Not every day you have the opportunity to watch a nationwide forbidden movie directly in a theater. Even in fewer days this opportunity comes, no more and no less, restored in 4K. I read in the brochure I picked the interview to the director after delighting myself in this lovely film, but the reasons for… Continue reading Suzhou River
Tag: Romance
Licorice Pizza
USA, 2021 Romance/Coming of Age Mainstream Trailer If you ask anybody involved in the artistic creation of any kind of narrative fiction, they most probably will tell you that youth is a perfect setting for a story. It is a period of life that evokes strong, heartfelt emotions and excitement; and most importantly, it awakes… Continue reading Licorice Pizza
Josee, the Tiger, and the Fish
Japan, 2020 Slice of Life/Melodrama Mainstream Trailer I remember having seen the promotional poster for Josee some months ago, perhaps last spring. I believe I even commented it with my usual group of animation-loving friends. Ever since that first contact with the teaser I have wanted to watch this movie; because judging by the poster,… Continue reading Josee, the Tiger, and the Fish
There is no Evil
Iran, 2020 Slice of Life/Thriller/Romance/Drama Author Trailer I have alredy mentioned several times my love and fascination towards any cultural product from the Iranosphere. Especially, the movies from the newest wave of Iranian cinema offer a very fresh and dynamic take on a culture otherwise sadly known by the traditional slowness and denseness of its… Continue reading There is no Evil
Tremble all You Want
Japan, 2017 Ironic Psychological Comedy Romance Drama (yes) Author Work Trailer This. This baby here has been the most tasteful, most perfectly shot, most intriguing, most lovely, but also the most mysterious and the most ungraspeable movie of all the JFF+ Festival 2021 Edition. It has been all this to the point that I don’t… Continue reading Tremble all You Want
Pot-pourri of Autumn 2020 movies
Emma (UK, 2020) – Romance, Comedy – Mainstream This is another nice example of the recent female directors make adaptions of classic novels trend that I wish never fades away. I honestly never read anything Jane Austen, and I committed the sin of disdaining her for believing her work being overly cheesy and languid. However,… Continue reading Pot-pourri of Autumn 2020 movies
The Bra
I watched a movie called The Bra. I decided myself for this one because the poster made it look like a heartwarming one, and also because it’s a production from Azerbaijan. That intrigued me, since I never had contact with anything of that country before (and I have a soft spot for the Second World… Continue reading The Bra
Doukyuusei (Classmates)
I finally got to watch Doukyuusei yesterday. And it made me think, somehow. I really liked the relationship between both main characters. It’s like a bromance elevated to the maximum exponent. They act as bros and as lovers at the same time, and it’s totally compatible. Which is something I have thought about many times,… Continue reading Doukyuusei (Classmates)