LOST AND BEAUTIFUL- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this mystical fable, masked figure Pulcinella is summoned from the afterlife to fulfill humble shepherd Tommaso Cestrone’s last wish by guiding his young buffalo, Sarchiapone, to a place of safety.”
12/9/16– Weak reviews in general but the premise drew me in and I think I’ll see this if the film comes around. TRDB.
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THE STUDENT AND MISTER HENRI- 2015. About an old grumpy man living in Paris whose son asks him to rent out a room of his apartment to someone who can look after him.
12/7/16- I thoroughly enjoyed this French film about a grumpy old man who really comes back to life as a result of this arrangement. TRDB.
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THE DUELIST- 2016/ Synopsis by Netflix. “In czarist Russia, professional duelist Yakovlev makes his living standing in for gentlemen who fear their odds of survival. But his trade puts him in a dicey spot when he falls for a woman whose brother Yakovlev will soon be facing with pistols.”
12/2/16- The critics were 50/50 on this one but audiences liked it quite a bit. TRDB.
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OLD STONE- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “After hitting a motorcyclist — through no fault of his own — cabdriver Lao Shi comes to the victim’s aid, only to see his life unravel as he’s stuck with the man’s medical bills and dragged deeper and deeper into a bureaucratic nightmare.”
11/30/16- Excellent reviews! TRDB.
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NE ME QUITTE PAS- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “Leading uninspiring lives, two Belgian buddies — Marcel and Bob — lean on each other and on alcohol for solace. But when Marcel decides it’s time for them to stop drinking, Bob is reluctant to get with the new plan.”
11/18/16- Just a few reviews and they are mixed. So far I think I’ll skip it. TRDB.
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I AM NOT MADAME BOVARY- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “To qualify for the apartment they covet, Li Xuelian and her husband, Qin Yuhe, agree to divorce. But to Li’s astonishment, Qin moves into the apartment with another woman. Outraged, Li begins a years-long campaign to expose Qin’s chicanery.”
11/18/16- Very good reviews by the critics and fair ones from audiences. TRDB.
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7 ANOS- 2016.
10/29/16- About 4 partners in a software company who must decide which of them will spend 7 years in prison so that the company may continue.
I liked it. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
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CROSSCURRENT- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “A trip down the Yangtze River becomes a meditation on life and death for cargo boat captain Gao Chun as he travels the waterway in the wake of his father’s death — liberating the soul of the older man while searching for his own soul mate.”
10/28/16- Just 2 professional reviews– 1 negative and the other weakly positive. I think I’d skip it for now. TRDB.
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CREEPY- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “After exchanging the perilous life of a police detective for the far safer world of academia, criminal-psychology lecturer Koichi Takakura is drawn back into the fray when an old case is reopened. Meanwhile, odd doings are afoot in his neighborhood.”
10/21/16- Excellent reviews from the critics. TRDB.
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FIRE AT SEA- 2016. Synopsis by Netflix. “An island halfway between Sicily and Libya has become the vortex of Europe’s immigration struggles as observed in this documentary on Lampedusa, where more than 150,000 Africans each year make their first contact with European soil.”
10/21/16- Excellent reviews from the critics and fairly good ones from audiences. TRDB.
3/26/17- An excellent documentary that combines both the commonplace and the tragedy taking place on this once peaceful island. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
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