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A brief review: Cosimo e Nicole [2012 Italy]

Francesco Amato’s second full-length feature, “Cosimo e Nicole” is about a love affair between a French girl and an Italian boy that begins in the port city of Genoa during the 2011 G8 summit. When seventeen year old Nicole (Clara … Continue reading

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A test of friendship: “Gioco al massacro” [1989 Italy]

Damiano Damiani’s filmography is also one of the most disparate – he doesn’t mind dipping into different genre. But he also has this unique quality of transcending it using cinematic flair, making his films acceptable to even a critical mainstream … Continue reading

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A brief review: “Requiem pro panenku” [1991 Czechoslovakia]

Actor-director Filip Renc’s “Requiem pro panenku” [Requiem for a Maiden] is based on true events that happened in 1984, when a troubled fourteen year old girl was interned in the wrong institution – she should have gone into social care … Continue reading

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The love, the horror: “Vi” [2013 Sweden]

Mani Maserrat’s daring second feature, “Vi” [Eng. Title: Us] takes an intimate look at the disintegration of a passionate but tragic relationship. The violence and destruction is not as much physical as it is psychological. Krister and newly arrived Ida … Continue reading

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A reformed neo-Nazi falls in love: “Alacrán enamorado” [2013 Spain]

Santiago Zannou’s “Alacrán enamorado” [Eng. Title: Scorpion in Love] is an action-packed and star-studded romantic drama based on Carlos Bardem’s novel of the same name. Storyline: Julián ‘Scorpion’ López (Álex González) and best friend Luis (Miguel Ángel Silvestre) belong to … Continue reading

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