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Forum: General Movie Discussion 05-02-18
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Nowhere in Africa (2001) 4.5 44179 ...

Nowhere in Africa (2001) 4.5

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German drama film based on a true story by Stefanie Zweig, depicting the lives of Jewish refugees starting a new life in Kenya. The Redlich family lead a...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-24-18
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Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song (2001) 4.5 ...

Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song (2001) 4.5

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Film documentary about the life and times of the German-born and American-nationalized legendary diva. Captivating and well-documented biography...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-09-18
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Seconded, great film. Also could try Grizzly...

Seconded, great film.
Also could try Grizzly Man (docu).
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-08-18
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Libertarias (1996) 4 43571 Spanish...

Libertarias (1996) 4

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Spanish war-film set in 1936 at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. It traces the exploits of a group of feminist militia-women fighting on the leftwing...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 04-01-18
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Walk on Water (2004) 4 43399 Trilingual...

Walk on Water (2004) 4

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Trilingual thriller from Israeli director Eytan Fox, in Hebrew, German and English. Top Mossad agent Eyal carries out his work with cold efficiency; but the new...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-26-18
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A Passage to India (1984) 4.5 43187 ...

A Passage to India (1984) 4.5

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Film adaptation of E. M. Forster's classic novel (& one of my favourite books), directed by old master David Lean. Set in 1920s India, a young British woman...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-16-18
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The Pianist (2002) 4.5 42911 Third...

The Pianist (2002) 4.5

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Third viewing of this hard-hitting biographical film about Jewish Polish pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman's survival of the Holocaust in WW2 Warsaw. Director Roman...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 03-05-18
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The Handmaiden (2016) 3.5 Intriguing South...

The Handmaiden (2016) 3.5
Intriguing South Korean thriller from Park Chan-wook (famous for "Oldboy"), centred around a fraudulent count, a young woman he employs to pose as a ditzy maid, and a rich...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-20-18
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Copying Beethoven 2 Pseudo-historical piece...

Copying Beethoven 2

Pseudo-historical piece set around the composition of Beethoven's 9th Symphony in the 1820s. Stale feeling to it, with stilted performances & irritating melodrama. Always...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-18-18
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The Intouchables - 9/10 2011 French comedy...

The Intouchables - 9/10

2011 French comedy about unemployed guy from Senegal who unexpectedly gets landed a job working for a tetraplegic billionaire art dealer in Paris. The relationship develops...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-16-18
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Persuasion ('95) - 9/10 One of the best...

Persuasion ('95) - 9/10

One of the best Austen adaptations, coming in the '90s Janeitism slew of movies & mini-series & spin-offs. Well made period piece with stately British understatement (the...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-12-18
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No, I'm German, though with a lot of Hispanic...

No, I'm German, though with a lot of Hispanic connections.
But I'll take Brazilian as a compliment. :)
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-12-18
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Manhattan - 8/10 Mixed (though generally good)...

Manhattan - 8/10
Mixed (though generally good) feelings, the rating swung between 7 and 8 before settling on 8. The beautiful B&W photography of New York with Gershwin was perfect. But Allen and...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-11-18
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Definitely, we thought that too.

Definitely, we thought that too.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 02-11-18
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Network - 9/10 Wonderful script with...

Network - 9/10

Wonderful script with first-class acting performances (third time watching it this time round, and it gets better each time - this time was particularly struck by Ned Beatty in the...