Tag Archives: German cinema

long night’s journey into day (film: Victoria – Sebastian Schipper, 2015)

Posted on August 3, 2018 by admin

Sometimes, in the middle of the desert, one encounters a green, luxurious, exuberant oasis, full of life and beauty. This is exactly my feeling after having viewed ‘Victoria‘ in this summer cinematographic season which seems drier and duller and dummer … Continue reading →

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black and white and black (Film: Fritz Lang – Gordian Maugg, 2016)

Posted on July 29, 2018 by admin

Cinema about cinema and its more and less famous heroes is one of the most popular themes, and the results are very mixed, from superb classics to dull failures that do not succeed to get close to the sparkling and … Continue reading →

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uneasy beauty (Film: Tiere – Greg Zglinski, 2017)

Posted on October 20, 2017 by admin

I am a passionate of Switzerland, one of my preferred countries for vacation, a place that won its name for the beauty of its nature, but also for the calm and order that seem to reign in its cities and … Continue reading →

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words are not enough (film: Stefan Zweig: Farewall to Europe, Maria Schrader, 2016)

Posted on May 10, 2017 by admin

I seldom give maximal rating to a movie. So far on, IMDB where I record my impressions about the films that I see, I have given 10 rating to only 34 films, and this list includes classical films and those … Continue reading →

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evil and allegiance (Film: Hannah Arendt – Margarethe von Trotta, 2012)

Posted on February 12, 2013 by admin

Hannah Arendt ignited controversies during her life, and many of these controversies continued after her death. Margarethe von Trotta‘s filmed biography catches some of them (like the fascination that turned into a love story between the bright Jewish student and … Continue reading →

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