Tag Archives: Simon Curtis

the impossible restitution (Film: Woman in Gold – Helen Mirren, 2015)

Posted on June 14, 2015 by admin

Maria Altman, the principal character wonderfully acted by Helen Mirren in ‘Woman in Gold’ is a Holocaust survivor. At some point in the film she gives a public speech where she traces the origin of the word ‘restitution’ to a … Continue reading →

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the comet and the star (Film: My Week with Marilyn – Michelle Williams, Kenneth Branagh, 2011)

Posted on October 10, 2014 by admin

Films about film making, about famous actors and directors were very much en vogue a few years ago, and “My Week with Marilyn” belongs to this wave. About that time two (good) movies about the master of suspense were made, … Continue reading →

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