Silsila (1981): not the typical Bollywood
Starts off as Propitious Romantic Melodrama and Ends up as Long Fashion Show! Continue reading Silsila (1981): not the typical Bollywood
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”Life Is Beautiful” (La Vita è bella): Giving a Human (and Humorous) Face to Rearing a Boy Under Fascism
”Where can you find someone more handsome than me?” he asks the children, leaping onto a desktop. ”Look at the perfection of this ear!” When he waves his hands, he declares, ”They dream about these!” Mr. Benigni clowns so nimbly that he gets as far as celebrating his navel before having to beat a hasty retreat from the room. Continue reading ”Life Is Beautiful” (La Vita è bella): Giving a Human (and Humorous) Face to Rearing a Boy Under Fascism
“THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO”: Tattooed Heroine Metes Out Slick, Punitive Violence
Tiny as a sparrow, fierce as an eagle, Lisbeth Salander is one of the great Scandinavian avengers of our time, an angry bird catapulting into the fortresses of power and wiping smiles off the faces of smug, predatory pigs. The animating force in Stieg Larsson’s “Millennium” trilogy — incarnated on screen first by Noomi Rapace and now, in David Fincher’s adaptation of “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” by Rooney Mara — Lisbeth is an outlaw feminist fantasy-heroine, and also an avatar of digital antiauthoritarianism. Continue reading “THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO”: Tattooed Heroine Metes Out Slick, Punitive Violence
Dancer In The Dark (2000)
Some reasonable people will admire Lars von Trier’s “Dancer in the Dark,” and others will despise it. An excellent case can be made for both positions. Continue reading Dancer In The Dark (2000)
Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989): lovable Studio Ghibli coming-of-age story
This sunny 1989 fantasy by master animator Hayao Miyazaki broaches the issue of female sexuality more boldly than any Western children’s movie would dare Continue reading Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989): lovable Studio Ghibli coming-of-age story
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Innocence (2004)
A striking interpretation of a novella by turn-of-the-last-century avant-gardist Frank Wedekind. Continue reading Innocence (2004)
RAW: cannibal fantasy makes for a tender dish
Julia Ducournau’s debut feature about a young woman’s emerging taste for human flesh is an exhilarating blend of horror, humour and heartbreak. Continue reading RAW: cannibal fantasy makes for a tender dish
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