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  The Tenant 1976

  ★★★★★ Added

  The Tenant’s Paradox of Theseus

  Unlike some recent contemporary films, Le Locataire does not confine itself to creating an atmosphere out of accommodation, insecurity, or the vanity of its director. This atmosphere, which in itself is quite inventive, possesses a very distinct visual identity that transports us into a surprisingly unique sensory experience.

  While Polanski may be operating within his comfort zone, he doesn’t merely replicate the logic of his other films in the so-called ''apartment trilogy.'' In fact, Le…

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  Autumn Sonata 1978

  ★★★★★ Added

  The Sonata That Is Never Truly Heard

  I am fascinated by the ease with which Bergman conveys the emotional distance of his characters throughout his filmography. The somewhat raw and impersonal atmosphere of his cinematic direction continues here. The cinematography, in fact, often emphasizes a certain claustrophobia, as the characters are physically so close. I believe this is the most recurrent theme in his body of work: incomprehension. A sense of loneliness, even when accompanied, as if there were an…

Recent reviews

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  The Turin Horse 2011

  ★★★★ Added

  The Turin Horse invites us to reflect on the fragility of existence

  The vulnerability with which we are embedded merely by being alive is striking. We are here because of a series of absurd and incalculable cosmological coincidences. Whether it’s because we are on an ideal planet, at the right time, in the orbit of a suitable star, in the right system, located in the correct place in its galaxy. To the same extent that these synchronicities sound very beautiful,…

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  Satantango 1994

  ★★★★★ Added

  Dancing Tango, the Collective Unconscious Guides Us to the Promised Land

  Throughout human history, it has always been characteristic of us, as a species, since our nomadic days, to seek an ideal place. When we lived in small communities of a few dozen people, in groups of gatherers and hunters, our lives were simpler; we lived in pursuit of prey to survive. Until, during the Neolithic Revolution, around 10,000 BC, we began practicing agriculture and domesticating animals. We realized that…

Popular reviews

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  La La Land 2016

  ★½ Added

  La La Land is a film that attempts to present itself as nostalgic, reverent to classic cinema, and in some way, a tribute to musicals. It fails in all these objectives. The film focuses far more on crafting a nostalgic atmosphere than on developing a particularly complex or elaborate plot. This, in itself, is not necessarily a flaw, but in this case, it only highlights how hollow the movie is. The film tries to compensate for this thematic emptiness with…

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  Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom 1975

  ★★★★★ Added

  The direction here is very assured in what it aims to convey. I find the contrast between the classical soundtrack and the well-articulated cinematography with the lamentable story depicted here to be extremely interesting. I honestly don't see a work that seeks gratuitous shock; rather, it reflects on human nature and the class struggle. In this pursuit, it functions as an excellent horror film by provoking the following question: "How many people in your circle, if given the power of…