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Le violon de Rothtschild

Posted on December 29, 2009 by admin

The life of composer Dmitri Shostakovich and his relationship with the soviet regime and with dictator Stalin was already the subject of ‘Testimony’ where Ben Kingsley played the lead role. As a human being he was intimidated and oppressed, often … Continue reading →

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Norton’s Illusionist

Posted on December 26, 2009 by admin

The Illusionist’ is a film that was often compared with Christopher Nolan‘s ‘The Prestige’ which had a similar theme inspired from the life of the turn of the 20th century magicians and was released about the same time. It fails … Continue reading →

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