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Friday, February 22, 2013

140. Uruguayan director Rodrigo Plá’s “La Demora” (The Delay) (2012): Meaningful and mature cinema that has universal relevance

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An evocative poster of the film at the Berlin Film Festival The conventional poster U ruguay is not a countr...
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Sunday, February 10, 2013

139. Romanian director Cristian Mungiu’s “Dupa dealuri" (Beyond the Hills) (2012): Beyond the obvious

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R omanian cinema produces fascinating movies from time to time. Beyond the Hills is one of them.  There are several...
Friday, January 25, 2013

138. Austrian director Michael Haneke’s French film “Amour” (Love) (2012): Well-crafted, comprehensive cinema that will touch both the heart and the mind of the viewer equally

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A mour is the best film that this critic viewed in 2012. There are two ways to appreciate this film. One way is to apprecia...
Saturday, January 05, 2013

137. Mexican director Carlos Reygadas’ film “Post Tenebras Lux “ (After Darkness, Light) (2012): Visually and cerebrally stimulating cinema.

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C arlos Reygadas is one of the few exhilarating filmmakers alive and actively making movies.  His films are never ...
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Sunday, December 02, 2012

136. Taiwanese director Ang Lee’s film in English “Life of Pi” (2012): Visually spellbinding cinema made standing on the shoulders of a marvelous novelist

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A ng Lee needs to be congratulated for making an engaging movie Life of Pi.  Few other directors...
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Monday, November 26, 2012

135. Turkish director Semih Kaplanoglu’s film “Süt” (Milk) (2008): The Turkish "artist as a young man"

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S emih Kaplanoglu is one of the finest Turkish filmmakers—and one who has a very distinct and intriguing style of film-making.  His cinem...
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