Tag: cinema
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Film: Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (India, 2019)
For all its flaws, I can’t think of another mode of cinema in which I see such a wide range of characters. Sure, your Hrithik Roshan’s and Deepika Padukones are caked in make up, their brown skin often lightening over time, but there’s also many more aged characters in Bollywood and they can gyrate and…
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Film: Dolor y Gloria (2019, Spain)
Pedro Almodóvar’s work is a catalogue of comedy and tragedy, controversy and black humour. I first encountered his work through the films Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios and Todo sobre mi madre, the latter of which I remember specifically touching me deeply. Although one of Spain’s most celebrated directors, his following is…
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Film: First They Killed My Father (2017, Cambodia/USA)
I debated whether to include this on my blog, wondering if it would actually count under ‘world cinema’, but given that the film was made with a large chunk of the cast and crew being from Cambodia, the film was shot in Cambodia, the story is from a Cambodian, and the dialogue is in Khmer…
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Film: Yabani Asly (2017, Egypt)
For my most recent world cinema watch, I went with an Egyptian film. This film is currently available on Netflix UK under the title ‘From Japan to Egypt’. Let’s dive in!
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Film: Green White Green (Nigeria, 2016)
As far as I am aware, Nigeria is the major player in African cinema. In fact, most African cinema I have watched has been produced in Nigeria or has somehow involved Nigerian production. Green White Green is a breakneck-speed dash through the history and politics of the country, told through the eyes of three young…
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Film: El Silencio de Otros (Spain, 2018)
This ‘review’ is a little overdue. I always find it a bit hard to ‘review’ a documentary, so I apologize if this is a bit all over the place. I guess it’s more a collection of my thoughts and a brief introduction into the subject for those not in the know. I wanted to write…