Posts with the tag 'drama'
TONY TAKATANI- 2004. Synopsis by Netflix. “Based on a story by celebrated Japanese author Haruki Murakami, this visually poetic fable tells the story of Tony Takitani (Issei Ogata), a solitary technical illustrator. Raised as an only child and partially estranged from his father, Takitani is unaware of his own loneliness until he falls in love with Eiko (Rie Miyazawa). He soon marries her and comes alive for the first time. But Eiko’s obsessive passion for couture leads to tragedy.”
11/13/14- I saw this movie some years ago and liked it. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 14th, 2014
TEDDY BEAR- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “A shy and socially inept 38-year-old Danish bodybuilder travels to Thailand, where he learns some unexpected lessons about life and love.”
11/12/14- A very good drama with a sensitive touch and some interesting family dynamics. I’d recommend it. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 12th, 2014
THE WORLD IS BIG AND SALVATION LURKS AROUND THE CORNER- 2008. Synopsis by Netflix. “Decades after moving with his parents from Bulgaria to Germany, Alex (Carlo Ljubek) loses his memory in a terrible car accident. But by embarking on a tandem bicycle adventure with his quirky grandfather (Miki Manojlovic), Alex begins to reconnect with his forgotten past. Based on Ilija Trojanow’s autobiography, this touching drama explores such powerful themes as family, loyalty and cultural identity.”
11/11/14- Very good reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 11th, 2014
WRECKERS- 2011. Synopsis by Netflix. “When Dawn and David return to his hometown, an unexpected visit from David’s unbalanced brother makes Dawn question how well she knows her husband.”
11/11/14- A very dark movie, most of it very slow. About family secrets. You can skip it. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 11th, 2014
WEST- 2014- Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “East Germany. Summer, late 70’s. Three years after her boyfriend Wassilij’s apparent death, Nelly Senff decides to escape from behind the Berlin wall with her son Alexej, leaving her traumatic memories and past behind. Pretending to marry a West German, she crosses the border to start a new life in the West.”
11/7/14- Just 3 professional reviews– 2 up and 1 down (the NY Times). Audience reviews are mixed as well. Sounds interesting to me and I’ll try to see it. TRDB.
Tags: drama
November 8th, 2014
THE WAY HE LOOKS- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Overprotected by his mother and smitten best friend Giovana, blind teenager Leonardo dreams of being independent. But the arrival of new classmate Gabriel complicates matters when the two boys’ friendship deepens into something more.”
11/8/14- Very good reviews. TRDB.
8/8/15- A very good story and fine acting as well made this movie most enjoyable. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama
November 8th, 2014
THE TOWER- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A searing look at Communist East Germany in its final decade, The Tower reveals the intimate realities of life behind the Berlin Wall. Based on Uwe Tellkamp’s acclaimed novel The Tower: Tales from a Vanished Land, which won the 2008 German Book Prize and was heralded by Die Zeit as “one of the most important books of European post-War literature”, this riveting series introduces viewers to respected senior surgeon Richard Hoffmann, his wife Anne, their teenage son Christian, and their community of privileged intellectuals in suburban Dresden.”
11/7/14- Just 3 professional reviews, including the NY Times and they are all negative. TRDB.
Tags: drama
November 8th, 2014
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “With his body progressively ravaged by ALS, world-famous physicist Stephen Hawking must rely on his wife, Jane, to continue his life’s work as he faces various challenges. This affecting biographical drama centers on the couple’s fertile partnership.”
11/7/14- Good reviews from critics and audiences alike. TRDB.
2/23/15- A great performance by Eddie Redmayne helped this drama immensely. I think that the movie couldn’t decide if it should stress the character or his theories and may have gotten a bit lost trying. I did, however, like the movie. TRDB.
Tags: drama
November 8th, 2014
ELSA & FRED- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “ELSA AND FRED is the story of two people who, at the end of the road, discover that it’s never too late to love. After losing his wife, Fred (Christopher Plumer) feels disturbed, confused and alone, so his daughter (Marcia Gay Harden) helps move him into a small apartment where he meets Elsa (Shirley Maclaine).”
11/7/14- Awful professional reviews but audiences have given this movie average reviews. TRDB.
1/23/15– Fairly predictable and weak but Maclaine and Plumer make it passable. TRDB
Tags: Comedy, drama
November 8th, 2014
BHOPAL: A PRAYER FOR RAIN- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “This heartrending portrait of a disastrous 1984 chemical leak in Bhopal, India, chronicles events leading up to the tragedy and the shattering repercussions that turned the city into a nightmarish landscape strewn with more than 10,000 corpses.”
11/7/14- Critics are evenly divided on this movie but audiences have liked it very much. TRDB.
Tags: drama
November 8th, 2014
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