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young and angry in the city (film: Les cousins – Claude Chabrol, 1959)

Posted on May 28, 2024 by admin

After ‘Le beau Serge’, that I had watched a few days ago, I now saw ‘Les cousins‘ (1959), the other film in the diptych that launched Claude Chabrol‘s career and was one of the first successes of the French New … Continue reading →

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passions at all ages (film: Hemda – Shemi Zarhin, 2024)

Posted on May 24, 2024 by admin

Israeli early viewing: ‘Hemda’ – written and directed by Shemi Zahrin. The film will be released in the commercial network of cinemas in Israel, starting on June 6. ‘Hemda’ is only the 8th feature film made in almost 30 years … Continue reading →

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the beautiful Serge and the good François (film: Le Beau Serge – Claude Chabrol, 1958)

Posted on May 23, 2024 by admin

‘Le beau Serge’ (1958) is Claude Chabrol‘s first film, considered by many film historians to be the first film of the French New Wave. There are enough arguments in favor of this categorization. Chabrol was the first of the directors … Continue reading →

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between two worlds (film: Riceboy Sleeps – Anthony Shim, 2022)

Posted on February 10, 2024 by admin

The name of Canadian Anthony Shim is to be added to the permanently increasing list of actors who have crossed over from the other side of the camera to become film directors. As an actor, he has quite an impressive … Continue reading →

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the cruel motherland (film: Deutschland bleiche Mutter – Helma Sanders-Brahms, 1980)

Posted on January 29, 2024 by admin

Helma Sanders-Brahms is one of the most important filmmakers of the New German Cinema of the 70-80s. Her name is lesser known than that of some of her generation colleagues such as Reiner Werner Fassbinder, Win Wenders, Werner Herzog or … Continue reading →

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a movie from the 50s made in 2002 (film: Far from Heaven – Todd Haynes, 2002)

Posted on January 27, 2024 by admin

Todd Haynes‘ ‘Far from Heaven‘ (2002) is a bold and highly successful stylistic and thematic exercise. From the beginning of the film, from the opening credits, you have the impression as a viewer that you are watching an American film … Continue reading →

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the Japanese movie of Wim Wenders (film: Perfect Days – Wim Wenders, 2023)

Posted on January 26, 2024 by admin

Some of the most interesting films I’ve seen lately come from directors who have nothing left to prove. Wim Wenders is one of them. He will be 79 this year and has made films like ‘Wings of Desire’ and ‘Paris, … Continue reading →

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the Metronom generation (film: Metronom – Alexandru Belc, 2022)

Posted on January 19, 2024 by admin

‘Metronom‘ (2022) by the Romanian director Alexandru Belc is not a film about the legendary radio show ‘Metronom’ from Radio Free Europe but about the Metronom generation. For viewers who were lucky enough not to know what the life of … Continue reading →

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african fascination (film: Les caprices d’un fleuve – Bernard Giraudeau, 1996)

Posted on January 17, 2024 by admin

A well-known actor writes, directs and stars in a lavish historical production. No, it’s not about Bradley Cooper. Others have done it before him and among them is the French filmmaker Bernard Giraudeau whose film ‘Les caprices d’un fleuve‘, made … Continue reading →

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playing games about death (film: Drowning by numbers – Peter Greenaway, 1988)

Posted on January 11, 2024 by admin

‘Drowning by Numbers‘ (1988) belongs to the most prolific and successful decade of director Peter Greenaway‘s career. It was the penultimate film made in that decade and is apparently one of his most accessible films of that period. It has … Continue reading →

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