Posts with the tag 'Foreign'
A BAG OF MARBLES- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “As the German army occupies Paris in 1941, Jewish barber Roman Joffo realizes his family is in danger of detention and worse. Planning their escape to the “free zone” in southern France, he sends his youngest sons on the perilous trip by themselves.”
3/23/18- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
12/28/18- Yet another Holocaust movie with excellent acting and a grueling screenplay. Definitely recommended. TRDB. Hotwire On Demand.
Tags: drama, Foreign
March 23rd, 2018
THE WORKSHOP- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Once bustling, the port town of La Ciotat has seen better times — which writers in a workshop there are trying to reflect in their collective novel. But the hostility and disturbing vision of one participant soon alarm his peers and the instructor.”
3/23/18- Very good reviews for this French drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
March 23rd, 2018
ISMAEL’S GHOSTS- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “While preparing to shoot a movie about a diplomat’s life, director Ismaël Vuillard gets an unexpected visit from his long-dead lover Carlotta — which not only drives away his current partner but soon begins driving him out of his mind.”
3/23/18- Fair reviews from the critics and poor ones from audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
March 23rd, 2018
THE LAST SUIT (EL ULTIMO TRAJE)- 2018. Synopsis by IMDB. “Abraham Bursztein, an 88 years old Jewish tailor, runs away from Buenos Aires to Poland, where he proposes to find a friend who saved him from certain death at the end of World War II.”
Tags: drama, Foreign
March 21st, 2018
12 DAYS- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Under French law, people involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital must be brought before a judge within 12 days. As this documentary reveals, the brief interview that takes place can mean the difference between liberty and confinement.”
3/16/18- Very good reviews for this movie. TRDB.
Tags: documentary, Foreign
March 16th, 2018
ARMY OF SHADOWS- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “Director Jean-Pierre Melville’s experiences as a member of the French Resistance during World War II inform this movie about a civil engineer who becomes one of the chiefs of the underground movement.”
3/14/18- Very good reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
March 14th, 2018
TWO MEN IN MANHATTAN- 1959. Synopsis by Netflix. “The dark shadows of New York come to life in this moody, jazz-soaked noir classic from Jean-Pierre Melville, who cast himself as a journalist on an ethically fraught mission to track down a missing French diplomat.”
3/14/18- Weak reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
March 14th, 2018
SHINING MOON- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “When gay actors Renato and Ivan — also a couple — are cast as a pair of notorious drag queens by a handsome young filmmaker, they must confront society’s prejudices and their own if they’re to play the roles of a lifetime.”
3/9/18- I’ve seen just 1 review and it was fairly good. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
March 9th, 2018
HANNAH- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “This layered character study follows the aging Hannah, who’s attempting to come to grips with the ramifications of her husband’s incarceration. But as she faces scorn from family and friends, she begins to unravel.”
3/9/18- Fairly good reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
March 9th, 2018
CLAIRE’S CAMERA- 2018. Synopsis by Netflix. “While attending Cannes, film sales agent Man-hee is abruptly fired by her jealous boss. But when Man-hee meets Parisian teacher Claire, who takes a picture of her on the beach, the two bond — and Man-hee discovers the transformative power of photos.”
3/8/18- Fairly good reviews and I love Huppert. TRDB.
11/7/18- I enjoyed this movie– it was unique. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
Tags: drama, Foreign
March 9th, 2018
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