Tag Archives: Stellan Skarsgård

Europe in war (film: The Painted Bird – Vaclav Marhoul, 2019)

Posted on December 18, 2020 by admin

‘The Painted Bird‘ (2019) by Czech director Václav Marhoul is a very difficult film to evaluate. On the one hand, from a cinematic point of view, it is one of the remarkable performances we have seen in recent years – … Continue reading →

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these horses don’t gallop (Film: Ut og stjæle hester / Out Stealing Horses – Hans Petter Moland, 2019)

Posted on November 25, 2019 by admin

Watching movies at a festival such as the Nordic film festival that is currently taking place in several cinematheques in Israel, among which the one in my city sometimes has disadvantages. The second movie (or the next ones!) seen on … Continue reading →

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between the Cold Wars (film: Our Kind of Traitor – John le Carré, 2016)

Posted on January 31, 2019 by admin

I’m a big fan of John le Carré. He is one of my favorite writers in one of my favorite literary genres – spy thrillers. His books are very “cinematic” in the structure, and it is no surprise that they … Continue reading →

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the right to forgive (Film: The Railway Man – Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, 2013)

Posted on January 11, 2018 by admin

Can the unforgivable be forgiven? What is the right attitude towards perpetrators and collaborators of crimes of war, genocide and torture? Does time really heal? Is revenge the right answer? Is forgiveness possible and who has the right to forgive? … Continue reading →

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the most beautiful end of the world (film: Melancholia – Lars von Trier, 2011)

Posted on November 30, 2016 by admin

When he is not making provocative statements at news conferences Lars von Trier makes movies. Some of them are shocking. Some of them are stunning. I did not like all his films (Dogville was too dry an experiment for me) and … Continue reading →

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Tarantino in the Cold (Film: In Order of Disappearance – Hans Petter Moland, 2014)

Posted on October 18, 2014 by admin

Quentin Tarantino or the Coen brothers would have loved to make this film. It is  filled with characters from their world, transplanted in the hellish cold landscape of Scandinavia. If I am to compare it with experiences that are familiar … Continue reading →

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