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(2006) |
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"A particularly unlikeable protagonist, the sky-high expectations that come with a Palme d'or and the distinct sensation of "been there, seen that"..."
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(2008) |
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"A willingly schizoid portrait of a generation growing up on a continent where distances count for nothing but some gaps are still impossible to close."
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(2005) |
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"Too many narrative illogicalities make the 86 minutes seem long, despite two excellent performances and an intriguing premise."
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(2007) |
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"Marion Cotillard gives the performance of a lifetime in Olivier Dahan's fascinating but uneven Edith Piaf biopic La môme (La Vie en Rose)."
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(2005) |
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"One wonders how much of their performances came from Dance's direction and how much came from the actresses themselves, but what counts is what is there on the screen, which is more than satisfactory."
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(2006) |
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"Ferran's extravagant stylistic potpourri serves little purpose, but at its core Lady Chatterley is a powerful and absolutely believable quest by the titular heroine."
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(2006) |
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"Ralph Fiennes and Donald Sutherland as terrorist co-operatives? This is not a joke nor Hollywood's remake of Paradise now, but the biggest sales point of the Land of the Blind."
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(2008) |
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"What energises the film’s central section is the fact that Argento and Aattou make for a great couple."
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(2008) |
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"French director and provocatrice extraordinaire Catherine Breillat is finally tamed by a partially stilted adaptation of an early 19th century literary classic."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"[The script] looks so effortless and yet is so cunning, intelligent and elegant it could have been written by Mitterand himself."
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(2005) |
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Click here to see the review!
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european-films.net |
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(2004) |
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"It would have been nice had Vanier decided to orchestrate his message in a more honest way, but if you go with some kids it will still be fun, light entertainment."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"A film about normal people doing a difficult and mostly unspectacular job. But difficult, unspectacular and - especially - normal can be nice too sometimes."
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european-films.net |
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(2007) |
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"Set in the rich, bourgeois and vaguely intellectual Parisian bubble of Bruni Tedeschi's alter ego, it veers more towards comedy as the film progresses, earning good-hearted laughs as well as, well, whatever one may feel towards this particular milieu."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"Not really a thriller with a twist, but more an exciting, intelligent and suspenseful work with an overall quirkiness of subject matter and tone."
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european-films.net |
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(2007) |
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"Especially the first hour of Leo is a promising debut in full-out Scandinavian drama for the comedy director after his first try at something more dramatic with his charming displaced children's tale Zozo."
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european-films.net |
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(2007) |
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"A good film -- if not necessarily a good musical."
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european-films.net |
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(2008) |
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"Quiet, touching and poetic are not normally terms associated with vampire films, but there are no better words to describe Lat den rätte komma in (Let the Right One in) from director Tomas Alfredson."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"Originally pitched and shot as if it were a documentary, Lacuesta's work nevertheless thrives on its carefully composed cinematography and its heartfelt performances, even if everyone plays themselves."
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european-films.net |
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(2004) |
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"Kusturica's warm characters inhabit a world that is both absurd and at the same time strangely akin to our own."
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european-films.net |
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(2003) |
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"It is undeniable that Moodysson's work has a raw emotional power that transcends most of the film's flaws."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"The director also has a strong visual sense, turning the barren wastelands of Minnesota into the visual equivalent of the Reagan era of corporate greed in which the story is set."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"Foregoes all the pyrotechnics of flashy thrillers and high-strung spy mysteries for something that gets under the skin. A highly intelligent character drama that passes through the brain before reaching the heart."
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(2006) |
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"[F]ans of small horror stories and British indies with a dark side will certainly be entertained, though cross-over appeal to non-horror fans will probably be limited."
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(2008) |
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"A tightly drawn, atmospheric thriller that has one false bottom too many to qualify as great."
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(2009) |
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"Jaw-droppingly handsome cast, laugh-out-loud moments aplenty and a finely sketched, more serious undertow should make this third feature by Gallic helmer Lisa Azuelos a big hit in Gaul."
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(2006) |
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"Sehnsucht is one of those rare films for which the overused axiom "less is more" is totally justified. With her latest feature, Grisebach could give the Dardenne brothers a run for their money."
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(2005) |
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"Comme une image will linger in the mind long after the end-credits have disappeared."
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(2008) |
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"Though it occasionally skirts TV territory, pic remains involving, thanks to an ace performance from legit actor Pepijn Caudron and sumptuous widescreen lensing."
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(2003) |
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"Curtis has lost none of his touch, though the ending is somewhat muddled and 135 minutes is very long, even for a good romantic comedy."
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(2008) |
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"A classroom example of how to mix different genres into a coherent whole, with some of the more daring scenes -- including a planned suicide saved by a serenade on a rooftop -- working according to their own logic."
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(2006) |
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"Elevates its soapy storyline (a girl is involved in both a lesbian love story and an incestuous relationship with her brother) by taking it seriously without bursting into nervous laughter even once."
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european-films.net |
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(2008) |
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"Are the characters completely believable? No. Are the feelings the characters talk and sing about pinpointed with a precision that seems to have become a Honoré trademark? Very much so."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"Foregoes large emotions for effectively balanced character moments."
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(2006) |
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"Weird ideas piled onto one another can work (as anyone who has tried to explain what Les triplettes de Belville is all about will know), but what is missing here is a method to the madness."
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(2007) |
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"An uncompromising and incredibly seductive piece of filmmaking that is too long but has so many good elements going for it that it is hard to really care that on certain points the director seems to have thrown caution to the wind."
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