Posts with the tag 'drama'
LOST ILLUSIONS- 2021. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In 1821, Lucien de Rubempré (César winner Benjamin Voisin) arrives in Paris as a sensitive, and idealistic young poet determined to write a reputation-making novel. Instead, he finds himself swept into journalism, whose influence and reach is booming with the help of the printing press, widely available of late. Under the mentorship of cynical editor Étienne Lousteau (César winner Vincent Lacoste), Lucien agrees to write rave theater reviews for bribes, achieving material success at the expense of his conscience.”
12/9/22- Very good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama
December 9th, 2022
WHAT REMAINS- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A small town pastor is forced to reckon with an act of forgiveness when the convict he forgave for murdering his wife returns to town five years later, while the town sheriff investigates another murder that may be related.”
12/4/22- Terrible reviews from the critics and excellent ones from audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama
December 4th, 2022
LADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Marrying Sir Clifford Chatterley, Connie’s life of wealth and privilege seems set as she takes the title of Lady Chatterley. Yet this idealistic union gradually becomes an incarceration when Clifford returns from the First World War with injuries that have left him unable to walk. When she meets and falls for Oliver Mellors, the gamekeeper on the Chatterley family estate, their secret trysts lead her to a sensual, sexual awakening.”
12/4/22- Good reviews for this re-make of the classic. TRDB.
Tags: drama
December 4th, 2022
WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “From the best-selling novel comes a captivating mystery. Where the Crawdads Sing tells the story of Kya, an abandoned girl who raised herself to adulthood in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina.”
12/1/22- Poor reviews from the critics and very good ones from audiences. TRDB.
12/1/22- I thought it was OK. TRDB.
Tags: drama
December 1st, 2022
THE ETERNAL DAUGHTER- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “An artist and her elderly mother confront long-buried secrets when they return to a former family home, now a hotel haunted by its mysterious past.”
11/30/22- Excellent reviews for this drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama
November 30th, 2022
THE SWIMMERS- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Based on a true story, THE SWIMMERS follows the journey from war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics. Two young sisters embark on a harrowing journey as refugees, putting both their hearts and champion swimming skills to heroic use.”
11/27/22- Fairly good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama
November 27th, 2022
NANNY- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “In this psychological horror fable of displacement, Aisha (Anna Diop), a woman who recently emigrated from Senegal, is hired to care for the daughter of an affluent couple (Michelle Monaghan and Morgan Spector) living in New York City. Haunted by the absence of the young son she left behind, Aisha hopes her new job will afford her the chance to bring him to the U.S., but becomes increasingly unsettled by the family’s volatile home life. As his arrival approaches, a violent presence begins to invade both her dreams and her reality, threatening the American dream she is painstakingly piecing together.”
11/27/22- Excellent reviews by the critics and OK reviews from audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama
November 27th, 2022
DEVOTION- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Devotion, an aerial war epic based on the bestselling book of the same name, tells the harrowing true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War. Their heroic sacrifices would ultimately make them the Navy’s most celebrated wingmen.”
11/27/22- Good reviews by the critics and excellent reviews from audiences. TRDB.
Tags: drama
November 27th, 2022
BANTU MAMA- 11/23/22. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A French woman of African descent manages to escape after being arrested in the Dominican Republic. She finds shelter in the most dangerous district of Santo Domingo, where she is taken in by a group of children. By becoming their protégée and maternal figure, she will see her destiny change inexorably.”
11/23/22- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 23rd, 2022
ACTUAL PEOPLE- 2022. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “A bare-boned independent drama with brief but meaningful touches of gentle comedy, Actual People is a poignant triumph, a simple but effective voyage into the mind of a young woman trying to find herself in a world that has somehow become hostile to those who refuse to find a place within its preconceived standards.”
11/23/22- Fair to good reviews for this drama. TRDB.
Tags: drama
November 23rd, 2022
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