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Author Archives: TR
Love and War: “Zvizdan” [Croatia 2015]
Dalibor Matanic’s film “Zvizdan” [Eng. Title: The High Sun] gives a unique perspective on a topic rarely discussed with frankness by people in what was once Yugoslavia; their hitherto simmering discontent leading to and following the rebirth of their respective nations. Using two … Continue reading
Posted in Croatia
Tagged Balkan Cinema, Croatia, fellatio, frontal nudity, groping, Highly Recommended, public nudity
4 Comments
It’s an insane world! “Tag der idioten” [1981, West Germany]
Werner Schroeter’s films are pretty much like the man himself, less talked about but theatrical and larger than life in person. Among his last films acknowledged as part of the Neuer Deutscher Film canon, “Tag der Idioten” [Eng. Title: Day of the … Continue reading
A brief review: “Vientos de la Habana” [Cuba, Spain 2016]
Félix Viscarret’s crime thriller, “Vientos de la Habana” [Eng. Title: Four Seasons in Havana: The Winds of Lent] is a feature-length spin-off of a TV mini series that was rather well received in Spain. Since I’ve neither seen the TV series … Continue reading
Posted in Cuba
Tagged Cuba, frontal nudity, Juana Acosta, Mariam Hernández, spanish, Spanish mainstream cinema
9 Comments
A brief review: “Dora oder Die sexuellen Neurosen unserer Eltern” [Switzerland 2015]
Stina Werenfels’s film “Dora oder Die sexuellen Neurosen unserer Eltern” [Eng. Title: Dora or The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents] is an unusual drama concerning a young woman growing up with a developmental disorder. After Dora (Victoria Shulz) turns eighteen, … Continue reading
Posted in Switzerland
Tagged frontal nudity, german, german cinema, Jenny Schily, masturbation, Victoria Shulz
3 Comments
A brief review: “Cambio de Sexo” [1977 Spain]
One of Vicente Aranda’s lesser known (and until recently, quite rare) films, “Cambio de sexo” [Eng. Title: Forbidden Love] was also the beginning of a collaboration with his life-long muse Victoria Abril. The film, about a hitherto taboo topic concerning gender identity … Continue reading