It’s been a while since my last post…
… but I’ve grabbed a few movies along the way and I’d like
to share them with you. Even without a full review, you'll enjoy them, I'm sure.
The Birds (Alfred
Hitchcock, 1963; starring Tippi Hedren and Rod Taylor)
- The special effects may look cheap by today’s standards
but this horror flick remains a classic. Tentative score: 8.8
- Though not as hard-hitting as WALL STREET, this financial market drama is well-acted and quite watchable. Tentative score: 8.1
Brodeuses (A
Common Thread) (Éléonore Faucher, 2004, starring Claire Moutiers and Ariane
Ascaride)
- From a slim premise (a pregnant girl struggles to find work),
Éléonore Faucher has crafted a serious, touching little film about life. Tentative score: 8.2
Hemingway &
Gellhorn (Philip Kaufman, 2012, starring Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman)
- Unforgettable characters, romance, drama, politics and
irony. A potent mix, a superb film. As Hemingway would say, ‘The best way to
know if you can trust someone is by trusting him.’ Tentative score: 8.6
Le gamin au vélo
(The Kid with the Bike) (Luc et Jean-Pierre Dardenne, 2011, starring Thomas
Doret and Cécile De France)
- The Dardenne brothers have done it again… a small-scale
drama that entertains and rings oh so true. Tentative score: 8.2
Bye now!
MBiS
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