Breaker Morant is a nuanced reflection on the controversial court-martial of three Australian lieutenants based on allegations of the wrongful acts they committed in the Second Boer War. To give some historical context, the Second Boer war takes place in South Africa as the British Empire fought against Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic (Transvaal Republic) and the Orange Free State. The Herculean British Army steamrolled through the Boer republics and quickly seized control…
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Audition 1999
Within the world of film critics, there exists a certain type, a peculiar group of snobbish, grayscale turtle-neck wearing elites who swear by the dogma that a film must be viewed without any prior knowledge about it. These critics zealously believe that the viewer must come in with a mind that is tabula rasa and that only experience and perception should guide their judgement of the film. Audition is precisely one of those films that benefits from the viewer having…
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Roma 2018
Roma es una película que logra capturar fragmentos de la vida cotidiana mexicana de una manera simple pero deslumbrante. Cuaron toma inspiración de los cineastas Europeos de los 50s y 60s que buscaban contar historias melodramáticas en escenarios familiares. Cuaron recrea un tiempo y lugar que recuerda con precisión, pero lo hace a través de los ojos de su empleada domestica en blanco y negro. Por mayor parte la historia sigue la perspectiva de Cleo, enfocándose en su trabajo diario…
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Autumn Sonata 1978
Ingmar Bergman deserves a lengthy standing ovation for creating something so beautiful and yet so heartbreaking. Autumn Sonata chronicles the emotional re encounter of mother and daughter after more than seven years. The initial encounter is amicable yet visibly tense as they are quickly forced to contend with the pent up resentment that the daughter has carried since her childhood. The bitter tirade that is unleashed on the unsuspecting mother exposes her profound neglect and selfishness. Superb acting underscores the…
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