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(2007) |
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"[A] familiar mixture of hilarious antics and a first-rate cast, with a plot as complicated as any a farce, needing to manoeuvre in countless directions to stretch the joke to feature length."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"A father's love for his children transforms this simple, low-tech drama into a compelling human tragedy of Dostoyevskian proportions."
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european-films.net |
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(2008) |
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"Screenplay struggles to develop its more serious themes, but pic's plentiful laughs and gorgeous lensing make it an enjoyable experience overall."
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Variety |
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(2005) |
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"[P]robes disquietingly deep into the murky depths of the two biggest support systems known to modern man: the state and the family."
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european-films.net |
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(2004) |
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"Despite an occasionally hampering pace, Vera Drake is worth [it] because of its impeccably conceived and acted characters and the moral quagmire they present us with."
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european-films.net |
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(2003) |
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"Sporting a perfect Irish accent, [Cate Blanchett] imbues the character with a lot more presence than the script (and the director?) called for."
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european-films.net |
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(2004) |
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"It gathers momentum like a giant snowball that will strike you with an incredible force at the end. Like Amelie, but more profound, emotional and ultimately beautiful"
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european-films.net |
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(2007) |
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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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(2003) |
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"What the characters go through, is an experience ordinary people we can relate to go through, and that makes everything so much scarier."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"Sara Johnson's able direction assures that Vinterkyss makes for hypnotic viewing as much as white snowfakes whirling in the dark of night."
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european-films.net |
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(2007) |
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"Vitus packs an emotional wallop of the standing ovation variety during its final 20 minutes, even if the road there is long and windy."
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european-films.net |
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(2005) |
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"A very necessary documentary on censorship in Italy by a censored satirist -- it makes us laugh, cry and think, and also offers us some hope."
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european-films.net |
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(2008) |
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"Vivere is a study in contrasts that, though it has a somewhat laborious narrative structure, continues Maccarone's ascent as a strong new voice in European cinema."
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european-films.net |
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(2006) |
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"Cruz has never been better or looked lovelier. The same could be said of Almodovar (well, at least the talent part)."
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european-films.net |
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