Tag Archives: feel-good movies

a ‘feel-good’ of the Coens (film: Raising Arizona – Coen brothers, 1987)

Posted on August 28, 2024 by admin

The 1987 ‘Raising Arizona‘ is the second feature film written and directed by the Coen brothers. The first film, ‘Blood Simple’ had impressed but also disturbed many of the viewers with the combination of strange or banal characters doing extreme … Continue reading →

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Claude Berri’s elegant farewell (film: Ensemble, c’est tout – Claude Berri, 2007)

Posted on August 1, 2024 by admin

‘Ensemble, c’est tout’ (2007) is the last film that Claude Berri wrote (based on a novel by Anna Gavalda) and directed to the end. His filmography ends with another film (‘Trésor’), which he was unable to finish and see released, … Continue reading →

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too much chocolate can be dangerous to your health (film: Chocolat – Lasse Hallström, 2000)

Posted on January 24, 2024 by admin

‘Chocolat‘ (2000) is one of those very successful films that I should have seen at their time and that somehow I missed, caught up in the whirlwind of my previous lives. I kept putting it off, but now its turn … Continue reading →

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Goya pays the television fees (film: The Duke – Roger Michell, 2020)

Posted on December 23, 2023 by admin

‘The Duke‘ (2020) is one of those films whose fate was influenced by the pandemic. Filming was finished before the isolation periods and the film managed to premiere at the Venice Film Festival, which that year took place in a … Continue reading →

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a grumpy old man (film: A Man Called Otto – Marc Foster, 2022)

Posted on January 16, 2023 by admin

‘A Man Called Otto‘, Marc Forster‘s 2022 production, is a remake of a Swedish film I haven’t seen (yet), which seems to have been very good according to the ratings and comments posted by those who watched it. The American … Continue reading →

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love and feel-good in 1973 (film: Licorice Pizza – Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021)

Posted on March 18, 2022 by admin

Paul Thomas Anderson‘s ‘Licorice Pizza‘ is the second favorite in the race for the Academy Award for Best Picture of 2021. With a little luck, it might even win the big prize, as it is a much friendlier and more … Continue reading →

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‘All You Need Is Love’? (Film: Yesterday – Danny Boyle, 2019)

Posted on July 24, 2019 by admin

If they create a category of “best idea for a film” at the Academy Awards, “Yesterday” directed by Danny Boyle would undoubtedly be a formidable competitor this year. The starting point of this movie, which is part of the wave … Continue reading →

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