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we all live on islands (film: The Banshees of Inisherin – Martin McDonagh, 2022)

‘The Banshees of Inisherin‘ is Martin McDonagh‘s fourth feature film and the first to be set in Ireland. In fact, it could be an adaptation of the third play in the ‘Aran Islands trilogy’, of which the first two plays … Continue reading

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Mata Hari and La Nouvelle Vague (film: Mata Hari, agent H21 – Jean-Louis Richard, 1964)

Cinema’s love story with the character of Mata Hari began only a few years after the execution by shooting squad of the famous spy. When Jeanne Moreau played, in 1964, her role in the film ‘Mata Hari, agent H21‘ directed … Continue reading

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fabulous production of a very personal story (film: Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades – Alejandro González Iñárritu, 2022)

‘Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths‘ (original title is ‘Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades’), the 2022 film by Alejandro González Iñárritu, is one of those films that polarizes the opinions of both viewers and of critics. … Continue reading

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the folly of power (film: Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes – Werner Herzog, 1972)

A masterpiece remains a masterpiece. I saw ‘Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes‘ again 50 years after its release, and the impression was just as strong. It’s one of those films that I haven’t forgotten at all in the half century that … Continue reading

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loss and denial (film: Sous le sable – François Ozon, 2000)

‘Sous le sable‘ (English title ‘Under the Sand‘), made in 2000, is one of the films that marked the rise of François Ozon and positioned him as one of the most important French directors of his generation (the new New … Continue reading

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the last Melville (film: Un flic – Jean-Pierre Melville, 1972)

The ‘noir’ films made by Jean-Pierre Melville before ‘Un flic‘ have some visual elements that make them easily recognizable in the landscape of French cinema and many of them share a common theme – friendship. Many of his characters are … Continue reading

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power games (film: Tár – Todd Field, 2022)

‘Tár‘, one of the most talked about films of 2022 and a serious contender for the Academy Awards, with six nominations, is written and directed by Todd Field – a filmmaker who does not seem at all rushed or prone … Continue reading

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