Tag Archives: Judy Dench

dangerous relationships (film: Notes on a Scandal – Richard Eyre, 2006)

I’m not sure why the creators of the film ‘Notes on a Scandal‘ (2006) insisted on adding a disclaimer at the end of the credits that claims that ‘any resemblance to real people or events is coincidental’. The disclaimer is … Continue reading

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nightmare, innocence and nostalgia (film: Belfast – Kenneth Branagh, 2021)

‘Belfast‘, Kenneth Branagh‘s film, brings to the screen the story of one of those places which were and are too many on our planet. A place where families lived together for a long time sharing joys and challenges, where children … Continue reading

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Poirot is Back (Film: Murder on the Orient Express – Kenneth Branagh, 2017)

It’s not easy to adapt Agatha Christie to screen in 2017, and it is even more difficult to take upon ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ which already had a fabulous and stars-blessed version made in 1974 by Sidney Lumet. The … Continue reading

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the comet and the star (Film: My Week with Marilyn – Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh, 2011)

Films about film making, about famous actors and directors were very much en vogue a few years ago, and “My Week with Marilyn” belongs to this wave. About that time two (good) movies about the master of suspense were made, … Continue reading

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The Gatekeeper (Film: J.Edgar – Clint Eastwood, Leonardo DiCaprio, 2011)

The name of J. Edgar Hoover not only marks half of century of the history of defending the law and making justice in the United States, but still raises passions until today. The developments after the terror attacks on 9/11 … Continue reading

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‘Nine’ gets a … 9 (Film: Nine – Rob Marshall, 2009)

There are many ways one can dislike Nine . For example trying to compare it with the films of Frederico Fellini, on whose figure the main character in the movie is based on. Or trying to compare it with Broadway … Continue reading

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