Category Archives: Cinema

Never too late to rebuild a family – “Pogoda na jutro” [2003 Poland]

Jerzy Stuhr directs and also plays the lead in the mainstream Polish comedy, “Pogoda na jutro” [Eng. Title: Tomorrow’s Weather]. Storyline: Peace and happiness as Jozef has known for seventeen years comes to an end when he’s chucked out of … Continue reading

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Scenes from “El Guachimán” [2011 Peru]

It is not often that we get to review films like this, but since Gastón Vizcarra’s low-brow comedy “El Guachimán” [The Watchman] isn’t particularly making waves anywhere else, it is perhaps reason enough to find out why. Alejandrino Falopio (Guillermo … Continue reading

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A Castellitto-family epic about motherhood – Venuto al mondo [2012 Italy, Spain]

Sergio Castellitto is among the few actors who’ve made a name for themselves as a film director. His latest drama, “Venuto al mondo” [Eng. Title: Twice Born], like the earlier Non ti mouvere, is yet another family project. Based on … Continue reading

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Learning to love imperfect films “L’amore è imperfetto” [2012 Italy]

Francesca Muci’s début feature, the ironically named romantic drama “L’amore è imperfetto” [Eng. Title: Love is Imperfect], is a classic case of someone trying hard to make a perfect film. Reason dictates that there never was, and there will never … Continue reading

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Celebrating Balkan spunk in “Zivot je cudo” [2004 Serbia, France]

Emir Kusturica revisits his favourite time and space – the Yugoslavian conflict, in his inimitable style of course, through the romantic comedy “Zivot je cudo” [Eng. Title: Life is a Miracle]. Storyline: It’s the summer of 1992. Luka (Slavko Stimac) … Continue reading

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