Category Archives: Cinema

Scenes from “Henri 4” BR720 [2010, France, Germany, Czech, Spain]

Jo Baier’s action-packed historical epic, “Henri 4” [Eng. Title: Henry of Navarre] is the story of Henri IV – one of the most beloved kings of France. The film is nearly two and a half hours long, but not for … Continue reading

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Giselle Calderón & Martina Klein in “Águila Roja, la Película” [2011, Spain]

José Ramón Ayerra is essentially a TV film director, and “Águila Roja, la Película” [Eng. Title: Red Eagle, the Movie] is obviously a film adaptation of his earlier TV series. I wonder why he even bothered – there may be … Continue reading

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Silke & Emma Suárez in Julio Medem’s “Tierra” [1996 Spain]

After a thrilling “La Ardilla Roja”, Julio Medem made this surreal classic, “Tierra” [Eng. Title: Earth], retaining most of his brilliant main cast. Typically for a Medem film, hitherto missed nuances keep surfacing every time you see it, and by … Continue reading

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Sascha Zacharias & co in “Tatanka” [2011 Italy]

Promising director Giuseppe Gagliardi’s latest crime drama “Tatanka” [Eng. Title: Raging Tatanka] is about a boxer growing up in a tough Neapolitan neighbourhood, under the constant shadow of the Gomorra. The film casts Clemente Russo in the titular role – … Continue reading

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Angélica Chain & Ana Martín in “Cadena Perpetua” [1978, Mexico]

Let me start Arturo Ripstein’s filmography here with one of his more remarkable films, the crime drama “Cadena Perpetua” [Eng. title: Life Sentence], considered a landmark in Mexican cinema by the manner in which it lays bare the country’s internal … Continue reading

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