Posts with the tag 'Foreign'

BUTTERFLY VISION

BUTTERFLY VISION- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “After spending months as a prisoner in Donbas, Ukrainian aerial reconnaissance expert Lilia returns home to her family. But the trauma of captivity continues to torment her and surface in dreamlike ways. Something growing deep within Lilia will not allow her to forget, yet she refuses to identify as a victim and will fight to liberate herself.”

5/22/23- Good reviews for this movie from Ukraine. TRDB.

Add comment May 22nd, 2023

THE COW WHO SANG A SONG INTO THE FUTURE

THE COW WHO SANG A SONG INTO THE FUTURE- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “When thousands of fish die in a polluted river in southern Chile, Magdalena, a woman long-deceased, emerges amongst their lifeless bodies. Magdalena encounters her widowed husband, sending him into a state of shock and prompting the return of their daughter, Cecilia. Magdalena’s presence and her effect on the environment stirs curiosity and fear among her family. As the past comes into focus, mother and daughter are met with the opportunity to change the future.”

5/21/23- Excellent reviews for this Spanish drama. TRDB.

Add comment May 21st, 2023

L’IMMENSITA

L’IMMENSITA- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Rome, 1970s: a world which straddles new neighborhoods being created, TV variety shows still in black & white, societal advances and family models that now seem outdated. Clara and Felice have just moved into a new apartment. Their marriage has reached a point of no return: they no longer love each other, but they can’t seem to leave each other either.”

5/12/23- Fair reviews for this Italian drama. TRDB.

Add comment May 12th, 2023

CHILE ’76

CHILE ’76- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Chile, 1976. Carmen heads off to her beach house to supervise its renovation. Her husband, children and grandchildren come back and forth during the winter vacation. When the family priest asks her to take care of a young man he is sheltering in secret, Carmen steps onto unexplored territories, away from the quiet life she is used to.”

5/7/23- Excellent reviews from the critics for this Spanish drama.   TRDB .

Add comment May 7th, 2023

UNREST

UNREST- 2023. “Unrest is the story of young watchmaker, Josephine, in 1877 Switzerland, who gets involved with the rising anarchist movement as new technologies begin to transform money, time and labor in a small town.”

5/7/23- Good reviews for this French drama. The NY Times liked it very much. TRDB.

Add comment May 7th, 2023

BROADWAY

BROADWAY- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Nelly has escaped from her wealthy and controlling family. As she dances in a strip club, she meets Markos, a small yet charismatic gangster, who helps her run away from her stepfather’s henchmen. Markos soon becomes her protector and lover.”

4/30/23- Excellent reviews for this Greek drama. TRDB.

Add comment April 30th, 2023

WINTER BOY

WINTER BOY- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Lucas is 17 when his teenage world is suddenly shattered. He views his life as a wild animal in need of taming. Between a brother settled in Paris and a mother with whom he now lives alone, Lucas will have to fight to rediscover hope and love.”

4/30/23- Fair to good reviews for this French drama. TRDB.

Add comment April 30th, 2023

THOSE WHO REMAINED

THOSE WHO REMAINED- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A man living a solitary life in post-World War II Hungary meets a young girl.”

4/30/23- Excellent reviews by the critics for this movie from Hungary and so-so reviews by audiences. TRDB.

Add comment April 30th, 2023

R.M.N.

R.M.N.- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Award-winning director Cristian Mungiu’s (4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days) gripping portrait of ethnic and economic resentments tearing at the fabric of a small mountain town.”

4/30/23- Excellent reviews for this drama from Romania. TRDB.

Add comment April 30th, 2023

THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS

THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS- 2023. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “After meeting as children over a series of summers in the Italian Alps, Pietro (Luca Marinelli) and Bruno (Alessandro Borghi) reunite as adults to build a mountainside cottage which becomes a site of both reflection and reconciliation.”

4/30/23- Excellent reviews for this drama from Italy. TRDB.

Add comment April 30th, 2023

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