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fresh, authentic, human (film: Red Rocket – Sean Baker, 2021)

I didn’t miss the opportunity to watch ‘Red Rocket‘ (2021) because it is the previous film by Sean Baker, the director of ‘Anora’. This was one of the revelations of the year for me and not only for me, as … Continue reading

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a circular love story (film: Volveréis / The Other Way Around – Jonás Trueba, 2024)

Most romantic movies tell the story of the beginnings of relationships: boy meets girl, they fall in love at first sight or gradually, their love goes through all kinds of trials and if the lovers are not separated by fate, … Continue reading

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Altman’s dream (film: 3 Women – Robert Altman, 1977)

‘3 Women‘ (1977) belongs to a category of Robert Altman‘s films in which dreams play an important role. The American director mentioned Ingmar Bergman’s ‘Persona’ as one of the main sources of inspiration and ‘3 Women‘ indeed inherits from the … Continue reading

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the nightmare of Cinderella (film: Anora – Sean Baker, 2024)

‘Anora‘, Sean Baker‘s film that won the Golden Palm at Cannes this year, begins as a romantic story whose protagonist is a Cinderella who is a stripper and prostitute, and continues as a violent drama that takes place in the … Continue reading

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the old gladiator is still in the arena (film: Gladiator II – Ridley Scott, 2024)

My generation of cinephiles has the great opportunity to see some of the great directors we have followed since the beginning of their careers, who we have seen grow up, become celebrities and make good and interesting films, and occasionally … Continue reading

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feminist horror (film: The Substance – Coralie Fargeat, 2024)

David Cronenberg and Quentin Tarantino have a heir and her name is Coralie Fargeat. Coralie Fargeat is not afraid to shock. In fact, I think the purpose of her films is to shock. She’s doing it to get attention and … Continue reading

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Coppola’s ‘Metropolis’ (film: Megalopolis – Francis Ford Coppola, 2024)

‘Megalopolis‘ (2024) is Francis Ford Coppola‘s life project. He started working on it and talking about it while filming ‘Apocalypse Now.’ He read scripts and discussed castings with entire generations of great actors. Many of them left to the stars … Continue reading

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a pub and an end of the world (film: Shaun of the Dead – Edgar Wright, 2004)

How many times have you said ‘It’s not the end of the world!’ lately? Next time you do, be careful, because there might even be a version of the end of the world happening beyond the walls of the room … Continue reading

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wonderful Deneuve shines in an undecided movie (film: Elle s’en va – Emmanuelle Bercot, 2013)

Three of the four films made in the last 11 years by Emmanuelle Bercot have Catherine Deneuve as the star. Bercot is one of those film directors who, being also an actress, knows very well how to highlight the actors … Continue reading

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the merry castle (film: Le diable par la queue – Philippe de Broca, 1969)

‘Le diable par la queue‘ (1969) is part of a series of successful films that Philippe de Broca made in the 60s and 70s. Most of them combined comedy with action films, and the casts included some of the best-known … Continue reading

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