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Saija Lentonen in “Young Love” [2001 Finland]

Pin it!The title for Arto Lehkamo’s film “Young Love” suggests that it was intended as a coming-of-age romantic drama, but I suspect it is a case of wrong labelling…
Thirteen year old Jukka (Joonas Nordman) – a photography enthusiast, is struck … Continue reading

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High art in a Parisian afternoon – Varda’s “Cléo de 5 à 7″ [1962 France, Italy]

Pin it!The French New Wave will be incomplete without the redoubtable Agnès Varda – in fact, critics even credit her earlier works as the forerunner of the Nouvelle Vague. Whatever the case, Varda’s magnificent 1962 masterpiece “Cléo de 5 à … Continue reading

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Lust, and a passion for cinema – João Paulo Simões

Pin it!João Paulo Simões is a young Portuguese film maker based in England. Intrigued by his eclectic work, which ranged from documentaries and short films, to stylised hybrid music videos, I requested an interview, to which he readily agreed. His … Continue reading

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Conspiracies, whispers, and romance – “Das Flüstern des Mondes” [2006 Austria]

Pin it!Austrian director Michael Satzinger has attempted a genre-bending gay-themed mystery-romance with his “Das Flüstern des Mondes” [Eng. Title: Whispering Moon]. And he pretty much pulls it off!
The complex storyline involves a heady romance between two young men – Jannis … Continue reading

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Never too late to rebuild a family – “Pogoda na jutro” [2003 Poland]

Pin it!Jerzy Stuhr directs and also plays the lead in the mainstream Polish comedy, “Pogoda na jutro” [Eng. Title: Tomorrow's Weather].
Storyline:
Peace and happiness as Jozef has known for seventeen years comes to an end when he’s chucked out of the … Continue reading

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