Monthly Archives: April 2011

Carmen Trigiante & co in “Il Sottile Fascino del Peccato” [2010 Italy]

Very rarely, even jaded cinephiles like me stumble across a film that they wished they’d never watched, and couldn’t wait to get it out of their system. I’ve never heard of Franco Silvia and wanted to give “Il Sottile Fascino … Continue reading

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Miriam Mayet & Lana Cooper in “Bedways” [2010 Germany]

When I received my pre-ordered DVD of RP Kahl’s “Bedways”, I was disappointed – the film was shot in full-frame (4:3), but the CrabTree release was letterboxed to widescreen. I had to re-order the uncropped version from Germany, and the … Continue reading

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Valeria Golino, Laura Chiatti & Cristina Suciu in “A Casa Nostra” [2006 Italy]

The beautiful Italian drama, “A Casa Nostra” [Eng. Title: Our Country] is the product of keen observation of human behaviour, coupled with great story-telling. Contrary to some reviews that this could be better of a novel, I think the screenplay … Continue reading

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Julia Schacht in “Naboer” [Norway, Sweden, Denmark 2005]

My first post from a Norwegian film had to be something unusual. And different this certainly is – Pål Sletaune’s psychological thriller “Naboer” [Eng. Title: Next Door] chooses the well trodden subject of psychological trauma, but shows this from a … Continue reading

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Macarena Gómez & co in “Carne de Neón” [2011 Spain, Argentina]

Paco Cabezas remade “Carne de Neón” [Eng. title: Neon Flesh] for the big screen, after the earlier success of his TV version. What was initially a comedy had turned into a comedy thriller, and I think he just about managed … Continue reading

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