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a play about aliens directed by Wes Anderson (film: Asteroid City – Wes Anderson, 2023)

Watching ‘Asteroid City‘ I realize I’m starting to have a problem with Wes Anderson‘s movies. Each of them is an aesthetic delight and a demonstration of cinematic stylistic virtuosity. They are full of humor and almost every sequence includes reverences … Continue reading

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terror in Montreal (film: Rabid – David Cronenberg, 1977)

The 1977 ‘Rabid‘ is the second film of David Cronenberg who was then at the beginning of his career. The Canadian director is one of those who have successfully made the ascent from ‘niche’ horror films to the Hollywood mainstream. … Continue reading

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2 x Belmondo, 1 (and only) Raquel Welch (film: L’animal – Claude Zidi, 1977)

‘L’animal‘, made in 1977, is a film shrouded in stardust. The director is Claude Zidi, one of the most famous French authors of popular comedies, who is also the co-author of the screenplay whose dialogues are written by the legendary … Continue reading

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a fading world (film: Return to Dust – Ruijun Li, 2022)

A review of the translations of the title of the beautiful film by the Chinese director Ruijun Li can already be an indication of how the film was distributed and received in the various cinema markets. Using Google Translate I … Continue reading

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Planet Earth survives another disaster (film: Greenland – Ric Roman Waugh, 2020)

The global catastrophe that was the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the path to viewers of hundreds or thousands of cinematographic productions. One of them was ‘Greenland‘, the 2020 film by American director Ric Roman Waugh, known mostly for action thrillers. ‘Greenland‘ … Continue reading

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between sacred and sin (film: Il peccato – Andrey Konchalovskiy, 2019)

More than half a century before he wrote (in collaboration) and directed ‘Il peccato‘, Andrey Konchalovskiy co-wrote another memorable film about another great Renaissance artist – Tarkovsky’s ‘Andrei Rubliov’ (1966). A year before ‘The Agony and the Ecstasy’, the adaptation … Continue reading

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across Europe, following the Sun (film: Im juli – Fatih Akin, 2000)

There are many good reasons not to miss the opportunity to see ‘Im Juli‘ (the English title is ‘In July‘), released on the screens in 2000, the second film written and directed by German-Turkish filmmaker Fatih Akin. First of all, … Continue reading

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postponed love (film: Sur mes lèvres – Jacques Audiard, 2001)

Thrillers attract audiences and sell well. Producers love them and many script writers and directors aspire to make good thrillers. Some succeed, others less so. Jacques Audiard, the director and co-writer of the 2001 film ‘Sur mes lèvres‘ (the English … Continue reading

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winter by the sea (film: Basse saison – Laurent Herbiet, 2021)

I decided to see ‘Basse saison‘ primarily because of the presence in the cast of Emmanuelle Devos, an actress I admire enormously. I don’t think I’ve ever seen before a film directed by Laurent Herbiet, but he has a good … Continue reading

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The Temptation of Gad (film: Reste un peu – Gad Elmaleh, 2022)

I’ve been looking forward to watching ‘Reste un peu‘, Gad Elmaleh’s semi-documentary and semi-autobiographical film ever since I saw some interviews and debates on the francophone televisions on the occasion of its release on screens in France a few months … Continue reading

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