31 March 2013

Post-Mortem

 Chile, 2010, dir. Pablo Larrain, ***

A movie about the beginning of Pinochet's dictatorship in Chile back in the 70's. Cruel and sad, it is a strong and and solid film.

26 March 2013

Adieu Berthe

France, 2012, dir. Bruno Podalydès, ***

The Heineken Kidnapping

Holland, 2011, dir. Maarten Treurniet ***

Extraterrestrial

Extraterrestre, Spain, 2012, dir. Nacho Vigalondo **

09 March 2013

Dark Skies

USA, 2013, dir. Scott Stewart

V/H/S

USA, 2012, dir.  Adam Wingard, David Bruckner, Ti West, Glenn McQuaid, Joe Swanberg ***

08 March 2013

Searching for Sugar Man

UK, Sweden 2012, dir. Malik Bendjelloul



24 February 2013

A Royal Affair

En Kongelig Affaere, 2012, Denmark, dir. Nikolaj Arcel, ****

Life of Pi

2012, USA, dir. Ang Lee ***

Amour

2012, Austria, dir. Michael Haneke, ***

Zero Dark Thirty

2012, USA, dir. Kathryn Bigelow, ****

Beasts of the Southern Wild

2012, USA, dir. Benh Zeitlin, ****

Looper

2012, USA, dir. Rian Johnson, ****

19 January 2013

Argo

USA, 2012, dir. Ben Affleck, ****

A dramatization of the 1980 joint CIA-Canadian secret operation to extract six fugitive American diplomatic personnel out of revolutionary Iran.

Django Unchained

USA, 2012, dir. Quentin Tarantino, ****

The Housemaid

South Korea, 2010, dir. Im Sang-soo ***

A rich family hires a second housemaid. She sleeps with the man of the house and things get complicated afterwards. A tragic end awaits the housemaid and will have an everlasting impact on the family.


06 January 2013

Europa

Denmark, 1991, dir. Lars von Trier, ****

A conspiracy in post-war Germany, where the Allies keep the country under strict control. A story of love between an American train controller and a mysterious rich lady. Mostly in black and white, with some color scenes.

Kimjongilia

USA, 2009, dir. N.C. Heikin, ***

A documentary about life in North Korea, a brief history starting at post-war Korea and real-life accounts of defectors and their struggle to escape.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

USA, 2012, dir. John Cameron Mitchell, ***

American musical comedy-drama film based on the stage musical of the same name about a fictional rock bandfronted by an East German transgender singer. The film was adapted and directed by John Cameron Mitchell, who also portrayed the title role. The music and lyrics are by Stephen Trask. source: wikipedia.

Les Misérables

USA, 2012, dir. Tom Hooper, *

The musical of Victor Hugo's literary masterpiece. Simply boring.