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Happiest Season 2020
It's funny every now and then, especially in its initial awkward moments, but there's no need for a Christmas film to have its characters behave so nastily throughout (then redeem them in the last ten minutes).
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Black Orpheus 1959
Uncanny portrayal of Brazil clearly shot through foreign eyes. Nothing in Black Orpheus resembles reality, not even during Carnaval season. The characters act not like people but fantastical overjoyed caricatures. The unconvincing acting is only made worse by the insufferable dubbing, filled with accents from São Paulo while the characters are supposed to be from Rio de Janeiro. The Bossa Nova and samba soundtrack is good but overused to the point of vexation. Jobim's "A Felicidade" was actually a good…
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Dogville 2003
Does every human being need to be accountable for their actions? Of course they do, but you don’t even give them that chance. And that is extremely arrogant.
That’s precisely what Lars von Trier does for almost three hours in this unendurable piece of psychological manipulation, until the necessary twist that unfortunately comes much too late. It’s hard to buy into his worldview when the characters lack nuance, the ridiculous naivety of the protagonist only surpassed by the grotesque wickedness…
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