Category Archives: Cinema

Annett Renneberg in “Devot” [2003, Germany]

As far as I know, “Devot” [Eng. Title: Devotion] appears to be the only released feature film of Igor Zaritzky. But unless he had given up film making, for his talents he should have made more films by now – … Continue reading

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Emma Suárez in Julio Medem’s “La Ardilla Roja” [1993, Spain]

Julio Medem’s second feature film, “La Ardilla Roja” [Eng. Title: the Red Squirrel] was also my first Medem – it impressed me enough to want to follow his other works from then on. I now have all his feature films … Continue reading

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Ingrid Thulin in “Vargtimmen” [1968, Sweden]

Ingmar Bergman ventures into horror genre in this 1968 classic, “Vargtimmen” [Eng. Title: The Hour of the Wolf]. Versatile though the great man is, as ever, he doesn’t for a frame forego his meticulous attention to detail. You don’t have … Continue reading

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Sandra Ballesteros & co in “El lado Oscuro del Corazón” [1992, Argentina]

Eliseo Subiela is one of Argentina’s popular directors who likes to delve on the esoteric, Among his eclectic range of films, his 1992 romantic drama “El lado Oscuro del Corazón” [Eng. Title: The Dark Side of the Heart] is of … Continue reading

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Maddalena Maggi & Barbora Bobulova in “Il Siero della Vanità” [2004, Italy]

Alex Infascelli’s 2004 thriller “Il Siero della Vanità” [Eng. Title: The Vanity Serum] is meant to be a scathing attack on reality TV and how they play to the gallery for ratings and massage the ego of celebrities. He gets … Continue reading

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