Tag Archives: Alicia Vikander

on the roads of life (film: The Glorias – Julie Taymor, 2020)

It is impossible to judge a film like ‘The Glorias‘ (2020) by director Julie Taymor outside its political context. I think that neither the heroine of this biopic – journalist, editor and feminist activist Gloria Steinem – nor the film’s … Continue reading

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failed entertainment (Film: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. – Guy Ritchie, 2015)

‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.‘ had all the premises for a successful entertainment. It’s an action and espionage film, a combination of genres that I like. The action takes place during the Cold War, a very interesting historical period for me, … Continue reading

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action … action … action (Film: Jason Bourne – Matt Damon, 2016)

Each summer brings to the screens a fair amount of films which aim pleasing especially the family crowds but never or seldom make it to the list of awards of the year or just to the list of the films … Continue reading

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Anna Karenina as never seen before (Film: Anna Karenina – Joe Wright, 2012)

What else can be said about Anna Karenina, one of the books that were read, brought to stage and screen so many times? We think that we know the action and the characters, and it takes quite an amount of … Continue reading

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love, insanity and social reform (Film: A Royal Affair – Demnark, 2012)

The Danes tried to put a ‘coup d’etat’ at the Academy Awards this year with ‘En kongelig affære’ (‘A Royal Affair’) directed by Nikolaj Arcel. Having seen that stories about royals and especially about queens bring Oscar statuettes every other … Continue reading

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