Monthly Archives: September 2013

Dog days in Argentina: “El muerto y ser feliz” [2012 Spain, Argentina]

Javier Rebollo’s brilliantly quirky road-movie “El muerto y ser feliz” [Eng. Title: The Dead Man and Being Happy] looks at the last days of a dying Spaniard in Argentina.
Santos (José Sacristán) – a hit man in his seventies who’d … Continue reading

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A brief review: “Requiem pro panenku” [1991 Czechoslovakia]

Actor-director Filip Renc’s “Requiem pro panenku” [Requiem for a Maiden] is based on true events that happened in 1984, when a troubled fourteen year old girl was interned in the wrong institution – she should have gone into social … Continue reading

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The love, the horror: “Vi” [2013 Sweden]

Mani Maserrat’s daring second feature, “Vi” [Eng. Title: Us] takes an intimate look at the disintegration of a passionate but tragic relationship. The violence and destruction is not as much physical as it is psychological.
Krister and newly arrived Ida … Continue reading

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A reformed neo-Nazi falls in love: “Alacrán enamorado” [2013 Spain]

Santiago Zannou’s “Alacrán enamorado” [Eng. Title: Scorpion in Love] is an action-packed and star-studded romantic drama based on Carlos Bardem’s novel of the same name.
Storyline:
Julián ‘Scorpion’ López (Álex González) and best friend Luis (Miguel Ángel Silvestre) belong to a … Continue reading

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A brief look at “Linhas de Wellington” [2012 Portugal]

The Franco-Portuguese history drama “Linhas de Wellington” [Eng. Title: Lines of Wellington] is based on events surrounding the Peninsular War of the Napoleonic era, when British forces under Wellington helped Portugal defend its territory against invading French forces. When … Continue reading

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