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(2007) |
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"A popular Hungarian romcom in the Working Title mould."
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european-films.net |
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(2004) |
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"A documentary that is refreshing in both form and content."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"A small made-for-TV project by some guy named Bergman that could well be one of the best films (perhaps even the best film) released in theatres this year."
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european-films.net |
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(2007) |
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"A return to more familiar waters after the religious flight of fancy that was Cuore sacro, though some of that feature's preference for an investigation into what makes people tick over carefully plotted melodrama has -- thankfully -- remained."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"Plac Zbawiciela (Saviour Square) is anything if not a quality drama -- including the slight odour of naphthalene the term implies."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"Posing as a politically incorrect comedy about our multicultural society, it actually is a simple, honey-drippingly sweet romance that works thanks to its two affable leads."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"The story is slow-moving and simple, but Schultze gets the blues is worth it as a peculiar small-scale adventure."
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european-films.net |
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(2004) |
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"With the performance of Bardem at its centre, the film succeeds in making Sampedro's story enriching and not half as depressing as the premise might lead one to suspect."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"Though without obvious fireworks, La seconda notte di nozze is by far the best Italian film in competition here at the Venice Film Festival."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"The true force of The Secret Life of Words, as would be appropriate, is encapsulated almost completely in its strong dialogues."
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european-films.net |
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(2008) |
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"Though not all of the film's 151 minutes feel indispensable, the story and mise-en-scene of this immigrant family's daily struggles are so involving that it is still well worth seeing on the big screen."
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european-films.net |
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(2004) |
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"An interesting, well-filmed and acted slice of violent realism."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"Brodeuses shows us rookie director Faucher's complete control over her material. A small gem of a film high on atmosphere and with two pitch-perfect performances."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"Fairly compelling despite its shaky video footage; the people portrayed are outspoken characters with their own ideas of justice and politics, two opposites that --especially in Italy-- are all but separate."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"Looks gorgeous, but ultimately collapses under its own weight, as if it were a Chinese Kingdom of Heaven."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"SherryBaby is more often concerned with getting everything right the American indie way rather than trying to probe its characters and situations for emotional truths."
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Kamera.co.uk |
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(2004) |
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"Starts out as a pure laugh-out-loud fest but ends up being a tragicomedy that grows unexpectedly moving in its closing scenes."
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european-films.net |
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(2008) |
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"About as far away from a conventional composer biopic as Kraft's products are from real cheese."
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european-films.net |
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(2008) |
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"Scribe-helmer Jean van de Velde puts his considerable filmmaking talent at the mercy of a screenplay riddled with cliches and improbabilities."
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Variety |
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(2004) |
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"Evolves into a satisfying and at times touching family portrait as the relationships slowly emerge from the home video material, interviews and reality-TV style footage."
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european-films.net |
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(2004) |
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"Bertuccelli convinces us of her capability of sketching portraits of incredible characters that are credible."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"A French, musical, small-town variant on Lost in Translation that deserves an equally big audience."
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european-films.net |
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(2007) |
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"A delicious little devil of a movie in its own right."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"The rich toy with the poor and enjoy themselves, so what's new?"
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european-films.net |
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(2007) |
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"The words stylish and Flemish are rarely used in the same sentence by cinephiles, but after Ex Drummer, there is now a second film that just would justify their conjunction: Karakatsanis's demented road movie Small Gods."
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european-films.net |
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(2007) |
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"[The] arthouse variety of a bittersweet crowd-pleaser, complete with a finale that neatly ties up all the loose ends as the umpteenth pop song announces the arrival of the end credits."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"En soap never becomes too soapy, though the film does remain a bit mechanical and predictable at times, despite its rare insight in its subject matter."
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european-films.net |
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(2007) |
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"It is Big Brother without the sensationalism, a soap without the artifice and a documentary without the wobbly camerawork and dark interiors. It is also fantastic."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"[M]y happiness this was not."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"The [entwined] stories have been purged of cinematic trappings to the extent that they have almost become too mundane to really captivate or merit our attention."
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european-films.net |
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(2004) |
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"One of the best films about such a deceptively simple thing as brotherly love to have come out of France in quite a while."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"The romance that ensues is just as conventional as its ending, which is so understated that the viewer is left wondering whether the preceding 90 minutes were really worth it."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"The film itself may be very classical in its approach [but] the sheer power of Jentsch's performance and Sophie's own words make this film an absolute must-see."
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european-films.net |
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(2003) |
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"L'auberge espagnole or The Spanish apartment is a lovable, cozy mess just like its architectural setting."
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european-films.net |
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(2004) |
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"A promisingly playful piece that turns out to be more interested in pleasing the general audience rather than its own heart."
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european-films.net |
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(2003) |
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"From the opening shots [...] Aleksei Uchitel's Progulka announces itself as a visually arresting film positively drenched in its city-setting."
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european-films.net |
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(2007) |
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"Substitute not only explores what it means to be part of a top football team but especially what it feels like to be on it as the twelfth man."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"[A] film whose pacing resembles a train journey: slow as it starts out of the station and gradually picking up speed as the voyage progresses."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"If Krohmer and Knocke meticulously crafted the world Miriam inhabits, it is Gedeck's presence that makes it such a tangible mess -- which is meant as high praise indeed."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"Guérin is a very gifted director of actors and his work with newcomer Baptiste Bertin is astounding. The lingering close-ups of Bertin's face are like a road map to the complex inner turmoil of his character."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"When in the mood for a sultry, summery Spanish mood piece, this film might fit the bill. Whether it signals the arrival of a new auteur, that is another matter entirely."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"Both a classical allegory of adolescence and a contemporary coming-of-age melodrama, Sommersturm's story is of course not new, but it is exquisitely told."
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european-films.net |
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(2003) |
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"[An] interesting character study of the two women [portrayed]."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"Like Verhoeven’s recent Black Book it offers a thrilling ride through recent European history modelled on the Hollywood blockbuster but infused with a particular European sensitivity."
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