Favorite films

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  Yujiro in Europe 1959

  ★★★ Watched 18 Mar 2025

  Little travelogue around Europe. Out continent sure is pretty and so is Tokyo.

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  I Am Waiting 1957

  ★★★½ Watched 17 Mar 2025

  Moody noir from Japan. Tons of angst and brooding. Feels kinda strange to watch a Japanese noir that feels so American and japanese at the same time. Diner owner, a former boxer ends up seeking revenge for a dead brother. There is dance cabaret, boxing and also some staring to distance that would make Ryan Gosling blush.

Popular reviews

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  The White Reindeer 1952

  ★★★★ Rewatched 13 Mar 2025

  Okay so in English first. Rewatch in a screening after many many years. And it worked really well. Lappi landscapes and snow looked really the way it does and the movement of the reindeer herds is amazing. Score with the Witchdrum at the background really complements. Also the culturally the film is quite well made. Mirjami Kuosmanen is a vehicle and this is basically her film from the start. Åke Lindman also has a nice small part as a Finnish…

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  Phenomena 1985

  ★★★★ Watched 02 Mar 2025

  Comfortable watch. Score slaps and also unhinged Daria Nicolodi is lovely as always.

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