Category Archives: Cinema

Valeria Golino in “Il Sole Nero” [2007 Italy]

Posted on July 22, 2012 by TR

“Il Sole Nero” [Eng. Title: Black Sun] is the only film I’ve seen so far from much awarded Polish Director Krzysztof Zanussi, so am ill-equipped to write anything about his filmography for the moment. I’ll therefore restrict myself to writing … Continue reading →

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Liv Ullmann in Bergman’s “Skammen” [1968 Sweden]

Posted on July 19, 2012 by TR

The late sixties were momentous times in Europe and the world over, and Ingmar Bergman had a message to tell. He needed to tell us of our collective shame – the shame in the way people are governed, wars waged … Continue reading →

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Petra Schmidt-Schaller in “Sommer in Orange” [2011 Germany]

Posted on July 18, 2012 by TR

Marcus Hausham Rosenmüller’s “Sommer in Orange” [Eng. Title: My Life in Orange] is a breezy little comedy of clashing cultures. Set in the early eighties, the film is about a commune of the Bhagwan Rajneesh cult establishing itself in an … Continue reading →

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Antonia Zegers in “Post Mortem” [2010 Chile]

Posted on July 16, 2012 by TR

I’ve only recently discovered young Chilean director Pablo Larrain, but can readily see he is set for greater things. He breaks away from the typical Latin American mould to fluidly incorporate stylistic elements from other cinema particularly from northern Europe, … Continue reading →

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Gianella Neyra in “Polvo Enamorado” [2003 Peru]

Posted on July 13, 2012 by TR

“Polvo Enamorado” appears to have been Peruvian director Luis Barrios’ only feature film. Since I haven’t seen any of his TV dramas, this film is my only point of comparison. Storyline: Natalia who had wanted to enter a convent is … Continue reading →

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