COSTA DA MORTE (COAST OF DEATH)- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Capturing the wild and windswept beauty of Galicia’s rocky shoreline, this elegantly crafted documentary looks at the adversarial relationship between the region’s inhabitants and their surroundings, and the age-old legends that shape their lives.”
2/14/15- I’ve seen just 3 professional reviews and they are all good. Audiences have liked it also. TRDB.
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GETT: THE TRIAL OF VIVIANE AMSALEM- 2005. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this intense courtroom drama, Viviane Amsalem faces an uphill five-year battle as she seeks a divorce from her intractable spouse, who opposes the dissolution of the marriage — and holds all the cards under Israeli law.”
2/13/15- Great reviews from everybody. TRDB.
2/13/15- A very well done drama/expose of the Gett system and the basic denial of woman’s rights that is truly an embarrassment for Israelis. TRDB. At the Theater.
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A TALE OF WINTER- 1992. Synopsis by Netflix. “A young couple, Félicie and Charles, meet while on holiday and fall deeply in love. In a fatal slip, she gives him the wrong address, and, as a result, he disappears from her life. Five years later, at Christmas time, Félicie is a hairdresser in the Paris suburbs with a daughter (Charles’) and two lovers. The plot centers on Félicie’s shifting allegiances to the three men in her life, in a roundabout journey that finally brings her face to face with the most basic issues of destiny and faith.”
2/12/15– Great reviews for this movie. TRDB.
2/21/15- Part of Eric Rohmer’s collection, this movie has a good premise and good acting but I found the movie way too long. Several scenes could have been eliminated and more could have been shortened. It seemed endless. TRDB. At the Theater.
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MY NAME IS HMMM- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Twelve-year-old Céline runs away from her abusive home and meets Peter, a 40-something Scottish truck driver who becomes her surrogate father. Freed from oppression, Céline becomes a true, free-spirited child for the first time in her young life.”
1/30/15- This movie sounded interesting but reviews from nearly everyone are awful. TRDB.
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TIMBUKTU- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this piercing tale of oppression set in 2012 A, fear grips Timbuktu after the Malian city is seized by Islamic rebels determined to impose their extreme beliefs on the moderate Muslim populace.”
1/30/15- Excellent reviews from critics and very good ones from audiences. TRDB.
2/9/15- A fascinating drama that really gave the viewer a picture of what it’s like living or trying to live under these circumstances. TRDB.
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GIRLHOOD- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Set amid the projects of Paris, this absorbing depiction of a disaffected 16-year-old girl chronicles the transformation of her social identity after she falls in with a gang of female dropouts.”
1/30/15- Very good reviews from critics and fair reviews from audiences. The NY Times liked it. TRDB.
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HARD TO BE A GOD- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this dark tale, scientists are sent to observe and advance the planet Arkanar’s society, which is stuck in a time akin to Earth’s Middle Ages. While the visitors see things regressing, they’re forbidden to intervene in the natural order of events.”
1/30/15- This movie received great reviews from critics and mediocre ones from audiences. I have a feeling I’ll be with the audiences on this one. TRDB.
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ROCK THE CASBAH- 2015.
This movie is about a unit of Israeli soldiers assigned to patrol the Gaza Strip. The movie makes very real the trials and tribulations of doing the job in a war torn hostile environment and the soldiers’ attempt to bring some sense of normalcy to their everyday life. TRDB. Seen at the Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival.
Add comment January 30th, 2015
THE LAST SUMMER OF LA BOYITA- 2009. Synopsis by Netflix. “Luciana is becoming a teenager and has little time or patience for her younger sister, Jorgelina. For summer vacation, the girls part ways, and Jorgelina travels to the countryside, where she befriends a young ranch hand with an unusual secret.”
1/26/15- The drama held my interest despite the worst set of sub-titles I have ever encountered. TRDB.
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SALVATION ARMY- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Moroccan writer Abdellah Taïa directs this big-screen adaptation of his own largely autobiographical novel, telling the complex, coming-of-age story of a young, gay Arab man’s sexual awakening.”
1/23/15- OK reviews from the critics and weaker ones from audiences. TRDB.
Add comment January 23rd, 2015