Tag Archives: Natalie Portman

another movie about the Boleyn sisters (film: The Other Boleyn Girl – Justin Chadwick, 2008)

Posted on July 11, 2024 by admin

One does not learn the history of Verona from ‘Romeo and Juliet’ – neither from Shakespeare’s play, nor from Zeffirelli’s film, nor from Prokofiev’s ballet. This is what historical treatises are written and read for. Likewise, the story of the … Continue reading →

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a case still open (film: May December – Todd Haynes, 2023)

Posted on January 13, 2024 by admin

‘May December‘ (2023) has been compared many times to Ingmar Bergman’s ‘Persona’, and director Todd Haynes, far from denying the influence, has acknowledged and commented on it in several interviews and festivals press conferences. Personally, I think that if we … Continue reading →

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A ‘Tale’ That Cannot Raise Above Words (Film: A Tale of Love and Darkness – Natalie Portman, 2015)

Posted on November 29, 2015 by admin

When it comes to films inspired by books I find the discussions about whether the book was ‘better’ (or not) than the film futile. I also do not consider films being ‘true’ to the books that inspired them as being … Continue reading →

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Film: Black Swan (Darren Aronofsky – 2010)

Posted on January 29, 2011 by admin

‘Black Swan’ is about art and obsession, is about sanity and madness, it’s about perfection and genius, all this described in the world which can be so mistakenly perceived of classical ballet. A world in which the spectator is supposed … Continue reading →

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