Posts with the tag 'Foreign'
BEANPOLE- 1/29/20- Synopsis by Netflix. “During World War II, Iya and Masha form a strong bond while fighting together as anti-aircraft gunners. But when the conflict is over, the two women find themselves struggling to remake their lives amid the wreckage of 1945 Leningrad.”
1/29/20- Very good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
6/8/20- This movie offered a good depiction of post war Leningrad although it could have been anywhere. From there on it went from weird to strange and back to weird again. With all that said I could not turn it off. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
January 29th, 2020
INVISIBLE LIFE- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1950s Rio de Janeiro, sisters Eurídice and Guida long to escape their conservative family home. But after Guida breaks free, she soon returns to Brazil — a fact their father keeps from Eurídice, exiling the siblings from each other.”
12/20/19- Very good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
December 20th, 2019
CHINESE PORTRAIT- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Assembled over a 10-year period, this unique picture of modern China emerges through a sequence of still-frame video portraits of citizens from every location and social standing, captured against the nation’s ever-shifting backdrop.”
12/13/19- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
Tags: documentary, Foreign
December 13th, 2019
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “When hesitant bride-to-be Héloïse refuses to sit for a portrait to entice a marriage proposal, commissioned artist Marianne must observe Héloïse during the day and paint her at night. In the process, Marianne begins to fall for her beautiful subject.”
12/6/19- Excellent reviews for this drama that takes place in 1760 France. TRDB.
3/2/20- I liked the movie although it was a bit slow at times. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
December 7th, 2019
XIMEI- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Ximei is a young peasant woman from rural China’s Henan Province who contracted AIDS during the government-sanctioned “Black Blood Economy.” In the late 1990s, the Chinese government encouraged impoverished villagers to sell their blood plasma for money, literally bleeding people for profit.”
11/29/19- Just 4 reviews so far and they are all good. TRDB.
Tags: documentary, Foreign
December 3rd, 2019
TREMORS- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “When devout husband and father Pablo reveals to his family that he’s gay, they’re shocked, angry and unforgiving. But things go from bad to worse when he’s forced to choose between his two children and his sexual identity.”
11/29/19- Very good reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
December 3rd, 2019
CAVALE- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “After escaping from a psychiatric clinic, three teenage girls hit the road in France, eager to seek out adventure and experience their newfound freedom.”
11/29/19- Just 4 reviews noted and they are all good. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
December 2nd, 2019
THE BODY REMEMBERS WHEN THE WORLD BROKE OPEN- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “While Áila and Rosie — both indigenous women — inhabit the same Vancouver neighborhood, their lives are very different. But they forge a delicate bond when Áila takes Rosie into her home after finding her barefoot and hurt on the street.”
11/29/19- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.
12/4/19- A little slow at times but I enjoyed it very much. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Tags: drama, Foreign
December 1st, 2019
LES MISERABLES- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Set in the impoverished Parisian district of Montfermeil, this gritty drama follows newly minted cop Stéphane and his two corrupt colleagues, who patrol the streets as tensions mount between the police and the disadvantaged community.”
11/29/19- Good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
December 1st, 2019
HALA- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Dutiful daughter and straight-A student Hala is the pride of her Pakistani immigrant parents. But as she approaches graduation, her blossoming romance with a high-school classmate threatens to derail her father’s plans for an arranged marriage.”
11/22/19- I found only 1 review and it’s a wonderful review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 22nd, 2019
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