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My True Brilliant Friend 2018
What i love about this series is its faithful approach to the original novels by Elena Ferrante, and while i haven’t read them, it felt to me that it captured the spirit and richness of literature through its employment of the voiceover narration. Without the narration, most of the appeal would have been lost to me and i doubt whether i would have lasted through all three seasons. Of course it’s also beautifully shot and curated. Although, the acting was…
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Things to Come 2016
Interesting film.
I have to admit I was pretty shocked by the nonchalance of these characters, but i was also curiously captivated to understand where that comes from and it’s value in helping us survive the suffering that life brings our way. As I watched the film I imagined myself in Nathalie’s position, and this difference between my own imagined reactions to the characters predicaments and the behaviour I witnessed on screen, created an interesting disparity that followed me throughout…Translated from by
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The Lost Daughter 2021
I will never watch a Netflix movie again. First, ‘Don’t look up’ and now this… Both of these films focus on an ‘important topic’, but do so with a superiority that completely lacks self awareness. Hollywood can be so full of itself, so out of touch, so dumb. An absolute waste of time- promising so much and disappointing in every single one of its promises. Half a star because some good acting.
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Wanda 1970
After a long day at work and without really thinking much about it, I put this film on. The opening unfolded and I was ready to turn it off… i didn’t hate it but I didn’t love it either- I just wasn’t sure I had the attention span to commit to the full thing.
But then the court room scene appeared and something about that shot; the kids squirming in their seat, the empty room, empty chairs, the old man…Translated from by
