)

Posted on September 28, 2020 by admin

‘Criminal‘, Ariel Vromen‘s 2016 film is an interesting combination that, depending on the expectations and the mood of the viewers, can disappoint or be a pleasant surprise. It is a spy film based on a science-fiction idea that is not … Continue reading →

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