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Letting sleeping beauties lie: “Bella Addormentata” [2012 Italy]

Posted on February 14, 2013 by TR

Veteran director Marco Bellocchio’s latest drama, “Bella Addormentata” [Eng. Title: Dormant Beauty] takes on the subject of euthanasia in a predominantly catholic Italy, by setting the film against a backdrop of real-life events in 2009, when the father of Eluana … Continue reading →

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Washing away ‘sins’, and entire lives – “The Magdalene Sisters” [Ireland, UK 2002]

Posted on February 9, 2013 by TR

A recent news story concerning state-collusion in Ireland’s Magdalene Laundry system was a grim reminder of the depths to which humans could descend to, when bigotry is infused into religion. As appalling it is to read accounts of the enslavement … Continue reading →

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Sky is the limit for a modern day Daedalus – “Les Années Lumière” [1981 Switzerland, France]

Posted on February 6, 2013 by TR

It can be difficult to pigeon-hole Alain Tanner – he is one of the few pan-European directors who likes to defy cultural, linguistic, and geographical boundaries when it comes to cinema, and here’s another example – his contemplative drama “Les … Continue reading →

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The right to live and love even within the jaws of justice – “Leonera” [2008 Argentina]

Posted on February 2, 2013 by TR

The 70’s and 80’s may have spawned and subsequently flogged to death an entire sub-genre of exploitative films called Women-in-prison dramas, but just when we thought there’s nothing more left to ‘explore’, comes Argentinian director Pablo Trapero’s Cannes-nominated drama, “Leonera” … Continue reading →

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Why words, when the cinema is magical – Tuvalu [1999 Germany]

Posted on January 24, 2013 by TR

Veit Helmer made quite a splash with his directorial debut “Tuvalu” – because he was actually delivering a love letter to cinema itself. Storyline: Set in a crumbling grand old bathhouse on the outskirts of Sofia, Bulgaria, youngest son Anton … Continue reading →

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