ZERWANY KLOS (STOLEN HARVEST)
Watchable. Lofty and moving in turns. Too much make-up which doesn't look natural, especially on such young faces. The Church view of women: a raped one, subsequently harassed by people in the village, who forgives and gives birth in belief that such was God's plan and blessing and one who remained a virgin but lost her life due to extremely deep and painful sabre wounds. The killed one became a saint.
Before the screening the presenter talked about the girl as of "shamed" by a Cossack soldier. Shame on the presenter for such victim blaming!
THE DRAGON SPELL
Watchable. Not much of a plot. Likeable characters. Cute animals.
AMERICAN PASTORAL
Recommended. A reversed American dream. A rebellious teenager goes off the rails.
Seriously off the rails. Makes you wonder how yourself and several
others managed to go back to normal after a teenage rebellion while she
remained changed forever. Peter Riegert is superb as Lou Levov, her
grandfather and the only character adding a light touch to the dark tale
getting darker and darker. Also outstanding are Ewan McGregor, Jennifer
Connely and Dakota Fanning.
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