Monthly Archives: September 2011

Sascha Zacharias & co in “Tatanka” [2011 Italy]

Promising director Giuseppe Gagliardi’s latest crime drama “Tatanka” [Eng. Title: Raging Tatanka] is about a boxer growing up in a tough Neapolitan neighbourhood, under the constant shadow of the Gomorra. The film casts Clemente Russo in the titular role – … Continue reading

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Angélica Chain & Ana Martín in “Cadena Perpetua” [1978, Mexico]

Let me start Arturo Ripstein’s filmography here with one of his more remarkable films, the crime drama “Cadena Perpetua” [Eng. title: Life Sentence], considered a landmark in Mexican cinema by the manner in which it lays bare the country’s internal … Continue reading

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Margherita Buy in “Lo Spazio Bianco” [2009 Italy]

“Lo Spazio Bianco” [Eng. title: The White Space] is a typical woman’s film by Francesca Comencini – with the topic of premature birth as its theme, but focusing on the middle aged mother and her existential crisis as she struggles … Continue reading

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Theresa Russell in “Hotel Paradise” [1996 UK, Germany]

British director-cinematographer Nicolas Roeg had also worked in several US productions, but I’ll be focusing on his predominantly UK and European filmography for this blog. Nicolas Roeg, in brief: His was one of the most magnificent careers in British cinema, … Continue reading

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Eva Santolaria in “Susanna” [1996 Spain]

Spanish director Antonio Chavarrías’ 1996 film, “Susanna” is a passionate crime drama, made in Latin American style for the most part, with an ending however very European. Storyline: Àlex, a salesperson for a wine merchant gets to meet Susanna, the … Continue reading

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