Tag Archives: original script

radiography of chaos (film: Libertate – Tudor Giurgiu, 2023)

Posted on September 30, 2023 by admin

Romanian cinema, like a significant part of the Romanian society, is still obsessed with the events of December 1989, which led to the fall of communism. Romania was the last country among the former allies of the USSR in which … 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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who is this woman? (film: Un balcon sur la mer – Nicole Garcia, 2010)

Posted on September 24, 2023 by admin

‘Un balcon sur la mer‘ (released in the English-language market under the strange title ‘A View of Love’), the 2010 film by director and screenwriter Nicole Garcia (herself a prolific actress, but not in this film) combines two different stories: … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Claudia Cardinale, Jean Dujardin, Marie-Josée Croze, Nicole Garcia, original script, romantic thriller, Sandrine Kiberlain, Toni Servillo, Un balcon sur la mer | Leave a comment

testing the limits (film: La dernière femme – Marco Ferreri, 1976)

Posted on September 22, 2023 by admin

Before Lars von Trier (the ‘bad’ one – the one who directed ‘Antichrist’ and ‘Nymphomaniac’) there was Marco Ferreri. In 1976, when he made ‘La dernière femme‘, the Italian screenwriter and director had wowed bourgeois audiences (and the members of … Continue reading →

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a fine bilingual and multicultural romantic drama (film: Past Lives – Celine Song, 2023)

Posted on September 20, 2023 by admin

The Chinese zodiac (and the Korean one that is derived from it) has a 12-year cycle, with each year under the sign of one of the animals that successfully passed the legendary test of crossing the river challenged by the … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Celine Song, Greta Lee, international movies production, John Magaro, Korean movies, original script, romantic drama, Teo You | Leave a comment

this is neither a biopic, nor a jazz movie (film: Miles Ahead – Don Cheadle, 2015)

Posted on September 8, 2023 by admin

‘Miles Ahead‘ is the title of an album by the legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, released in 1957. Don Cheadle took the title of this album for the 2015 Miles Davis movie starring him. I have to be cautious in … Continue reading →

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the first masterpiece by Fellini (film: La strada – Frederico Fellini, 1954)

Posted on September 6, 2023 by admin

‘La strada‘, made in 1954, is considered Fellini‘s first masterpiece. There are actually many ‘firsts’ collected by this film. It won the first Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It is the first high-quality ‘road movie’ in European cinema. … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Anthony Quinn, Frederico Fellini, Giulietta Masina, Italian cinema, La strada, Nino Rota, original script, Otello Martelli, Richard Basehart | Leave a comment

please, not a 3rd one! unless you have a really great new idea (film: Now You See Me 2 – John M. Chu, 2016)

Posted on September 4, 2023 by admin

‘Now You See Me 2‘, released in 2016, provides some of the arguments for why series that try to squeeze as much of the success of a more successful original film as possible are often not a good idea. Two … Continue reading →

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a serial killer story in the time of Dreyfuss (film: Le juge et l’assassin – Bertrand Tavernier, 1976)

Posted on August 9, 2023 by admin

Director Bertrand Tavernier and actor Philippe Noiret collaborated in 9 films. The 1976 ‘Le juge et l’assassin’ is the third film they made together and is a remarkable film in many ways. The story takes place in the last decade … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Based on a True Story, Bertrand Tavernier, French cinema, historical films, Isabelle Huppert, Jean Aurenche, Le juge et l'assassin, Michel Galabru, original script, Philippe Noiret, Philippe Sarde, Pierre Bost, Pierre-William Glenn | Leave a comment