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Time for Revenge 1981
Tiempo de Revancha (Time for Revenge) is a 1981 Argentine political thriller film that is commonly considered not only as a classic in Latin American cinema and a cult film, but also as a powerful allegory that deals directly with Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship which was still ruling the country when it was released .
Pedro Bengoa, an ex-union organizing demolition worker, and Bruno Di Toro, a coworker and an old friend of his, decided to blackmail the corrupt company…
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Hobson's Choice 1954
Love both parts, the one with Charles Laughton's delightful tour de force and the other, with one of the most beautiful and romantic couples I've watched in films: Brenda De Banzie performance is mesmerizing and John Mills is absolutely fantastic.
A lovely film, I had a smile on my face throughout the entire run of it.
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Jenny Lamour 1947
Some quick thoughts after just watched this wonderful gem.
-A truly delightful view of a world populated by working class people. The treatment is respectful, tender, sympathetic, honest. Not only the Vaudeville world and petty criminals are fairly depicted, but also policemen, journalists, taxi-drivers, waitress, cloakroom attendants and photographers among others.
The lineup scene, for instance, in which a key witness (who's trying to protect Dora) gets pressured into giving her up and apologizing to her with a resigned "We…
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