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(2008) |
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"In all likelihood, Ma salama Jamil is one of the first Dogme-inspired films mostly spoken in Arabic."
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(2004) |
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"It is something which can be enjoyed without any knowledge of the Belgians, though the fun and laughter will expand exponentially if one does know them just a tiny little bit."
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european-films.net |
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(2007) |
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"A Madonna-whore variation on the stark dramas that the Dardennes seemed to have a patent on, but Speth is not as accomplished a storytelller as the Belgian siblings."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"Miles away from the cute theatrical film adaptation of Ingmar Bergman, though bigger in this case is not necessarily better."
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european-films.net |
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(2007) |
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"Up until the last 20 minutes, the film is very strong, but then comes a rushed finale followed by the most unnecessary explanatory epilogue since Psycho."
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european-films.net |
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(2007) |
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"One of the more pleasant surprises of recent Italian cinema."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"An incredible first film filled to the brim with memorable images; an intelligent and modern take on a classic theme."
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european-films.net |
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(2007) |
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"There is a terrific film hiding away in these two hours of good (but not great) artistic melodrama."
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european-films.net |
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(2003) |
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"What sets this film apart from other quirky adventures is its internal coherence (both in terms of storytelling and visual style) as well as the humanity of its characters."
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european-films.net |
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(2007) |
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"However good the script, it is Decleir's finely nuanced performance that is the cement of the movie, keeping all the various elements together because his character remains believable throughout."
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european-films.net |
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(2007) |
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"Is not only filled with laughs but also plays well as a character drama, beautifully making the characters and their dilemmas come alive."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"Manderlay, like its predecessor Dogville, is a very interesting flawed picture, though both films have very different weaknesses and strengths."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"The fact that this breezy comedy is consistently funny cannot hide its lack of emotional resonance."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"The inventive use of well-written and acted voice-overs and the technical sleekness of this work makes one hungry for more."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"Though appropriately claustrophobic and technically on its toes, the film suffers from underdeveloped characters."
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european-films.net |
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(2007) |
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"Having three different protagonists is perhaps too much, as Bollain and Rodríguez' screenplay only succeeds in reducing each woman's story to its soap-opera essentials."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"[Akin to] an explosion at a fireworks factory: shows random trajectories of kitsch colours that are pretty, but when the smoke has disappeared turns out to be a big disaster."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"In this film, Matti inspires the kind of love despite all faults that most parents feel for their children - a sentiment likely spurred on by Paakkonen's voluptuous helpings of baby fat."
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european-films.net |
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(2004) |
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"Despite [numerous] shortcomings, there is a raw energy and zest at work here that makes the film interesting to watch throughout."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"A stylish and atmospheric crime-thriller that has an eye for its characters and the social-political environment in which they move."
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european-films.net |
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(2007) |
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"Legal miracle workers or "fixers" hide simple truths behind a calculated barrage of extraneous smoke and mirrors, which is exactly the tactic screenwriter-turned-director Tony Gilroy employs for his directorial debut Michael Clayton."
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european-films.net |
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(2007) |
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"For viewers interested in the Franco-Algerian question but put off by Haneke's Cache or Bouchareb's Indigčenes (Days of Glory), Thomas Gilou's comparatively breezy Michou d'Auber might be the perfect antidote."
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european-films.net |
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(2009) |
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"Peruvian realities and Llosa's light magical realism mesh to create a vivid picture of a society and its problems."
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(2009) |
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"Gives a relatively faithful idea of the novel's ingenious construction but only glimpses of its scathing portrait of Sweden as a corrupt, bankrupt and misogynistic society."
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Variety |
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(2003) |
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"A powerful story that mixes football and patriotic sentiments in a melodramatic look at immediate post-war Germany."
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european-films.net |
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(2009) |
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"Calling the Strobbe clan a working-class family would imply that some of its members worked (or had class), but none of the lowlife protags do in the visually robust and often hilarious Flemish tragicomedy The Misfortunates."
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(2006) |
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"Avoids the beaten track in favour of an exploration of who these characters really are, what they want from life and how they try to get it."
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european-films.net |
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(2008) |
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"The adolescent peeping Tom Hallam Foe is a fascinating character, brought to thrilling life by Jamie Bell in yet another extraordinary performance."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"A too long but nevertheless terrific documentary about the quirky characters that work in the wine-industry and the problems that the industry faces."
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european-films.net |
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(2008) |
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"Crossover hits from Flanders are rare and Flemish working-class romantic comedies even less so, but van Rompaey may have actually made both when he made Aanrijding in Moscou (Moscow, Belgium)."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"Though unnecessarily bookended by contemporary scenes, its superbly acted central section is powerful indeed."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"The film has drugs, violence, battery, prostitution, suicide and other assorted ills, but credit Runge's screenplay for making them feel part of a coherent whole rather than a tick-off list of increasing improbabilities."
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(2007) |
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"A showcase for Finnish acting talent and a significant step forward for Kotwica, though the closing reels of Musta Jää dilute its power as a psychological thriller in favour of plot twists more at home in a soap opera."
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european-films.net |
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(2007) |
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"This is the type of dramatic comedy that often gets labelled as pleasant, which means that it is not laugh-out-loud funny and inoffensively hobbles along to an ending that could have been spotted miles away."
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european-films.net |
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(2008) |
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"Could it be that the director feels less certain he gets his message across in a language that is not his? Voice overs from several characters are used to make explicit what should ideally have been inferred from what transpires on screen."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"Surprisingly funny, good-looking and a true showcase for the talents of rising star Elio Germano."
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european-films.net |
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(2003) |
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"A gigantically amoral cliche of a film."
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european-films.net |
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(2004) |
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"This is a Spanish treat! Not really about lesbianism, but rather a broad comedy about a neurotic twenty-something trying to make sense of it all."
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european-films.net |
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(2004) |
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"[A] film where the protagonist would have left after five minutes if they showed him this work about his life; the less grumpy and more patient viewer will likely remain seated until the understated end."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"Wants to be both an action film and a morality tale rolled into one, but younger children will only envy Juan Carlos' exploits, while parents will probably look on in horror."
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