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Vittoria Puccini in “La Vita Facile” [2011 Italy]
Lucio Pellegrini’s Italian comedy “La Vita Facile” [Eng. title: The Easy Life] is your typical run-of-the-mill entertainment feature replete with clichés and a rather mediocre script. I found it mildly humorous at times, but on the whole, apart from … Continue reading
Kseniya Rappoport in “La Sconosciuta” [2006 Italy]
It’s taken a while, but I’m so glad to have finally started the filmography of the great Giuseppe Tornatore here, one of the most poetic directors in cinema today. He doesn’t make too many film, but whatever he has … Continue reading
Posted in Giuseppe Tornatore, Italian Cinema, Kseniya Rappoport
Tagged claudia gerini, frontal nudity, groping, italian, Italian cinema, Kseniya Rappoport
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Mira Gittner in “Das Zimmer” [2000 Germany]
Roland Reber is an interesting director in that he expects and actively encourages creative input from his cast to help shape a film around a theme. While this approach of ‘workshopping’ is more common in theatre, it is unusual … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, Roland Reber
Tagged frontal nudity, german cinema, Germany, mira gittner
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Ángela Carrizosa Aparicio in “Karen Llora en un Bus” [2011 Colombia]
Gabriel Rojas Vera’s brilliant debut feature, “Karen Llora en un Bus” [Eng. Title: Karen Cries in a Bus] is a simple yet beautiful study of a modern woman making her choices in life. The film is set in Bogota, … Continue reading
Posted in Colombia
Tagged Colombia, Latin America, spanish, Spanish mainstream cinema
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Ivonne Montero & co in “El Tigre de Santa Julia” [2002 Mexico]
Alejandro Gamboa’s 2002 comedy adventure “El Tigre de Santa Julia” [Eng. Title: The Tiger of Santa Julia] is a light-hearted interpretation of the life of the eponymous Mexican legend who gained reputation as a later day Robin Hood by … Continue reading
Posted in Mexico
Tagged groping, Ivonne Montero, mexico, spanish, Spanish mainstream cinema
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