Tag Archives: Helen Mirren

superb Londonian crime drama (film: The Long Good Friday – The Long Good Friday, John Mackenzie, 1980)

Posted on July 29, 2024 by admin

The two very good reasons to see (or re-watch) ‘The Long Good Friday‘ (1980) are Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren. The two actors play the two main roles, and these roles seem to be their first consistent roles in feature … Continue reading →

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Peter Greenaway’s decadent masterpiece (film: The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover – Peter Greenaway, 1989)

Posted on January 31, 2024 by admin

“The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover” concludes the series of films made by Peter Greenaway in the 80s and is probably the best of them all. None of the previous films written and directed by the painter-turned-filmmaker … 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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Golda’s war (Golda – Guy Nattiv, 2023)

Posted on September 27, 2023 by admin

Golda Meir is one of those political figures who is seen very differently in her country and the rest of the world. In Israel she is considered as one of the most controversial prime ministers in the state’s 75-year history, … Continue reading →

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La Vie en Rose (film: Barbie – Greta Gerwig, 2023)

Posted on July 22, 2023 by admin

I’m not one of those people who feel the need to apologize for watching ‘Barbie‘. In my opinion there are no bad movie genres, there are only good movies and bad movies. And the cinema is also popular entertainment, and … Continue reading →

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Luc Besson – Deja Vu (film: Anna – Luc Besson, 2019)

Posted on August 11, 2022 by admin

When Luc Besson made ‘Nikita‘ in 1990, he unleashed a veritable avalanche of films whose heroines (or maybe we should say super-heroines) are young and beautiful women who, in extreme and hopeless situations, are recruited by espionage services to be … Continue reading →

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the new rules of engagement (film: Eye in the Sky – Helen Mirren, 2015)

Posted on July 31, 2020 by admin

The main reason I decided to see ‘Eye in the Sky‘ is called Helen Mirren. I am an unconditional admirer of this actress who has never disappointed me, not even in the movies that did not deserve her. The 2015 … Continue reading →

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a queen too many (TV Series: Catherine the Great – Helen Mirren, 2019)

Posted on July 6, 2020 by admin

What could be more promising than a historical miniseries dealing with one of the most original and assertive women in history, Empress Catherine II (the Great) of Russia, who expanded the borders of the empire and raised it to the … Continue reading →

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liars and super-liars (Film: The Good Liar – Helen Mirren, 2019)

Posted on December 23, 2019 by admin

Helen Mirren‘s presence in the cast is reason enough to make me watch a movie. The English actress is part of that category of artists that give light and expressiveness to each role she undertakes. She is smart and beautiful, … Continue reading →

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the impossible restitution (Film: Woman in Gold – Helen Mirren, 2015)

Posted on June 14, 2015 by admin

Maria Altman, the principal character wonderfully acted by Helen Mirren in ‘Woman in Gold’ is a Holocaust survivor. At some point in the film she gives a public speech where she traces the origin of the word ‘restitution’ to a … Continue reading →

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