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Vive L’Amour (1994) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): How lonely they are…
I found myself caring a lot more than expected as watching Taiwanese filmmaker Tsai Ming-liang’s 1994 film “Vive L’Amour”, whose recent 4K restoration version was released in South Korean theaters in last week. Leisurely revolving around three different main characters, … Continue reading
Occupied City (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): The past and present of one European city
Steve McQueen’s documentary film “Occupied City” is an ambitious piece of work alternatively interesting and demanding. For more than 4 hours, the documentary simply shows and tells the old past of a heap of different spots in Amsterdam of the … Continue reading
All That Breathes (2022) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Of Nature and Human Life in Delhi
Documentary film “All That Breathes”, which won the Grand Jury Prize in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at the Sundance Film Festival early in last year and then received an Oscar nomination in last month, is an extraordinary piece of … Continue reading
About Endlessness (2019) ☆☆☆(3/4): About Absurdness
Roy Andersson’s latest film “About Endlessness”, which won the Silver Lion award for Best Direction when it was shown at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival, is as dry, absurd, and melancholic as you can expect from his work. Again, … Continue reading
Luxor (2020) ☆☆☆(3/4): As she wanders around in Luxor
“Luxor” is a slow and tentative romance drama which suggests a lot with its distinctive local atmosphere to remember. Although the movie does not tell that much about the old past between its two main characters, what is subtly and … Continue reading
City Hall (2020) ☆☆☆☆(4/4): Of a city and its government
I must confess that I cannot help but become very, very, very nervous whenever I have to watch and review the latest work from Frederick Wiseman, a great documentary filmmaker who has never stopped in his long, illustrious career although … Continue reading
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Of a house and the city
“The Last Black Man in San Francisco” is a seemingly simple but surprisingly rich and powerful drama packed with mood and details to be savored and admired. Although I must confess that it took some time for me to become … Continue reading
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