Tag Archives: Natalie Portman

a case still open (film: May December – Todd Haynes, 2023)

‘May December‘ (2023) has been compared many times to Ingmar Bergman’s ‘Persona’, and director Todd Haynes, far from denying the influence, has acknowledged and commented on it in several interviews and festivals press conferences. Personally, I think that if we … Continue reading

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A ‘Tale’ That Cannot Raise Above Words (Film: A Tale of Love and Darkness – Natalie Portman, 2015)

When it comes to films inspired by books I find the discussions about whether the book was ‘better’ (or not) than the film futile. I also do not consider films being ‘true’ to the books that inspired them as being … Continue reading

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Film: Black Swan (Darren Aronofsky – 2010)

‘Black Swan’ is about art and obsession, is about sanity and madness, it’s about perfection and genius, all this described in the world which can be so mistakenly perceived of classical ballet. A world in which the spectator is supposed … Continue reading

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