Monthly Archives: August 2011

Victoria Abril in Pedro Almodóvar’s “Átame!” [1990 Spain]

It’s about time this little gem went into the blog – Pedro Almodóvar made this much misunderstood black comedy “Átame!” [Eng. Title: Tie me Up! Tie me Down!] as a scathing attack on the concept of marriage and conventional … Continue reading

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Belén Rodríguez in “Se sei così ti dico sì” [2011, Italy]

Eugenio Cappuccio’s commedia all’italiana “Se sei così ti dico sì” [Eng. Trans: I’ll say yes if it pleases you] is a feel-good comedy about grabbing life’s opportunities as they come. While it is nothing but light entertainment, it is … Continue reading

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Monique van de Ven & Hannah de Leeuwe in “Keetje Tippel” [1975, Netherlands]

Paul Verhoeven made “Keetje Tippel” [Eng. Title: A Girl called Katy Tippel] following his sensational “Turks Fruit“, and those who were expecting something on similar lines would have surely been disappointed.
The film explores extreme poverty in late 19th century … Continue reading

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Valeria Solarino in “Italians” [2009, Italy]

I am posting Giovanni Veronesi’s breezy comedy “Italians” not so much for its nudity – there’s only very brief nudity at the start of the film, that too during the opening credits.
But it is an heart-warming film that’s also … Continue reading

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Katherine Porto in “El Jefe” [2011, Colombia, Argentina]

Jaime Escallon-Buraglia’s feature film debut “El Jefe” la película [Eng. Title: The Boss] is a dark comedy about a HR Manager going through mid-life crisis. While the film is mildly entertaining, it is also merely treading down a path … Continue reading

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