Category Archives: Cinema

A film review: “Egon Schiele: Tod und Mädchen” [2016 Austria, Luxembourg]

Dieter Berner’s biopic of one of Austria’s most famous expressionists, “Egon Schiele: Tod und Mädchen” [Eng. Title: Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden] gives a different take on the great artist’s relationship with his sister Gertrude (Gerti), long-term lover and … Continue reading

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A brief film review: “Suntan” [2016 Greece, Germany]

The Greek drama by Argyris Papadimitropoulos – “Suntan”, has been labelled as a coming of middle-age story, but I think this could apply to a larger male population as well under certain circumstances. Set in the beach resort island of … Continue reading

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Parody-play: “Le jeu avec le feu” [1975 France, Italy]

  Alain Robbe-Grillet: It has taken a while to bring up Alain Robbe-Grillet’s filmography despite his obvious candidature for this site, simply because one would also need a passing knowledge of his important literary legacy that subsequently spawned his film career to … Continue reading

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It’s in the blood: “Sangue del mio sangue” [2015 Italy]

Marco Bellocchio returns with his kin to give us two hauntingly connected tales from different times in his drama “Sangue del mio Sangue” [Eng. Title: Blood of My Blood]. The first half of the film is set in a cloistered … Continue reading

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Playing the waiting game: “Tarde para la ira” [2016 Spain]

Seasoned actor Raúl Arévalo makes a surprisingly impressive directorial debut in the revenge thriller, “Tarde para la ira” [Eng. Title: The Fury of a Patient Man]. The film begins with Curro (the brilliant Luis Callejo) driving the getaway car following … Continue reading

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