Category Archives: Cinema

Annamaria Clementi in “Ishyri Dosi… Sex” [1978 Greece]

OK, this year’s Oscars are upon us, and under the best foreign language film of the year, my personal favourite is the Greek nomination, “Dog Tooth” aka “Kynodontas” – a unique film in the way it explores fundamental issues relating … Continue reading

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María de la Fuente & Alejandra Ambrosi in “Crímenes de Lujuria” [2011 Mexico]

Once in a while, one’s likely to bump into some trash – here’s one I stumbled upon recently. Walter Doehner’s 2011 Mexican ‘thriller’, “Crímenes de Lujuria” [Eng. Title: Crimes of Passion] is just one of those. This juvenile plot is … Continue reading

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Irina Potapenko & Ursula Strauss in “Revanche” [2008 Austria]

Götz Spielmann made this beautiful film, “Revanche” [Eng. Trans: Revenge], a thought-provoking observation in love, loss, bereavement, revenge, and guilt. The film won numerous awards and was also nominated for Oscar for best foreign language film  It is also a … Continue reading

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Hedy Burress & Allison Smith in “Los Años Bárbaros” [1998 Spain]

What little I’ve seen of films by Fernando Colomo were made in the 80’s – and by that yardstick, his 1998 film, “Los Años Bárbaros” [Eng. Title: Barbaric Years] has a far simpler storyline. Set in Franco-era Spain, a couple … Continue reading

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Gladiuska Acosta in “Huelepega” [2000, Venezuela]

Elia Schneider chose the topic of Caracas street children for her directorial debut, “Huelepega” [Eng. Title: Glue Sniffer]. It is a film made with a lot of passion, where street kids live in an extreme environment,  and surviving is often … Continue reading

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