Tuesday 16 February 2016

A TALE OF LOVE AND DARKNESS

Watchable. An inside view of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Natalie Portman speaking Hebrew. Other than that nothing to attract a viewer.

UMBRA

Recommended. Poetic with fantastic music. Reminiscent of Bill Viola as well as Baginski's "Cathedral" while it tackles rape and pedophilia. Perfectly enacted too.

MOW MI MARIANNA (CALL ME MARIANNA)

Watchable. Transsexualism isn't exactly my thing but this film has taught me something new - apparently huge doses of female hormones can lead to a stroke. I found the two parallel stories annoying at first, especially that one is in the form of a play seemingly being prepared. But altogether it tells a full story of turning male to female with its physical, social and psychological consequences.

THE ASSASSIN

Watchable. Silly, typical Chinese kung fu plot. Beautiful visually: the landscapes, the costumes, the scenography make for a pleasant watching.

D'ARDENNEN (THE ARDENNES)

Walked out. About lowlifes. I hate seeing them in real life and can't see a point in watching them at the cinema. If only they were as intelligent as in Tarantino's films. But no. They aren't. Just lowlifes they are.

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