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Category Archives: Cinema
Disrupting harmony: “O Lobo atrás da Porta” [2013 Brazil]
Director Fernando Coimbra’s promising feature-film début “O Lobo atrás da Porta” [Eng. Title: Wolf at the Door] starts as a suspense-thriller but pretty quickly veers off into a drama. Set against the backdrop of down-town Rio de Janeiro, the suspense … Continue reading
Posted in Brazil, Leandra Leal
Tagged Brazil, extramarital affair, Leandra Leal, Portuguese
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That stench, of a rotting world… “Baixio das Bestas” [2006 Brazil]
So exclaims Heitor to his neighbour and friend Mario, referring to falling standards of honour and respect within society. He ticks off a ‘permissive’ culture with ‘loose morals’, and castigates skimpily clad hostesses appearing on TV. He alleges that these occurrences are due … Continue reading
Posted in Brazil, Cláudio Assis
Tagged Brazil, Caio Blat, Cláudio Assis, Dira Paes, explicit sex scene, frontal nudity, groping, Hermila Guedes, Highly Recommended, incest, leg spreading, masturbation, Portuguese, rape, shocking
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Lifting spirits shatteringly: “The Mighty Angel” [2014 Poland]
Wojciech Smarzowski is one of the important directors working in Poland today, and his latest feature, “Pod Mocnym Aniolem” [Eng. Title: The Mighty Angel] is also among the grittiest and bleakest that he’s ever made. The film tackles the subject … Continue reading
Posted in Polish Cinema, Wojciech Smarzowski
Tagged Highly Recommended, Julia Kijowska, Poland
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