Monthly Archives: October 2011

Ana Belén in “La Pasión Turca” [1994 Spain]

Pin it!Veteran Catalan director Vicente Aranda’s passionate melodrama, “La Pasión Turca” [Eng. Title: Turkish Passion] is probably not the best way to start the filmography of Ana Belén, one of Spain’s important singer-actresses, who was also one of the faces … Continue reading

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Alessandra Cantini in “La Prima Cosa Bella” [2010 Italy]

Pin it!Paolo Virzì has made some interesting films over the years and one thing that stands out is his storytelling. His latest drama, “La Prima Cosa Bella” [Eng. Title: The First Beautiful Thing] is perhaps his finest achievement to date … Continue reading

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Antje Nikola Mönning & co in “Engel mit Schmutzigen Flügeln” [2009 Germany]

Pin it!Apologies for the slow updates as I’ve been struggling to find time again, but this is a big one, and I hope, worth the wait. With WTP’s latest film about to premiere shortly, perhaps it is timely to catch … Continue reading

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German premiere dates for Roland Reber’s “Die Wahrheit der Lüge” [2011, Germany]

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Here’s the premiere dates for Roland Reber’s “Die Wahrheit der Lüge” [Eng. Title: the Truth of Lie] at the 45th Hof International Film Festival, Hof, Germany.
Thursday 27th Oct 2011 at 24:00
Saturday 29th Oct 2011 at 21:30
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Malgorzata Braunek & co in Andrej Zulawski’s “Diabel” [1972, Poland]

Pin it!I’ll start Andrzej Zulawski’s filmography with one of his early (and rare) films, “Diabel” [Eng. title: Devil]. This is not my favourite Zulawski film – his next feature, “L’important c’est d’aimer” certainly is. But there’s a surreal quality to … Continue reading

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