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Thursday, August 27, 2015

182. Indian director Anand Gandhi's debut film “Ship of Theseus” (2012): A remarkable thought-provoking, non-commercial film from India

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The ship wherein Theseus and the youth of Athens returned from Crete had 30 oars, and was preserved by the A...
Saturday, August 22, 2015

181. US director John Cassavetes’ “The Killing of a Chinese Bookie” (1976) based on his own original script: A creditable tale about entertainment, ambitions, and reality

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I won't call my work entertainment. It's exploring. It's asking questions of people, constantly. ...
Friday, June 19, 2015

180. The late Hungarian maestro Zoltan Fabri’s “Az ötödik pecsét” (The Fifth Seal) (1976) based on Ferenc Sánta’s novel: The ultimate debate on conscience and self-respect

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V ery few films deal with philosophy and ethical human choices under extreme testing situations.  The Fifth Sea...
Saturday, June 13, 2015

179. The late French director Maurice Pialat’s “La Gueule Ouverte” (The Mouth Agape) (1974) based on his own original screenplay: An unforgettable cinematic work on dying and family bonds

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H ere’s a film every true film enthusiast ought to make an effort to see though it is rarely found on the “...
Sunday, May 31, 2015

178. British director and screenplay writer Mike Leigh’s “Mr Turner” (2014) based on his own original screenplay: A cinematic canvas providing perspective and colour to the mind and soul of one of England’s finest painters

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J MW Turner and John Constable were two of the finest painters in Nineteenth century England re...
Thursday, May 21, 2015

177. Swedish director Ruben Östlund’s “Force Majeure” (Turist) (2014), based on his original story/script: Cowardice (and heroism) of an ideal father figure in a modern family

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W hat is force majeure ? Force majeure — or vis major — meaning "superior force,” is also known as cas fortuit ...
Wednesday, April 29, 2015

176. Japanese director Naomi Kawase’s “Still the Water” (Futatsume no mado) (2014): A perspective on death, grief, and continuity for those alive and questioning their lives’ meaning

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N aomi Kawase stated that she expected to win the Golden Palm at the 2014 Cannes film festival for her film S...