Monthly Archives: August 2012

Marina Anna Eich & Julia Jaschke in “Die Wahrheit der Lüge” [2011 Germany]

After the wacky and outrageous Engel mit schmutzigen Flügeln, Roland Reber returns to his pet theme of forcing people into unnatural surroundings and watching them respond. His eagerly anticipated “Die Wahrheit der Lüge” [Eng. Title: The Truth of Lie] … Continue reading

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Remembering Dusan Makavejev’s chaotic masterpiece “Ljubavni Slucaj” [1967 Yugoslavia]

When you think of flawed geniuses in cinema, you tend to remember and love them precisely because of those flaws. The flaws obviously are not in their undoubted technical or artistic skills – more like their thought processes, and … Continue reading

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Lena Stolze in “Das schreckliche Mädchen” [1990 W.Germany]

I haven’t had the opportunity to see the other works of Michael Verhoeven, but his 1990 comedy drama, “Das schreckliche Mädchen” [Eng. Title: The Nasty Girl], co-produced with his wife and actress Senta Berger, won BAFTA award for the … Continue reading

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Martina Gusman in “Elefante Blanco” [2012 Argentina]

Argentinian Pablo Trapero, among the more talented young directors working in Latin America today, is renowned for his originality, cinematic eye, and uncompromising film making. From what I’ve seen so far, his screenplay and depictions are gritty, his topics … Continue reading

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Camila Pitanga in “Eu Receberia as Piores Notícias dos seus Lindos Lábios” [2011 Brazil]

Beto Brant is a highly respected and awarded director from Brazil, and for his film, “Eu Receberia as Piores Notícias dos seus Lindos Lábios” [Eng. Title: I’d Receive the Worst News from your Beautiful Lips], he teamed up with … Continue reading

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