Tag Archives: British movies

on the bright side of marriage (Film: Two for the Road – Audrey Hepburn, 1967)

Posted on June 1, 2019 by admin

‘Two for the Road‘, the 1967 film by Stanley Donen enjoys the beautiful and appropriate music of Henry Mancini, but it seems to me that it could also fit a paraphrase of the famous song at the end of a … Continue reading →

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a big story, a failed movie (Film: Red Joan – Judi Dench, 2018)

Posted on May 15, 2019 by admin

Trevor Nunn, the director of ‘Red Joan‘, had in his hands a huge story. He also had in the cast Judi Dench, a great actress in a role that seemed to have been written for her. The film starts very … Continue reading →

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a study in drunkenness (Film: Withnail & I – Bruce Robinson, 1987)

Posted on April 29, 2019 by admin

‘Withnail & I‘ belongs to the category of those films in which I can appreciate many details, artistic and technical aspects, but whose watching is an unpleasant experience for me. It’s been two days since I saw the movie, that … Continue reading →

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a Hitchcock before Hitchcock (Film: East of Shanghai – Alfred Hitchcock, 1931)

Posted on March 14, 2019 by admin

In the perspective of the almost nine decades elapsed since its filming and launching, ‘Rich and Strange‘ (the English title) a.k.a. ‘East of Shanghai‘ (the American title) is an atypical film in Alfred Hitchcock‘s career. It is one of his … Continue reading →

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between the Cold Wars (film: Our Kind of Traitor – John le Carré, 2016)

Posted on January 31, 2019 by admin

I’m a big fan of John le Carré. He is one of my favorite writers in one of my favorite literary genres – spy thrillers. His books are very “cinematic” in the structure, and it is no surprise that they … Continue reading →

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a nostalgic documentary (Film: My Generation – Michael Caine, 2017)

Posted on January 26, 2019 by admin

Revolutions are rare in England’s history, but when they happen, they shake off the system and have repercussions not only on the Island but also around the world. More than three hundred years after Cromwell’s revolution and 150 years after … Continue reading →

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an impossible love story (Film: Victoria and Abdul – Judi Dench, 2017)

Posted on September 25, 2017 by admin

The history of England was blessed with several famous queens – starting with head-losers Anne Boleyn and Mary Stuart, continuing the two Elisabeth’s and of course Queen Victoria, the record holder of longevity until recently, the queen who gave her … Continue reading →

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when memories change us (Film: The Sense of an Ending – Ristesh Batra, 2017)

Posted on July 29, 2017 by admin

‘The Sense of an Ending‘ is quite a demanding film. Its target audience is the mature + age, those who have in their minds and souls enough memories that have had the time to be forgotten or intentionally buried. It … Continue reading →

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reborn indeed (Film: Johnny English Reborn – Rowan Atkinson, 2011)

Posted on September 12, 2014 by admin

The combination of high-tech thrillers a la James Bond and the so English humor of Rowan Atkinson worked fine for me in the original ‘Johnny English’ and work even better in the ‘Johnny English Reborn’ sequel released eight years later, … Continue reading →

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not really flawless (Film: Flawless – Michael Caine, Demi Moore, 2007)

Posted on October 20, 2013 by admin

‘Flawless’ meets two actors who for me are at the opposite poles – Michael Caine who cannot do wrong and Demi Moore who cannot do right. The action tales place in the early 60s and Moore is a female executive in … Continue reading →

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