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| 1.King of Hearts starring: Jacques Balutin, Alan Bates, Jackie Blanchot, Robert Blome, Pierre Brasseur October 03, 2000 |
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| "October 1918" is the date for this story. German soldiers are planting explosives to destroy the advancing British soldiers when they occupy a French city. The townspeople hurriedly evacuate the town. The British are warned, they will not march into town. Instead Private Plumpick [some pun?] will be sent in to scout the town and defuse the bombs - by himself! [Believable?] Discovered by the Germans, he flees into a building for refuge and safety; it is the local insane asylum. The result of the ... Read More: |
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| 2.Land & Freedom starring: Ian Hart, Rosana Pastor, Icíar Bollaín, Tom Gilroy, Marc Martínez directed by: Ken Loach April 20, 1999 |
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| Ken Loach's LAND AND FREEDOM won two awards at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival and was also considered as the best European Film of 1995. I do have a tremendous respect for the works of Ken Loach, such directors who handle social, political or historical matters in their films, are necessary. In LAND AND FREEDOM, Ken Loach's intentions were to remind us that the dissensions between the different left-wing Spanish movements were the principal cause of General Franco's victory in 1939 and the fascist ... Read More: |
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| 3.To Live starring: You Ge, Li Gong, Ben Niu, Xiao Cong, Deng Fei directed by: Yimou Zhang September 15, 1998 |
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| There is a subtle emphasis on food in the two movies of Yimou Zhang that I have seen, but no plain indication of the Great Chinese Famine of 1958-1961, brought on by the so-called Great Leap Forward to an extent that has been debated. But the historical fact of it is not debated, whatever the whole truth about its causes and whatever the toll, whether 15 million or 36 million. Perhaps Chinese audiences do not need to be reminded of it, but some occidental audiences might need to understand this much about ... Read More: |
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| 4.Red Sorghum starring: Li Gong, Cunhua Ji, Liu Jia, Wen Jiang, Ming Qian November 11, 1998 |
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| I have been a fan of Zhang Yimou's films since 1999 when I first watched his 1991 film Raise The Red Lantern for my East Asian Novel class, and since then I have watched several other of his films such as Not One Less, To Live, The Road Home, Happy Times, and Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles. Each one of his films brings something new to the table and delves into such issues as urban/rural conflicts, political corruption, and Japan-China relations. Red Sorghum is Zhang Yimou's first film as a director and while it may ... Read More: |
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| 5.Life Is Beautiful starring: Claudio Alfonsi, Lidia Alfonsi, Gil Baroni, Massimo Bianchi, Sergio Bini Bustric May 02, 2000 |
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| Life is indeed beautiful and this wonderful movie by Roberto Begnini makes us stop to think about it, to admire it, to enjoy it, to love it, to come to the conclusion that, no matter how hard it is sometimes, it's always worth it! From my point of view, the core message of this masterpiece is the selfless love. Whenever we feel this kind of love, we will see that nothing else matters. We will have accomplished the highest goal a human being can be assigned to. That's also GOD's message for us and, amidst laughter, smiles, ... Read More: |
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| 6.The Assault (1986) starring: Derek de Lint, Marc van Uchelen, Monique van de Ven, John Kraaykamp, Huub van der Lubbe directed by: Fons Rademakers July 14, 1987 |
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| THE ASSAULT is one of those movies that one hears about, makes a mental note to check out sometime and then promptly forgets. If there hadn't been a VHS copy of this Oscar winning film available in my local library, I doubt that I ever would have otherwise stumbled across it. So far, it is not available on DVD. Nor is the original Dutch language film available in any format in this country.
And yes, I like to think that those of us who are "subtitle snobs" at least have a point. There's something about hearing the ... Read More: |
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| 7.The Garden of the Finzi-Continis starring: Dominique Sanda, Lino Capolicchio, Helmut Berger, Fabio Testi, Romolo Valli directed by: Vittorio De Sica February 15, 2000 |
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| Are you only a fan of escapist fiction? If so, this movie is DEFINITELY NOT for you. That is a fact. I like escapist fiction, butvI also like films and literature filled with lush poetry, subtle verve, dreamy nostalgia, and serene visuals. This movie qualifies. No action. No slam, bang, pow. This movie instead focuses on the quiet aching that comes with unrequited love, haughty isolationism, passive acceptance and submission. The war, facism, the holocaust, all are covered to a degree without immersing themselves too deeply for the viewer to ... Read More: |
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| 8.Indochine starring: Catherine Deneuve, Vincent Perez, Linh Dan Pham, Jean Yanne, Dominique Blanc directed by: Régis Wargnier September 29, 1997 |
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| This movie is exquisite; Catherine Deneuve is so beautiful, her wardrobe so perfect, that it is hard to concentrate at times. When you see her whipping one of her slaves, you cannot fathom such cruelty and beauty together - but that is the cost exacted by colonialism.
When she chooses to use her influence to have Vincent Perez (Jean-Baptiste) sent away, I wanted to scream "no, no, don't do it, can't you see what will happen?" No man will choose a woman of a certain age, no matter how lovely and fascinating, over a young woman who can bear him ... Read More: |
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| 9.Les Miserables starring: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Michel Boujenah, Alessandra Martines, Salomé Lelouch, Annie Girardot directed by: Claude Lelouch September 01, 1998 |
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| Another French film told well. Nice to see some actors in roles you would not expect. Is a film that will make you feel good. |
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| 10.The Wannsee Conference starring: Dietrich Mattausch, Gerd Böckmann, Friedrich G. Beckhaus, Harald Dietl, Jochen Busse directed by: Heinz Schirk June 13, 2000 |
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| This chilling VHS is fantastic. Those who enjoy it are directed to also watch the DVD "Conspiracy" for similar fantastic drama. |
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