drama
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The Wall
On paper this very pared-down thriller that happens at the end of the Iraq war and which is essentially a two-handed story would seem like a tough sell, but in the hands of director Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity) and with a tour-de-force performance from Brit actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson, the result is a stunning riveting…
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One Week And A Day
No matter how long you nurse a dying relative it is still completely unbearable when they eventually depart this earth, particular when they are one of your children. It has been a week since 25 year Ronnie their only son has died of cancer and his Israeli parents Eyal (Shai Avivi) and Vicky (Evgenia Dodina) and…
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The Constitution.
The Constitution is set in contemporary Zagreb in a large apartment building which has definitely seen better days. Its the tale of 4 of its inhabitants who have been neighbors for several years, but have been careful to remain complete strangers to each other. On one floor in a very spacious apartment lives Vjeko Kralj…
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A Quiet Passion
For his latest cinematic treat the veteran British auteur Terence Davies has written and directed a visually stunning period-drama biopic on the great American poet Emily Dickinson. Born into a prominent Massachusetts family in 1830, but Davies starts his story when as a rather troublesome young woman, Emily (Emma Bell) is cutting short her studies at Mount…
