This is an anomaly. An American film where the Germans speak German to each other, the French speak French to each other, and the Germans stationed in France speak French to the locals. The majority of the film is subtitled and if it weren't for t...
Month: September 2011
Dogtooth
This film is all kinds of weird. I have no idea why it even got on to my list, but that's not to say it wasn't interesting to watch. A father, mother and three teenage children live in isolation in the Greek countryside. The father is the only one...
Jane Eyre
Excellent performances by Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender and Judi Dench saved this for me. It must be really difficult to bring anything new to a story that's been done so many times before, and the director has tried to be a little different ...
Attenberg
Hmm. All the listings give the impression that this is a 'coming of age' film. To an extent, I suppose, it is, but I wouldn't say this is the driving narrative. In the stifling environment of a small Greek costal resort out of season, Marina is de...
Never Let Me Go
Sad, sad, sad. In case you don't know the story, I don't do spoilers. But imagine that you absolutely know, without doubt, that something terrible is going to happen to you. You can't do anything about it. In fact, you've grown to accept that it i...