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Tag Archives: Art
Isadora’s Children (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): Personal artistic influences from Isadora Duncan
French film “Isadora’s Children” is a modest piece of work which calmly but profoundly explores personal artistic influences from Isadora Duncan, one of the most famous dancers in the 20th century. Through three different stories loosely connected together by one … Continue reading
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) ☆☆☆☆(4/4): A painter and her challenging model
French film “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” is almost pure and perfect in its haunting romantic period drama with complex thoughts and emotions churning and swirling below its seemingly plain surface. Although the movie is quite more restrained than … Continue reading
Manifesto (2015) ☆☆☆(3/4): 13 Manifestos delivered by Cate Blanchett
You should know in advance what you are going to get from “Manifesto”, a challenging but thought-provoking arthouse film presenting a bunch of many different ideas and messages via a series of manifestos. While it goes without saying that you … Continue reading
A Bread Factory, Part Two (2018) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Art and Community (Continued)
When I was about to watch “A Bread Factory, Part Two”, which luckily happens to be shown at the 20th Jeonju International Film Festival along with “A Bread Factory, Part One”, I had considerable expectation as reflecting on what I … Continue reading
A Bread Factory, Part One (2018) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Art and Community
“A Bread Factory, Part One”, which fortunately happens to be shown at the 20th Jeonju International Film Festival along with “A Bread Factory, Part Two”, is a rich, colorful slice of life which is full of wonderful individual moments to … Continue reading
Ruben Brandt, Collector (2018) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): An animation film about therapeutic heist
Hungarian animation feature film “Ruben Brandt, Collector” is a visual joy to behold. Freely and joyfully wielding its wacky, distinctive style across the screen, the film constantly dazzles us with numerous fantastic sights apparently inspired by many different artworks from … Continue reading
Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): An uneven mix of art, satire, and horror
Netflix film “Velvet Buzzsaw” consists of two different parts which do not fit well with each other. While it begins as a broad satire on the world of contemporary art business, the movie eventually becomes a creepy supernatural horror tale … Continue reading
Faces Places (2017) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Agnès Varda and JR on the road
To be frank with you, Agnès Varda was not a familiar name to me even when I watched tons of movies during the 2000s. Although I managed to watch her second feature film “Cléo from 5 to 7” (1962), her … Continue reading
The Square (2017) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4): Challenging, baffling, and annoying
Swedish comedy film “The Square” challenged me, baffled me, and annoyed me. I sort of understood its points as occasionally amused by some of its satiric moments, and I actually admire its several challenging moments, but I also felt impatient … Continue reading
Antiporno (2016) ☆☆☆(3/4): Another perverted exercise in style from Sion Sono
You cannot possibly expect anything normal from Sion Sono, who is surely one of the most interesting filmmakers working in Japan at present. “Cold Fish” (2010) was a bleak, disturbing psychological thriller about an ordinary family man gradually influenced by … Continue reading