Category Archives: movies

the ye-ye years (film: Cherchez l’idole – Michel Boisrond, 1964)

Posted on December 26, 2019 by admin

I chose ‘Cherchez l’idole‘ as my Christmas day movie. No, this is not a contest for discovering new talents but a French musical film made 55 years ago that transported me in time to the period when I was subscribed … Continue reading →

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the painful departure from evil (film: Skin – Guy Nattiv, 2018)

Posted on December 25, 2019 by admin

The only flaw that I can find in the movie ‘Skin‘ made by Guy Nattiv is the impression of deja-vu. Indeed, viewers who have watched Tony Kaye‘s ‘American History X‘ staring Edward Norton will not be able to notice that … Continue reading →

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liars and super-liars (Film: The Good Liar – Helen Mirren, 2019)

Posted on December 23, 2019 by admin

Helen Mirren‘s presence in the cast is reason enough to make me watch a movie. The English actress is part of that category of artists that give light and expressiveness to each role she undertakes. She is smart and beautiful, … Continue reading →

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glamour and fraud, art and kitsch (Film: Big Eyes – Tim Burton, 2014)

Posted on December 22, 2019 by admin

‘Big Eyes‘ is an unusual film from many points of view. We are dealing with a story that takes place in the world of American art from the second half of the 20th century, a story inspired by real biographies … Continue reading →

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another view of the Dreyfus case (film: J’Accuse – Roman Polanski, 2019)

Posted on December 14, 2019 by admin

More than 120 years after the events, the Dreyfus case seems to never die. The story of the Jewish officer wrongfully convicted of espionage on the basis of false accusations is reminded every time the honesty, integrity or patriotism of … Continue reading →

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an American history (film: The Irishman – Martin Scorsese, 2019)

Posted on December 10, 2019 by admin

With ‘The Irishman‘ Martin Scorsese makes an explicit statement that he considers his illustrious career as a director and a producer to be far from final. Besides, Scorsese is not only at the fourth feature film in this decade (plus … Continue reading →

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a man and a woman, fifty years later (Film: Les plus belles années d’une vie – Claude Lelouch, 2019)

Posted on December 7, 2019 by admin

I confess that I have never been a big fan of Claude Lelouch. ‘A Man and a Woman‘ (‘Un homme et une femme‘) did not make a strong impression on me more than half a century ago when I first … Continue reading →

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flying to freedom (Film: Balloon – Michael Herbig, 2018)

Posted on December 4, 2019 by admin

I believe that movies like ‘Balloon‘ are very necessary. 30 years since passed the Iron Curtain and the Berlin Wall fell down and the the communist governments in Eastern Europe collapsed. A whole generation was born after this period, grew … Continue reading →

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crazy week (film: Pusher – Nicolas Winding Refn, 1996)

Posted on December 2, 2019 by admin

When Nicolas Winding Refn‘s name appears as a director on the poster, we can be sure that this is a special film, a film that will surprise us, a film that in some respects resembles nothing from what we have … Continue reading →

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heroism and survival (Film: The 12th Man – Harald Zwart, 2017)

Posted on November 30, 2019 by admin

When the titles of a movie announce that it is ‘inspired by a true story’ I automatically begin to suspect the credibility of what I am about to see. My experience as a film buff has repeatedly demonstrated that the … Continue reading →

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