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failed entertainment (Film: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. – Guy Ritchie, 2015)

Posted on March 1, 2019 by admin

‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.‘ had all the premises for a successful entertainment. It’s an action and espionage film, a combination of genres that I like. The action takes place during the Cold War, a very interesting historical period for me, … Continue reading →

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three films in one (Film: Der Stand der Dinge – Wim Wenders, 1982)

Posted on February 28, 2019 by admin

The Wim Wenders retrospective at our local cinematheque ended with one of the most interesting films of the German director. ‘Der Stand der Dinge‘ (the English title is ‘The State of Things‘) is very representative for his career, including many … Continue reading →

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one of the early films about the European migrants problem (Film: Morgen – Marian Crisan, 2010)

Posted on February 27, 2019 by admin

It’s only now that I had the opportunity to see Marian Crisan‘s ‘Morgen‘, a movie made in 2010. It’s a film about a Turkish migrant trying to make his way to Germany, the story happening a decade ago. At that … Continue reading →

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a not so traditional family (Film: Shoplifters – Hirokazu Koreeda, 2018)

Posted on February 25, 2019 by admin

‘Shoplifters‘ by Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda confuses its audiences for much of the length of the film. For about three quarters of the duration of the screening, it looks like we are dealing with a family drama that takes place … Continue reading →

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neo-realism meets magic realism (Film: Lazzaro felice – Alice Rohrwacher, 2018)

Posted on February 23, 2019 by admin

From time to time, once every few years, comes a movie that does not look like anything I’ve seen before as a passionate cinema fan. It’s what’s going on with ‘Lazarro felice‘, the film made by the Italian director Alice … Continue reading →

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goodbye Mr. Hopper, goodbye Mr. Ganz (Film: The American Friend – Wim Wenders, 1977)

Posted on February 21, 2019 by admin

Both of them were formidable actors. Dennis Hopper left us in 2010. Bruno Ganz followed him a few days ago. Coincidentally, the retrospective of Wim Wenders‘ films at our local cinematheque featured the wonderful film ‘The American Friend‘, which brought … Continue reading →

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surrealist dystopia (Film: The Lobster – Yorgos Lanthimos, 2015)

Posted on February 20, 2019 by admin

After seeing ‘The Lobster‘ I have no doubt that Yorgos Lanthimos is one of the most remarkable film directors living and creating today. Each of his films shocks and disturbs, in each one there are copious doses of absurdity and … Continue reading →

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music, friendship and prejudice (Film: Green Book – Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, 2018)

Posted on February 19, 2019 by admin

‘Green Book‘ seems to have been designed according to a recipe for winning Academy Awards. The subject is historic but with reverberations in current politics and the approach is in tune with the mood at Hollywood. It addresses one of … Continue reading →

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a cinematographic essay on loneliness (Film: Documenteur – Agnes Varda, 1981)

Posted on February 14, 2019 by admin

‘Documenteur‘ is an interesting essay, but not one of the milestones in the filmography of Agnès Varda. The film follows a French woman, just out of a relationship, looking for housing and than living for a while in a non-proviledged … Continue reading →

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a laughing punch in the face (Film: Johnny English Strikes Again – Rowan Atkinson, 2018)

Posted on February 13, 2019 by admin

We live in a divided world. There are two categories of inhabitants of the planet between which there can be no compromise of any kind. There are those who like comedies with Rowan Atkinson (and with Jerry Lewis, Lous de … Continue reading →

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