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Killers of the Flower Moon 2023
Love is a double sided coin, and in this particular movie, the coin is the ideal analogy.
In a perversely tragic take on the influence of love, its mutable qualities and brutal subjectivity, we witness the deterioration of familial bonds, cultural identity and what it takes to corrode that which holds individuals together, the all too human paradox of a pursuit in greed, through which all values are diluted and reduced to rudimentary absolutes, plus a surprise appearance of the…Translated from by -
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The Cranes Are Flying 1957
"Love is a little shared insanity"
An incredible spectacle of sheer technical prowess and a mastery of storytelling,an unrivaled amalgamation of a selection of techniques previously established by other Soviet directors,eisenstein's handheld shots come to mind.
Simplistic plot with surprising depth,and an execution hardly replicable,the movie simultaneously tackles the arduous tasks of conveying the poignancy of meaningful imagery,and the necessity of words,even if futile.
A climax that is not only one of my personal favorites,but a masterful depiction of pure,genuine…Translated from by -
The Sacrifice 1986
We have acquired a dreadful disharmony,between our materual and spiritual development
Faith,certainty,apathy,fervor,right,wrong,if truth does not exist then what is the point of action? What is the point of inaction? Why have we molded our existence around specific convictions?
A movie that does not pretend to have all the answers,a philosophical essay in audio-visual form,a man whose psychology is in tatters finds it in himself to exhume his sense of desperation,in an abraham-like altruistic last attempt to restore what was,and what…Translated from by
