Tag Archives: drama

Identities 2017: Respire (Breathe)

Posted on September 10, 2017 by cornholio1980

Breathe France 2014 Written by Julien Lambroschini & Mélanie Laurent (based on the novel by Anne-Sophie Brasme) Directed by Mélanie Laurent Watched on 15.06.2017 “Respire” was directed by Mélanie Laurent, who is probably better known as an actress than a … Continue reading →

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Identities 2017: AWOL

Posted on September 8, 2017 by cornholio1980

AWOL USA 2016 Written by Deb Shoval & Karolina Waclawiak Directed by Deb Shoval Watched on 14.06.2017 Every film festival has the right to one major fuck-up – and in case of Identities 2017, this was it (to be fair, … Continue reading →

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Identities 2017: Dohee-ya (A Girl At My Door)

Posted on September 6, 2017 by cornholio1980

Dohee-ya South Korea 2014 Written by July Jung Directed by July Jung Watched on 12.06.2017 As a massive fan of “Sense8”, Doona Bae alone was reason enough for me to watch this movie (we have to stand by our cluster, … Continue reading →

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Identities 2017: Lovesong

Posted on September 4, 2017 by cornholio1980

Lovesong USA 2016 Written by Bradley Rust Gray & So-yong Kim Directed by So-yong Kim Watched on 09.06.2017 “Lovesong” is a wonderful love story about two friends who slowly realize that they might be more to each other. However, they … Continue reading →

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Identities 2017: Other People

Posted on June 21, 2017 by cornholio1980

Other People USA 2016 Written by Chris Kelly Directed by Chris Kelly Watched on 09.06.2017 “Other People” is a pretty good, albeit somewhat trivial, family drama with a superb cast and a couple of very strong, emotional moments, especially towards … Continue reading →

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Identities 2017: First Girl I Loved

Posted on June 18, 2017 by cornholio1980

First Girl I Loved USA 2016 Written by Kerem Sanga Directed by Kerem Sanga Watched on 09.06.2017 “First Girl I Loved” is a wonderful, beautiful, sensitive and touching coming-of-age drama about first love. It does a great job capturing what … Continue reading →

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Identities 2017: Bar Bahar (In Between)

Posted on June 17, 2017 by cornholio1980

Bar Bahar (In Between) Israel/France 2016 Written by Maysaloun Hamoud Directed by Maysaloun Hamoud Watched on 08.06.2017 “Bar Bahar” tells the story of three very different Palestinian women who share an apartment in Tel Aviv: Leila, a party girl who … Continue reading →

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Viennale 2016 – Day 2: Aquarius

Posted on April 8, 2017 by cornholio1980

Aquarius Brazil/France 2016 Written by Kleber Mendonça Filho Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho Watched on 21.10.2016 When a movie starts with a song by “Queen”, who to this day are my favorite band of all time, and later on features … Continue reading →

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Screener-Review: Battle Royale

Posted on April 6, 2017 by cornholio1980

Battle Royale Japan 2000 Written by Kenta Fukasaku, based on the novel by Koushun Takami Directed by Kinji Fukasaku Watched on 03.04.2017 More than 16 years after its release in Japan, “Battle Royale” is finally going to be freely available … Continue reading →

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Viennale 2016 – Day 2: Alone (Hon-ja)

Posted on November 19, 2016 by cornholio1980

Alone (Hon-ja) South Korea 2015 Written by Hye-jin Cha & Hong-min Park Directed by Hong-min Park Watched on 21.10.2016 Every year there are a couple of movies that end up on my “maybe”-list. Sometimes, I decide to give them a … Continue reading →

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