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Viennale 2015 – Day 7: Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse (My Golden Days)

Posted on November 16, 2015 by cornholio1980

Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse F 2015 Written by Arnaud Desplechin & Julie Peyr Directed by Arnaud Desplechin Watched on 28.10.2015 “Trois souvenirs de ma jeunesse”, while nice, didn’t really feel in any way revolutionary and/or special to me. It … Continue reading →

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Viennale 2015 – Day 6: Tangerine

Posted on November 14, 2015 by cornholio1980

Tangerine USA 2015 Written by Sean Baker & Chris Bergoch Directed by Sean Baker Watched on 27.10.2015 “Tangerine” was the last film of a 6-movie-marathon – by far my busiest day of this years Viennale. As you can imagine, by … Continue reading →

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Viennale 2015 – Day 6: The Lobster

Posted on November 11, 2015 by cornholio1980

The Lobster Ireland | UK | Greece | France | Netherlands | USA 2015 Written by Yorgos Lanthimos & Efthymis Filippou Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos Watched on 27.10.2015 “The Lobster” starts off so strong that for about half of its … Continue reading →

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Viennale 2015 – Day 6: Fatima

Posted on November 9, 2015 by cornholio1980

Fatima F 2015 Written by Philippe Faucon, based on books by Fatima Elayoubi Directed by Philippe Faucon Watched on 27.10.2015 “Fatima” deals with the generational split within (some) immigration families. Fatima came to France so that her children could have … Continue reading →

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Viennale 2015 – Day 6: Spotlight

Posted on November 8, 2015 by cornholio1980

Spotlight USA 2015 Written by Tom McCarthy Directed by Tom McCarthy Watched on 27.10.2015 “Spotlight” is an ensemble piece that chronicles the exposure of multiple cases of child abuse – and their subsequent cover-up – within the Catholic Church in … Continue reading →

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Viennale 2015 – Day 3: Carol

Posted on November 4, 2015 by cornholio1980

Carol USA 2015 Written by Phyllis Nagy (based on a novel by Patricia Highsmith) Directed by Todd Haynes Watched on 24.10.2015 I’m a sucker for romance. I think that love in general, and romantic love in particular, is one of … Continue reading →

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Viennale 2015 – Day 2: Anderswo (Elsewhere)

Posted on November 2, 2015 by cornholio1980

Anderswo D 2014 Written by Ester Amrami & Momme Peters Directed by Ester Amrami Watched on 23.10.2015 I still can’t get over the fact that this movie was written and directed as graduation project of a film student. It’s so … Continue reading →

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/slash 2015 – Day 7: Tokyo Tribe

Posted on September 30, 2015 by cornholio1980

Tokyo Tribe Japan 2014 Written by Shion Sono, based on the manga by Santa Inoue Directed by Shion Sono Watched on 23.09.2015 As much as I ended up loving “Love & Peace”, and thus was very much willing to give … Continue reading →

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/slash 2015 – Day 7: Love & Peace

Posted on September 30, 2015 by cornholio1980

Love & Peace Japan 2015 Written by Shion Sono Directed by Shion Sono Watched on 23.09.2015 Never before have I experienced a similar change in my opinion of a movie while watching it, than with “Love & Peace”. I found … Continue reading →

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/slash 2015 – Day 6: Nobi (Fires on the Plain)

Posted on September 28, 2015 by cornholio1980

Nobi Japan 2014 Written by Shin’ya Tsukamoto, based on the novel by Shohei Ooka Directed by Shin’ya Tsukamoto Watched on 22.09.2015 Before the screening, festival director Markus Keuschnigg read a letter that Shin’ya Tsukamoto sent to the audience, where he … Continue reading →

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