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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

129. Chadean filmmaker Mahamet-Saleh Haroun's “Un Homme Qui Crie” (A Screaming Man) (2010): A subtle perspective from African cinema on an unusual father and son relationship

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“ Be careful not to cross your arms over your chest,   assuming the sterile attitude of a spectator,   because life i...
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Monday, May 07, 2012

128. Russian director Alexander Sokurov’s German film “Faust” (2011): Reflecting on the Faust syndrome in our lives

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A lexander Sokurov’s Faust is a complex film. It is also an amazing film dealing with the good and the evil in each of us. T...
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

127. Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof’s “Bé omid é didar/See you later” (Good bye) (2011): A courageous film capturing terror on screen without a scream being heard

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T he overall impact of viewing the Iranian film Goodbye reminds you of another unrelated film from USA. Way back in 1...
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

126. Japanese director Naomi Kawase’s “Hanezu no tsuki” (Hanezu) (2011): The Terrence Malick of Japan makes a film on comprehending life from a Japanese perspective

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N aomi Kawase is arguably the most interesting active Japanese director today. Her cinematic themes are intrinsic...
Sunday, February 05, 2012

125. Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s “Bir Zamanlar Anadolu’da” (Once Upon a Time in Anatolia) (2011): Truth buried alive--a tale seldom told, in a manner rarely employed

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T urkish cinema made an impact on the world map in the early Eighties essentially because the honest nationalist realism of the...
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Thursday, January 26, 2012

124. Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev’s “Elena” (2011): The third riveting film from a talented filmmaker who makes any perceptive viewer sit up and enjoy layers of meaning

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Designer Sam Smith's favorite poster of the film/(courtesy MUBI) A ndrei Zvyagintsev is one of the most inte...
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