Tag Archives: original script

The Gassman Show (film: Il Mattatore – Dino Risi, 1960)

Posted on December 12, 2025 by admin

Dino Risi‘s 1960 film ‘Il mattatore‘ (or ‘Love and Larceny‘ in the English distribution) belongs to a period in which comedies that were popular with the public and quality films were not disjoint categories. At a time when French cinema … Continue reading →

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René Clair vs. Chaplin (film: À nous la liberté – René Clair, 1931)

Posted on December 11, 2025 by admin

‘À nous la liberté‘ – René Clair‘s 1931 film – is often mentioned in tandem with Chaplin’s ‘Modern Times’ from 1936. The central theme and anti-capitalist message are shared. In the perspective, the direct filiation is obvious. At the time, … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged À nous la liberté, author cinema, comedy, French cinema, Georges Auric, Georges Périnal, Henri Marchand, Lazare Meerson, musical movies, original script, Raymond Cordy, René Clair, social cinema, social satire | Leave a comment

laughs vs. anguish (film: Un monde merveilleux – Giulio Callegari, 2024)

Posted on December 7, 2025 by admin

We live in the midst of collective anxiety created by the dangers of robots and Artificial Intelligence. Jobs are disappearing or are under threat, AI applications and robots are increasingly present in our lives and not only do they threaten … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Blanche Gardin, comedy, French cinema, Giulio Callegari, original script, road movies, sci-fi comedy, Un monde merveilleux | Leave a comment

the Avignon Spirit (film: Avignon – Johann Dionnet, 2025)

Posted on December 3, 2025 by admin

‘Avignon‘ (2025) is one of those films that I can’t help but love despite some obvious shortcomings. Johann Dionnet, the film’s director and co-writer of the script, is probably known to you from other French films in which he played … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Alison Wheeler, Avignon, Baptiste Lecaplain, comedy, Elisa Erka, French cinema, Johann Dionnet, original script, romantic comedy | Leave a comment

words and images (film: Dreams / Drømmer – Dag Johan Haugerud, 2025)

Posted on December 2, 2025 by admin

I haven’t seen the previous two films in Dag Johan Haugerud‘s trilogy, so I can’t comment on how ‘Dreams‘ (or ‘Drømmer‘ in the original version) fits in and completes the Norwegian screenwriter and director’s group of films. The Berlin festival … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Ane Dahl Torp, Anne Marit Jacobsen, author cinema, author film, coming to age movies, Dag Johan Haugerud, Dreams, Drømmer, Ella Øverbye, Norwegian cinema, original script, Salome Emnetu | Leave a comment

the heart longs to return (film: Nandauri – Eti Tsicko, 2025)

Posted on November 30, 2025 by admin

‘Nandauri‘ is Eti Tsicko‘s feature film debut. And what a debut! The Israeli director – who is also the author of the screenplay – approaches in this film a combination of complex themes such as the encounter between cultures and … Continue reading →

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love, words and legend (film: On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate / Saenghwalui balgyeon – Hong Sang-soo, 2002)

Posted on November 24, 2025 by admin

‘On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate‘ (the original Korean title is ‘Saenghwalui balgyeon‘), made in 2002 and released on screens in 2004, is the fourth film by South Korean director Hong Sang-soo and probably the first in which … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged author cinema, Hak-Seon Kim, Hong Sang-soo, Kim Sang-kyung, Korean movies, On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate, original script, relationship drama, Saenghwalui balgyeon, Ye Ji-won | Leave a comment

the sea – so close and yet so far (film: The Sea / HaYam – Shai Carmeli-Pollak, 2025)

Posted on November 21, 2025 by admin

‘The Sea‘ (‘HaYam‘ is the original Hebrew title) is the feature film debut of Israeli director and screenwriter Shai Carmeli-Pollak. The author is a documentaries filmmaker and some of his previous films over the past 20 years have been documentaries … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged author cinema, films with children, HaYam, israeli - arab conflict, Israeli cinema, Khalifa Natour, Muhammad Gazawi, original script, political cinema, Shai Carmeli-Pollak, The Sea Wall | Leave a comment

‘Mephisto’ 2024 (film: Yes – Nadav Lapid, 2025)

Posted on October 26, 2025 by admin

Nadav Lapid is making waves again with his latest film, ‘Yes‘, which premiered in the ‘Filmmakers’ Fortnight’ section at the Cannes Film Festival. It is his fifth feature film, and this time he has also taken on the full responsibility … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Ariel Bronz, author cinema, Efrat Dor, films about the Middle East, Israeli cinema, Middle East conflict, Naama Preis, Nadav Lapid, original script, political drama, political satire, Yes | Leave a comment

duel of psychics (film: Solace – Alfonso Poyart, 2015)

Posted on October 24, 2025 by admin

I decided to watch ‘Solace‘ for Anthony Hopkins. If Hopkins was in a movie where he reads the phone book, I would still choose to watch it. Since ‘Solace‘ was promoted as belonging to a genre I like – psychological … Continue reading →

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