Tag Archives: Canadian cinema

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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terror in Montreal (film: Rabid – David Cronenberg, 1977)

Posted on July 5, 2023 by admin

The 1977 ‘Rabid‘ is the second film of David Cronenberg who was then at the beginning of his career. The Canadian director is one of those who have successfully made the ascent from ‘niche’ horror films to the Hollywood mainstream. … Continue reading →

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mirror games (film: Enemy – Denis Villeneuve, 2013)

Posted on May 4, 2021 by admin

I like Denis Villeneuve‘s movies. He is one of the directors who manages to combine quality and audience success. I had not seen before ‘Enemy‘ (filmed in 2013) and now, after watching it, I got a favourite among the Canadian … Continue reading →

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what kind of movie have I just seen? (film: Come True – Anthony Scott Burns, 2020)

Posted on January 9, 2021 by admin

‘Come True‘ (2020) based on a story by Daniel Weissenberger and written, directed and filmed by Anthony Scott Burns is one of those films about which at the end of watching you wonder ‘what did I actually see?’. It is, … Continue reading →

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faith and theater (Film: Jésus de Montréal – Denys Arcand, 1989)

Posted on February 6, 2020 by admin

Made 30 years ago, ‘Jesus of Montreal‘ is one of those films upon which time seems to have passed without a trace. The movie was created by director Denys Arcand and it is likely that the recent launching on-screens of … Continue reading →

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fall of the Canadian empire (film: La chute de l’empire américain – Denys Arcand, 2018)

Posted on January 15, 2020 by admin

Denys Arcand is known for some memorable films, in which the sparkling dialogue of his characters either intellectuals or belonging to the higher social classes is an important part of the style and of the substance. The hero in ‘La … Continue reading →

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one woman, two worlds (Film: Félix & Meira – Maxime Giroux, 2014)

Posted on July 27, 2019 by admin

The theme of the movie ‘Félix & Meira‘ made in 2014 by the Quebecois film director Maxime Giroux may seem unusual to most of the audiences, but it is in fact one of the main themes of Jewish literature and … Continue reading →

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talent wasted on an awful story (Film: Chloe – Atom Egoyan, 2009)

Posted on December 11, 2012 by admin

I am sometimes wondering about the bad choices made by one director or the other, or by one actor or another. When such a gathering of talents like Atom Egoyan – director of  Ararat, Liam Neeson – star of Schindler’s … Continue reading →

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Lipsett Diaries

Posted on January 10, 2011 by admin

The ARTE European TV chain brought last week at late night hours an outstanding Canadian short animation film. The name is ‘Lipsett Diaries’ and I found on the Internet two Web sites dedicated to this film, which received several important … Continue reading →

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