Tag Archives: British cinema

a softer Amy Winehouse (film: Back to Black – Sam Taylor-Johnson, 2024)

Posted on April 16, 2024 by admin

Amy Winehouse is the latest personality in a select and tragic list that includes Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, Brian Jones. They were all extraordinarily talented musicians. They all led intense lives marked by phenomenal creativity but … Continue reading →

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the original equals the remake (film: The Ladykillers – Alexander Mackendrick, 1955)

Posted on April 6, 2024 by admin

‘The Ladykillers‘ reopens the endless discussion and conclusions about original films and remakes. 20 years ago, the Coen brothers were making an American remake starring Tom Hanks, which I saw then and liked (much more than other subscribers of IMDB, … Continue reading →

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Peter Greenaway’s decadent masterpiece (film: The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover – Peter Greenaway, 1989)

Posted on January 31, 2024 by admin

“The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover” concludes the series of films made by Peter Greenaway in the 80s and is probably the best of them all. None of the previous films written and directed by the painter-turned-filmmaker … Continue reading →

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a baroque mystery (film: The Draughtsman’s Contract – Peter Greenaway, 1982)

Posted on January 18, 2024 by admin

In 1982, when he made ‘The Draughtsman’s Contract‘, Peter Greenaway was 40 years old. You could say it was a debut in a way, as it was his first feature length fiction film. And yet Greenaway was already a mature … Continue reading →

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playing games about death (film: Drowning by numbers – Peter Greenaway, 1988)

Posted on January 11, 2024 by admin

‘Drowning by Numbers‘ (1988) belongs to the most prolific and successful decade of director Peter Greenaway‘s career. It was the penultimate film made in that decade and is apparently one of his most accessible films of that period. It has … Continue reading →

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Goya pays the television fees (film: The Duke – Roger Michell, 2020)

Posted on December 23, 2023 by admin

‘The Duke‘ (2020) is one of those films whose fate was influenced by the pandemic. Filming was finished before the isolation periods and the film managed to premiere at the Venice Film Festival, which that year took place in a … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged British cinema, comedy, feel-good movies, heist film, Helen Mirren, inspired by true events, Jim Broadbent, original script, Roger Michell, social comedy, The Duke | Leave a comment

theater and bedrooms on screen (film: Mary Queen of Scots – Josie Rourke, 2018)

Posted on November 25, 2023 by admin

‘Mary Queen of Scots‘ (2018) is the latest of the historical films that go back to the roots of the connection between England and Scotland and the conflict between the queens of the two kingdoms in the second half of … Continue reading →

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almost as good as the true story (film: Lion – Garth Davis, 2016)

Posted on September 28, 2023 by admin

‘Life beats film’ might be one of those clichéd phrases, but it fits perfectly with ‘Lion‘, Garth Davis‘ 2016 debut as a film director. The film is based on the true story of Indian-Australian businessman Saroo Brierley, who was lost … Continue reading →

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Golda’s war (Golda – Guy Nattiv, 2023)

Posted on September 27, 2023 by admin

Golda Meir is one of those political figures who is seen very differently in her country and the rest of the world. In Israel she is considered as one of the most controversial prime ministers in the state’s 75-year history, … Continue reading →

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cold war casualties (film: The Courier – Dominic Cooke, 2020)

Posted on August 3, 2023 by admin

The 1962 missile crisis, triggered by the Soviet Union’s installation of nuclear-armed missiles in Cuba, has already spawned a few bookshelves and a few dozen movies for the big and small screens. It should be noted that despite the amount … Continue reading →

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