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a very special road movie (film: Lillian – Andreas Horvath, 2019)

Posted on January 20, 2020 by admin

‘Lillian‘, the film by the Austrian director Andreas Horvath was presented last year at Cannes as part of the ‘Quinzaine des realisateurs’ selection and since then it has toured the festivals, even collecting some prizes. Horvath has so far made … Continue reading →

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white around, dark inside (film: The Lodge – Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz, 2019)

Posted on January 19, 2020 by admin

The action of ‘The Lodge‘ takes place around Christmas, but I do not expect this movie to appear too soon on the television programs during the winter holidays. The film is written and directed by the Austrians Severin Fiala and … Continue reading →

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I survived the night (Film: What We Do in the Shadows – Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, 2014)

Posted on January 18, 2020 by admin

I love comedies in general and parodies in particular, but I’m not a big fan of vampires movies. But what about the parody of a vampires movie? I chose to watch ‘What We Do in the Shadows‘, mainly because the … Continue reading →

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neo-realism meets Catholicism in an early work of Pasolini (film: Mamma Roma – Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1962)

Posted on January 16, 2020 by admin

A few days ago I saw ‘1917‘, the film that has a good chance of picking up several Academy Awards in a few weeks. The glory of this film is due to the fact that its director, Sam Mendes, uses … Continue reading →

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fall of the Canadian empire (film: La chute de l’empire américain – Denys Arcand, 2018)

Posted on January 15, 2020 by admin

Denys Arcand is known for some memorable films, in which the sparkling dialogue of his characters either intellectuals or belonging to the higher social classes is an important part of the style and of the substance. The hero in ‘La … Continue reading →

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gangsters ‘film noir’ made in Romania (Film: La Gomera / The Whistlers – Cornel Porumboiu, 2019)

Posted on January 13, 2020 by admin

The maturity of a film school is measured not only by masterpieces or films awarded with gold at major festivals, but also by ‘average’ movies, belonging to popular genres or film niches. If this criterion is correct, then we can … Continue reading →

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immersed in ww1 (Film: 1917 – Sam Mendes, 2019)

Posted on January 11, 2020 by admin

I’m afraid that I saw yesterday the movie that will win the Academy Award for Best Movie this season. I wrote that ‘I’m afraid’ because ‘1917‘ directed by Sam Mendes is an extremely technically ingenious film, impressive in cinematography, and … Continue reading →

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the coming to age of the rabbit (Film: Jojo Rabbit – Taika Waititi, 2019)

Posted on January 7, 2020 by admin

‘Jojo Rabbit‘, Taika Waititi‘s film arouses controversy among film critics and viewers. Normal for a satirical comedy dealing with the darkest period in history? Perhaps, however, we should not be so shocked anymore, and not because almost eight decades have … Continue reading →

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the mayor and the philosopher (Film: Alice et le maire – Fabrice Luchini, 2019)

Posted on January 5, 2020 by admin

Politicians and the bureaucracy around them (political parties, parliaments, governments, mayors) do not enjoy a good rating nowadays. However, films about politicians and those around them seem to be more successful than the politicians themselves. A good example in this … Continue reading →

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popes transition (film: The Two Popes – Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Pryce, 2019)

Posted on January 3, 2020 by admin

The screenplay for ‘The Two Popes‘ is written by Anthony McCarten and this is his fourth screenplay of a successful biopic brought to screens since 2014, after ‘The Theory of Everything‘, ‘Darkest Hour‘ and ‘Bohemian Rhapsody‘. Beware, the filmmakers claim … Continue reading →

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