Category Archives: Cinema

Gaspar Noé’s short film, “Sodomites” [1998 France]

Just for a laugh, here’s another face of respected director Gaspar Noé – he made this experimental piece of adult film “Sodomites” featuring a beastly looking Marc Barrow sodomising fellow pornstar Coralie, who in this film seems to bear a … Continue reading

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Blanca Guerra in “Cómo ves” [1986 Mexico]

I’m not well acquainted with the filmography of Mexican director Paul Leduc, but his 1986 film, “¿Cómo ves?” [Eng. Trans: What do you think?] is an interesting one. For a start, it depicts life in the less than glamorous settings … Continue reading

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Analía Couceyro in “La Rabia” [2008 Argentina]

Albertina Carri’s drama “La Rabia” [Eng. Title: Anger] is set in a small farming community somewhere amidst the vastness of the Argentinian Pampas. The story centres around feuding neighbours – one’s a widowed father living with his son, and one’s … Continue reading

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Julie Sokolowski in “Hadewijch” [2009 France]

  Bruno Dumont is among the finest modern French directors carrying the torch of the Nouvelle Vague. His films are pure visual poetry – but they demand patience from the viewer – in good measure. When I watched one of his films several … Continue reading

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Leonor Watling in “Son de Mar” [2001 Spain]

As far as I can remember, Bigas Luna films have always been on the twisted side – I have seen most of his work since his 1978 ‘Bilbao’. His 2001 drama however, “Son de Mar” [Eng. Title: Sound of the Sea] is one of his … Continue reading

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