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camera passion (Film: Amator – Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1979)

Posted on October 16, 2019 by admin

Political scientists and historians have been debating for four decades why Poland was the first country in Eastern Europe to begin the process of breaking away from the communist bloc. The first of these causes, quite rightly, is the ascension … Continue reading →

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a dark Joker (Film: Joker – Joaquin Phoenix, 2019)

Posted on October 15, 2019 by admin

Todd Phillips‘ ‘Joker‘ surprised me. It was something completely different than what I expected from watching the trailers and reading the reviews written by those who saw the film before me. Apparently the film would belong to a genre that … Continue reading →

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end of the wave (Film: Sieranevada – Cristi Puiu, 2016)

Posted on October 14, 2019 by admin

With a delay of three years I managed to see Cristi Puiu‘s ‘Sieranevada‘, a film that I had read and heard much about. Three years are certainly not enough for a ‘historical’ perspective but they are enough to better place … Continue reading →

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an instant classic of the genre (Film: Metallica & San Francisco Symphony – S&M2 – Metallica, 2019)

Posted on October 13, 2019 by admin

Our local cinematheque took part in the worldwide launch of the film of the June 2019 “S&M2” concert of Metallica together the San Francisco Philharmonic Orchestra this weekend. So I had the opportunity to be among the first viewers of … Continue reading →

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John & especially Yoko (film: John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky – Michael Epstein, 2018)

Posted on October 11, 2019 by admin

The documentary ‘John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky‘ can be considered as a post-trauma movie. The Beatles fans who are today at or near retirement age were experiencing a traumatic period 50 years ago. The internal conflicts between the … Continue reading →

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crumbling of an epoch (Film: L’heure d’été – Olivier Assayas, 2008)

Posted on October 10, 2019 by admin

I chose to see ‘L’heure d’ete‘ (film released in the English space with the title ‘Summer Hours’) especially for Juliette Binoche, an actress I greatly appreciate, and for director Olivier Assayas. Binoche does not have as consistent a role in … Continue reading →

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Spielberg – the documentary (Film: Spielberg – Susan Lacy, 2017)

Posted on October 9, 2019 by admin

147 minutes may be too much or too little for a documentary about the biography and career of one of the most important contemporary film directors. That’s exactly the feeling left by Susan Lacy‘s ‘Spielberg‘ for HBO. On one hand … Continue reading →

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the saga of an unusual family (Film: Ostatnia rodzina / The Last Family – Jan P. Matuszynski, 2016)

Posted on October 7, 2019 by admin

Jan P. Matuszynski, the director of the remarkable film ‘Ostatnia rodzina‘ (‘The Last Family’) we saw at the Polish film festival organized by the local cinematheque was born in 1984. Part of the story in the film takes place before … Continue reading →

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beware of the mermaids! (Film: The Lure – Agnieszka Smoczynska, 2015)

Posted on October 3, 2019 by admin

‘Corki Dancing‘ (‘Daughters of Dance’) by the Polish director Agnieszka Smoczynska, distributed in the English-speaking world as ‘The Lure’, is part of the increasingly rich category of films that refuse categorization or, if you want, creatively combine different genres and … Continue reading →

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an ambiguous thriller (Film: L’amour est un crime parfait – Mathieu Amalric, 2013)

Posted on September 28, 2019 by admin

‘Love is the Perfect Crime’ (‘L’amour est un crime parfait’ in French) is one of the most formidable movie titles I can remember. A title that promises a combination of thriller and love story, which is indeed part of what … Continue reading →

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