Monthly Archives: April 2013

Piso Porta [2000, Greece] – a film review

The Greek film “Piso Porta” [Eng. Title: Backdoor] may come across as a standard coming-of-age romantic drama, or a comedy even, but I suspect director Yorgos Tsemperopoulos had attempted something more ambitious. The tone in its narrative is less … Continue reading

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Manuela Oyarzún and Paloma Moreno from “Paseo de Oficina” [2012 Chile]

Roberto Artiagoitía makes yet another below-the-line comedy “Paseo de Oficina” [Eng. Title: Office Tour] and it is pretty apparent that it was meant for a DVD audience on Saturday afternoons, preferably with a few cans of beer. The review … Continue reading

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A pilgrimage of the damned – “Ya tozhe khochu” [2012 Russia]

Two famous films came to mind watching Aleksey Balabanov’s adventure drama, “Ya tozhe khochu” [Eng. Title: Me Too] – Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker, and Alejandro Jadorowsky’s Fando & Lis, even if the style and visuals are closer to the former.
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Building a strictly online relationship – “Offline” [2012 Belgium]

Flemish director Peter Monsaert appears to be yet another exciting prospect from Belgium, and if his future films also turn out to be anything like “Offline”, we sure will be in for a treat.
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A life seen through the sands of time – “Casa de Areia” [2005 Brazil]

Andrucha Waddington is among some exciting young directors working in Brazil today, and his 2005 drama “Casa de Areia” [Eng. Title: The House of Sand], one of the most memorable Brazilian films I’ve seen to date. I was mesmerised … Continue reading

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