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Valeria Golino in “Il Sole Nero” [2007 Italy]

Pin it!“Il Sole Nero” [Eng. Title: Black Sun] is the only film I’ve seen so far from much awarded Polish Director Krzysztof Zanussi, so am ill-equipped to write anything about his filmography for the moment. I’ll therefore restrict myself to … Continue reading

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Valeria Golino in “Storia d’Amore” [1986 Italy]

Pin it!The title of veteran director Francesco Maselli’s drama “Storia d’Amore” [Eng. Title: A Tale of Love] could mislead you into believing it to be one of those mushy romances – it ain’t. There may be a bit of romancing … Continue reading

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Salma Hayek and Ofelia Medina, as Frida Kahlo [2002, 1984]

Pin it!Frida Kahlo is perhaps the most famous female painter from Latin America, not only for her extraordinary body of work, but also for the manner in which she overcame insurmountable odds and handicaps since childhood to live a life … Continue reading

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Valeria Golino, Laura Chiatti & Cristina Suciu in “A Casa Nostra” [2006 Italy]

Pin it!The beautiful Italian drama, “A Casa Nostra” [Eng. Title: Our Country] is the product of keen observation of human behaviour, coupled with great story-telling. Contrary to some reviews that this could be better of a novel, I think the … Continue reading

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