Category Archives: Cinema

Re-educating the aristocracy: “Te rongyos élet” [1984 Hungary]

Péter Bacsó’s comedy drama “Te rongyos élet” [Eng. Title: Oh, Bloody Life!] casts a critical eye on the exploitation-in-kind, of aristocrats and the rich elite in Stalinist Hungary during the early fifties – many of them were forcibly evicted from … Continue reading

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Victims of war – “In Tranzit” [2008 UK, Russia]

Tom Roberts made his feature film début with the post-war romantic drama “In Tranzit”, a UK-Russian co-production starring an international cast that included recognisable names such as John Malkovich, Thomas Kretschmann, and Vera Farmiga. The story is apparently based on … Continue reading

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Forbidden Love: “Syskonbädd 1782” [1966 Sweden]

Vilgot Sjöman was no stranger to controversy even before his ground-breaking films “I am Curious [Blue, and Yellow]”. Made a year earlier, “Syskonbädd 1782” [Eng. Title: My Sister My Love] – a costume melodrama set in the seventeenth century and … Continue reading

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A brief review: “Mikra Anglia” [2013 Greece]

Pantelis Voulgaris, a highly respected director in present day Greek cinema, scripts a modern version of a Greek tragedy with his romantic epic “Mikra Anglia” [Eng. Title: Little England]. Set from 1930 onwards – not exactly contemporary, but modern all … Continue reading

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A review: “Crime Delicado” [Beto Brant, 2005 Brazil]

Beto Brant, whose films hitherto were mainly crime thrillers (including the very exceptional O Invasor), breaks genre and ventures into the unknown with his fragmented and stylistic exploration of love, sex, and art, through the drama “Crime Delicado” [Eng. Title: … Continue reading

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