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alone, between two worlds (film: Les fleurs amères – Olivier Meys, 2017)

Posted on April 2, 2024 by admin

‘Les fleurs amères‘ (the title in the English distribution is ‘Bitter Flowers‘) is the debut feature film of Belgian director Olivier Meys. It’s also his only film so far, but I sincerely hope there will be more, because Meys demonstrates … Continue reading →

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at the edge of Europe (film: As bestas – Rodrigo Sorogoyen, 2022)

Posted on February 20, 2024 by admin

Rodrigo Sorogoyen is one of the Spanish film directors that I follow and particularly appreciate. Several of his successful films in the last decade have been political thrillers set in urban settings. ‘As bestas‘ (‘The Beasts’) is apparently a very … Continue reading →

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anatomy of an unhappy marriage (film: Anatomie d’une chute – Justine Trier, 2023)

Posted on February 19, 2024 by admin

‘Anatomy d’une chute‘ is the surprise winner of the Palme d’Or trophy at Cannes 2023 and the ‘underdog’ nomination in several key categories at this year’s edition of the Academy Awards. I confess that I have not seen any of … Continue reading →

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another Christmas movie (film: The Holdovers – Alexander Payne, 2023)

Posted on February 13, 2024 by admin

I confess that I was somewhat anxiously waiting to see Alexander Payne‘s ‘The Holdovers‘ (2023). 5 Oscar nominations should be a guarantee of watching a quality or at least interesting film. On the other hand, my experiences with Payne‘s previous … Continue reading →

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holy crimes (film: Holy Spider – Ali Abbasi, 2022)

Posted on February 12, 2024 by admin

Ali Abbasi, an Iranian director living in Scandinavia for over a decade chose a famous case that happened in Iran in 2000 and 2001 as an opportunity to make in ‘Holy Spider‘ a film that deals with one of the … Continue reading →

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nous sommes partout (film: Ils sont partout – Yvan Attal, 2016)

Posted on February 11, 2024 by admin

I suspect that the French director, co-writer and actor Yvan Attal managed to magically steal one of our family’s favorite jokes for his film ‘Ils sont partout‘ (2016). This is exactly how, in French, my wife and I have reacted … Continue reading →

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between two worlds (film: Riceboy Sleeps – Anthony Shim, 2022)

Posted on February 10, 2024 by admin

The name of Canadian Anthony Shim is to be added to the permanently increasing list of actors who have crossed over from the other side of the camera to become film directors. As an actor, he has quite an impressive … Continue reading →

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when Roberto met Ingrid (film: Stromboli – Roberto Rossellini, 1950)

Posted on February 5, 2024 by admin

‘Stromboli‘ (1950) is a movie shrouded in a legend that sometimes seems to overshadow the film itself. Its story begins with a letter that Ingrid Bergman, one of the great Hollywood stars of the 1940s, sent to the Italian director … Continue reading →

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enigmatic movie about capitalism and nature (film: Aku wa sonzai shinai / Evil Does Not Exist – Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, 2023)

Posted on February 2, 2024 by admin

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi is a film director who does not make life easy for the viewers of his films. After seeing his previous film, ‘Drive My Car’ (2021), which enjoyed international success, including an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film … Continue reading →

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Napoleon’s failure (film: Napoleon – Ridley Scott, 2023)

Posted on January 30, 2024 by admin

A few films ago I shared some thoughts about that category of directors who have reached the age, maturity, celebrity and financial independence where they have nothing left to prove or conquer, and who can afford to make almost any … Continue reading →

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