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Penélope Cruz & co in “Jamón Jamón” [1992 Spain]

It is the 100th Spanish language film to be reviewed in the blog – about time I introduced one major actress named Penélope Cruz here… It’s a special film too, for many reasons. Perhaps Bigas Luna’s most widely known film outside … Continue reading

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Nina Hoss in “Das Herz ist ein Dunkler Wald” [2007 Germany]

We now have ‘Medea’ told from a woman’s point of view – as if the original wasn’t feminist-enough already! Multi-talented Nicolette Krebitz is an actress, writer, director, cinematographer, singer and a composer as well (running out of breath here). Her … Continue reading

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Alejandra Grepi & co in “La Leyenda de la Doncella” [1994 Spain]

Juan Pinzás’ fantasy thriller “La Leyenda de la Doncella” [Eng. Title: The Hornet] is set in a remote village in the Galician region of Spain, somewhere around the early part of the twentieth century when superstition was rife and village … Continue reading

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Jasmine Trinca in “Il Grande Sogno” [2009 Italy]

Michele Placido is a fine actor and also a pretty good director. He made the semi-autobiographical drama, “Il Grande Sogno” [Eng. Title: The Big Dream] recounting his early years as a young police officer in 1968 Milan amidst momentous world … Continue reading

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Evangelina Sosa in “Ángel de Fuego” [1992 Mexico]

Dana Rotberg hasn’t made that many feature films, and I keep wondering why. She is one of the most gifted female directors today, and I say this with conviction even if I have seen only two of her three features … Continue reading

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