Posts with the tag 'Foreign'
SON OF SAUL- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Amid the horrors of Auschwitz, prisoner Saul Ausländer has the grim duty of transporting corpses from the camp’s gas chambers to the crematoria. But when he thinks he recognizes his son’s body, Saul sets out to save the boy from incineration.”
12/18/15- Excellent reviews for this Holocaust movie. Sounds grueling, however. TRDB.
2/10/16– Grueling was not quite descriptive enough. The movie describes a class of concentration inmates very well and tells a story at the same time. I don’t think that I liked this film as much as the critics did. TRDB. At the Theater.
Tags: drama, Foreign
December 18th, 2015
THE WORLD OF KANAKA- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Alcoholic and emotionally unstable, ex-cop Akikazu Fujishima is estranged from his family and working security when his daughter vanishes. Seeing a chance for redemption, he begins a search — and uncovers the shocking truth about his offspring.
12/4/15- Fairly good reviews by the critics. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
December 5th, 2015
MY FRIEND VICTORIA- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Years after spending a night at the sumptuous home of a wealthy Parisian family, a young woman, now fully grown, meets one of the family’s sons. Soon, the two begin a relationship — and end it … but not before she becomes pregnant.”
12/4/15- Mixed reviews but I’ll try to see this one. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
December 4th, 2015
BUEN DIA, RAMON- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Determined to escape his poverty-stricken circumstances in Mexico, Ramon tries repeatedly to reach the United States before heading to Germany instead. There, he’s forced to scratch out a living on his own until he forms a bond with a retired nurse.”
11/23/15- Very good reviews. TRDB.
11/24/15– A delightful feel-good movie that while very enjoyable lacked a whole lot of suspense. A few of the scenes with the 2 lead characters talking to each other with neither understanding what the other was saying were excellent. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 23rd, 2015
SUMMER OF SANGAILE- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Though 17-year-old Sangaile is fascinated by the feats of aerobatic pilots, her fear of heights prevents her from taking wing — until her relationship with the audacious young Auste inspires the boldness that Sangaile needs.”
11/20/15- Mixed reviews– more positive than negative. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 20th, 2015
MUSTANG- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Enraged by her granddaughters’ flirtations with some male classmates, a strict Turkish grandma refuses to let her young charges out of the house to keep them from ruining their marriage chances. But the girls find ways to circumvent the restraints.”
11/20/15- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
1/15/16- A wonderful movie that is both moving and terribly sad at the same time. TRDB. At the Theater.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 20th, 2015
YANA’S FRIENDS- 2013. Synopsis by Netflix. “The Gulf War serves as the backdrop for this drama set in 1991 Israel. When her husband abandons her, a pregnant Russian woman is left to share an apartment with their roommate, a voyeuristic wedding photographer.”
11/20/15- Very good reviews– I saw this film and liked it. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 20th, 2015
TIME OF FAVOR- 2000. Synopsis by Netflix. “Both a political-psychological drama and a love story between a passionate woman and two best friends, this profound film addresses the tense relationship between the orthodox nationalists and the military on Israel’s West Bank.”
11/19/15- I liked the movie– good but not great. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 20th, 2015
CAMPFIRE- 2004. Synopsis by Netflix. “After her husband passes away, 42-year-old Rachel Gerlik (Michaela Eshet) decides to get a fresh start and moves from Jerusalem to the West Bank with her two teenage daughters in this thoughtful drama set in 1981. But while her judgmental, uptight new neighbors are busy playing matchmaker for single mother Rachel, trouble begins to brew with her girls”
11/20/15- I saw this 11 years ago and liked it very much. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
November 20th, 2015
CENSORED VOICES- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “In 1967, author Amos Oz and editor Avraham Shapira tape-recorded the sentiments of Israeli soldiers returning from the Six-Day War. This riveting documentary combines that long-censored audio with archival clips to provide a personal picture of war.”
11/16/15- Excellent reviews by the critics and very good ones by audiences. TRDB.
4/28/16- An excellent documentary made even more special by the release of these censored tapes. TRDB.
Tags: documentary, Foreign
November 16th, 2015
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