Category Archives: Cinema

Elia Galera in “La Mujer Más Fea del Mundo” [1999 Spain]

  Miguel Bardem’s 1999 tongue-in-cheek comedy “La Mujer Más Fea del Mundo” [Eng. Title: The Ugliest Woman in the World] may not be the best sci-fi film to come out of Spain, but it has a very original storyline. Young Lola … Continue reading

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Laetitia Casta and others in “Gitano” [2000 Spain]

I’ve never seen any of Manuel Palacios’ films until now – and if the rest of his films are around the same standard of his 2000 film “Gitano” [Eng. Title: Gypsy], I’d be glad I didn’t. This is an appalling … Continue reading

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Carice van Houten in “Zwartboek” BR720 [Netherlands, Germany 2006]

. The 2006 World War II drama “Zwartboek” [Eng. Title: Black Book] is the most recently completed film by Paul Verhoeven. It’s also his first European film in a while after a long stint in Hollywood. The film is set in occupied Netherlands, when wealthy … Continue reading

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Isabella Ferrari in “Caos Calmo” [2008 Italy]

. Antonello Grimaldi has tried to make a serious film dealing with family loss in this 2008 drama, “Caos Calmo” [Eng. Title: Quiet Chaos]. Pietro, a successful executive returns from a day out at beach with his brother to find his wife had … Continue reading

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Ana de la Reguera in “Hidalgo – La Historia Jamás Contada” [2010 Mexico]

.   Antonio Serrano’s 2010 biopic of Mexican priest-turned-revolutionary Miguel Hildalgo is more about his personal life than his conquests, and therefore aptly named, “Hidalgo – La Historia Jamás Contada” [Eng. Title: Hidalgo – The Untold Story].  While the film is fairly well … Continue reading

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