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Saija Lentonen in “Young Love” [2001 Finland]

Posted on April 18, 2013 by TR

The title for Arto Lehkamo’s film “Young Love” suggests that it was intended as a coming-of-age romantic drama, but I suspect it is a case of wrong labelling… Thirteen year old Jukka (Joonas Nordman) – a photography enthusiast, is struck … Continue reading →

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High art in a Parisian afternoon – Varda’s “Cléo de 5 à 7” [1962 France, Italy]

Posted on April 16, 2013 by TR

The French New Wave will be incomplete without the redoubtable Agnès Varda – in fact, critics even credit her earlier works as the forerunner of the Nouvelle Vague. Whatever the case, Varda’s magnificent 1962 masterpiece “Cléo de 5 à 7” … Continue reading →

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Conspiracies, whispers, and romance – “Das Flüstern des Mondes” [2006 Austria]

Posted on April 13, 2013 by TR

Austrian director Michael Satzinger has attempted a genre-bending gay-themed mystery-romance with his “Das Flüstern des Mondes” [Eng. Title: Whispering Moon]. And he pretty much pulls it off! The complex storyline involves a heady romance between two young men – Jannis … Continue reading →

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Never too late to rebuild a family – “Pogoda na jutro” [2003 Poland]

Posted on April 11, 2013 by TR

Jerzy Stuhr directs and also plays the lead in the mainstream Polish comedy, “Pogoda na jutro” [Eng. Title: Tomorrow’s Weather]. Storyline: Peace and happiness as Jozef has known for seventeen years comes to an end when he’s chucked out of … Continue reading →

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A British cinema classic – Ratcatcher [1999 United Kingdom, France]

Posted on March 30, 2013 by TR

Scottish director Lynne Ramsay made an outstanding feature-film debut through the social drama “Ratcatcher”. The film won numerous awards including a BAFTA for the most promising newcomer, but Ms. Ramsay was merely following a long tradition of British social realism … Continue reading →

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