Tag Archives: international movies production

life? or theatre? (animation film: Charlotte – Tahir Rana & Éric Warin, 2021)

Posted on January 26, 2023 by admin

The International Holocaust Remembrance Day events gave me the opportunity to see, at an event organized by the French Cultural Institute, a film I was planning to watch for a while but somehow missed last year when it was released … Continue reading →

coping with evil and memory (film: June Zero – Jake Paltrow, 2022)

Posted on January 25, 2023 by admin

Last night I had the opportunity to attend a preview of a film that has been on the international festival circuit for about half a year, but whose commercial release will only take place in the coming weeks. The fact … Continue reading →

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a revenge thriller of a special kind (film: Promising Young Woman – Emerald Fennell, 2020)

Posted on December 17, 2022 by admin

Cassandra, the main hero of ‘Promising Young Woman‘, a movie written and directed by British filmmaker and actress Emerald Fennell and released on screens in 2020, seems to be a typical heroine in the genre of ‘revenge thriller’. During the … Continue reading →

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the war of the classes goes on (film: Triangle of Sadness – Ruben Östlund, 2022)

Posted on December 9, 2022 by admin

‘Triangle of Sadness‘ by the Swedish director Ruben Östlund is the film that charmed the Cannes Festival jury this year. It was a choice applauded by many critics and fiercely criticized by a few others. The audience was also divided … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Charlbi Dean, Dolly De Leon, Harris Dickinson, international movies production, political comedy, Ruben Östlund, social cinema, social issues movie, social satire, Woody Harrelson, Zlatko Buric | Leave a comment

a mousetrap in a mousetrap (film: See How They Run – Tom George, 2022)

Posted on November 17, 2022 by admin

Viewers who had the opportunity to see Agatha Christie’s famous play ‘The Mousetrap’ will have a great advantage and probably will enjoy more watching the film ‘See How They Run‘ directed by Tom George, one among the several promising premieres … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Adrien Brody, Agatha Christie, comedy, crime comedy, international movies production, Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, See How They Run, Tom George, whodunit | Leave a comment

fantasy on the Nile (film: Death on the Nile – Kenneth Branagh, 2022)

Posted on September 19, 2022 by admin

I think that Kenneth Branagh understood something important about Agatha Christie when he started the series of films with Hercule Poirot as the hero, in which ‘Death on the Nile‘ (a much delayed 2022 release) is the second film. Agatha … Continue reading →

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a very special tale of survival (film: Persian Lessons – Vadim Perelman, 2020)

Posted on September 17, 2022 by admin

‘Persian Lessons‘ is one of the most surprising films I’ve seen lately. It is an international co-production made by studios in Russia, Germany and Belarus. Director Vadim Perelman was born in Ukraine and lives and works in Canada and the … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged coproductions, Holocaust, Holocaust movies, Ilja Zofin, international movies production, Jonas Nay, Lars Eidinger, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Persian Lessons, Vadim Perelman | Leave a comment

history in a court of law (film: Denial – Mick Jackson, 2016)

Posted on August 7, 2022 by admin

Most of British director Mick Jackson‘s films are TV productions. However, those who look at his filmography will find that among his few films for the big screen are two big Hollywood blockbusters: ‘The Bodyguard‘ (1992) and ‘Volcano‘ (1997). But … Continue reading →

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an undeserved rehabilitation (film: The Exception – David Leveaux, 2016)

Posted on April 14, 2022 by admin

‘The Exception‘, the 2016 late debut and by now the only feature film ever made by theater director David Leveaux, is based on a novel written by Alan Judd, whose hero is Wilhelm II, the dethroned kaiser of Germany, in … Continue reading →

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well … it’s a fake (film: The Best Offer – Giuseppe Tornatore, 2013)

Posted on March 17, 2022 by admin

Virgil Oldman, the lead character in ‘The Best Offer‘, Giuseppe Tornatore‘s 2013 film, is an expert in detecting artistic fakes. He also is a hypochondriac and an old bachelor. As skilled as he is in art, he seems as ignorant … Continue reading →

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