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(2005) |
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"If Brokeback Mountain was the bleak gay drama of 2005 that all audiences could enjoy, then another 2005 feature, the equally heterosexually enjoyable C.R.A.Z.Y., puts the colour back in the adjective 'gay'."
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Kamera.co.uk |
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(2008) |
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"Feels more like a cheap hypermarché knock-off with a fancily designed label than the real deal."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"[Haneke's] dark world view comes elegantly wrapped in its own contradiction."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"Perhaps the fictive demise of Berlusconi is enough for the Italian masses, but others might want something more for their ticket- or rental fee, such as a properly structured and thematically coherent story."
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european-films.net |
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(2003) |
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"Though the last act is formulaic (...) this film has everything we have come to expect from a British feel-good comedy."
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european-films.net |
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(2009) |
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"Unfinished but certainly not unworthy; a diamond in the rough."
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european-films.net |
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(2008) |
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"Unflinching would be a gentle word to describe this portrayal of a doomed humanity, but the exact point of the film beyond its doomsday message is never really clear."
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european-films.net |
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(2008) |
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"A fair but far from brilliant Woody Allen effort."
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european-films.net |
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(2004) |
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"Offering an excellent cast, narrative technique and cinematography, Certi bambini is the gripping story of a wasted youth in Naples, Italy."
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european-films.net |
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(2009) |
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"Dare bests truth at each turn in Cherrybomb, a zippy if over-schematic teen pic from tyro helmers Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn."
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Variety |
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(2008) |
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"A gentle character sketch gradually makes way for a high-energy tale of loyalty and betrayal that is perhaps rife with clichés but works because Yildirim has established his characters properly."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"An ugly mix of contemporary issues is hacked to unrecognizable bits in this tame, at times insipid thriller trying to impress with impossibly generic analogies to our own time."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"I expected a very [standard] feel-good movie, but instead became immersed in something altogether more satisfying [and] rich in detail."
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european-films.net |
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(2008) |
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"Languid, multi-accented adaptation of the contempo novel by Peter Cameron suffers from an unfocused screenplay and direction."
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Variety |
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(2008) |
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"Again an austere but acutely observed drama with a quasi-documentary style, Entre les murs (The Class) impresses with its veracious tone and nuanced characterisations."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"Some directors (mainly those starting with A, as in Altman or Almodóvar) can get away with doing things differently. French director Olivier Assayas is another A director who can."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"With a loving eye for its naturally acted adolescent characters and with excellent cinematography, Douches froides finally runs too long to be engaging throughout."
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european-films.net |
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(2007) |
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"Europudding in chocolate sauce."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"A mostly coherent fable that poses as a particularly low-brow sex comedy set in a faux high-brow, very stylised version of the Parisian night."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"[A] film that delivers quite a few chuckles but generally is very tame; all the characters never really leap off the screen and into your heart."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"Strong female comedies with a whiff of drama and a dash of romance can be a pleasure if done well even for discerning males such as myself."
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european-films.net |
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(2004) |
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"Two superfluous sub-plots notwithstanding, this atmospheric character study is clearly the work of a very talented filmmaker."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"Moodysson definitely created something haunting; imperfect and nonsensical as it may be at times. Is it pretentious? You bet. Is that a bad thing? Not at all."
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european-films.net |
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(2007) |
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"Has some trouble taking off before finally finding its way to a haunting conclusion."
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european-films.net |
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(2007) |
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"Anyone expecting huge explosions and frenetic car chases might be disappointed, but it will satisfy those looking for an intimate drama in which the conversation is at least a tad more sophisticated than "Letsgetoudahere!""
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european-films.net |
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(2004) |
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"It is always a gift when a screenplay does not underestimate the audience's intelligence."
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european-films.net |
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(2004) |
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"This French sex farce could prove to be one of the most hilarious -if not exactly refined- comedies of the year."
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european-films.net |
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(2009) |
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"Wacky tale of a woman who killed virgins for their blood to keep her skin wrinkle-free might get some traction in Central Europe, where it is set, but won't make it past the Europudding label elsewhere."
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Variety |
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(2009) |
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"This small, contemporary Czech marvel showcases two bright talents and a sentiment not seen often enough on screen nowadays: sincerity."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"The darkly serious tone of the script, Costa-Gavras' crisp direction and the dead-on acting (pun intended) make Le couperet a very intelligent and hilarious satire."
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european-films.net |
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(2007) |
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"An intelligent treatment of themes such as hard big city life and the exploitation of the male body is overshadowed by what feels like of a case of Ozpetek interruptus."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"To borrow from Colin Firth in Love actually: It is mainly scary how bad the writing is."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"What elevates Romanzo criminale above many other, more generic stories is its sense of history, which may in part be due to the work of screenwriters Petraglia and Rulli of La meglio gioventu-fame."
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european-films.net |
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"The musical documentary version of Turkish delight."
[movie review] |
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"With a dazzling performance by Bobulova at its heart, Cuore sacro could win Ozpetek new fans as he forsakes his overly sentimental style for something both more subtle and more resonant."
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european-films.net |
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(2007) |
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"Tongue-in-cheek humour is evident throughout the film, and the irky voyeuristic aspects are overcome by what seems to be a non-judgemental approach to the people being fooled."
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european-films.net |
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