Le Grand appartement Pascal Thomas :: France :: 2006 :: 1h43 Francesca and Martin live in a huge apartment in the middle of Paris, surrounded by an extended family extended with friends. The apartment had its rent fixed long, long ago, allowing them to bungle on through life in a bohemian bliss. The owners of [...]
Filed under: Europe, France | Tagged: Laetitia Casta, Le Grand appartement, Mathieu Amalric, Paris, Pascal Thomas | Leave a Comment »
Karov la bayit (Close to Home) Dalia Hager, Vidi Bilu :: Israel :: 2006 :: 1h30 Two girls, Smadar and Mirit, are doing their compulsory military service in Jerusalem. One of them is a rebellious, assertive character, the other a beautiful and enticing introvert. They are sent on patrol together through the streets, taking down [...]
Filed under: Asia, Israel | Tagged: army, Close to Home, Dalia Hager, Israel, Vidi Bilu | 2 Comments »
Hors de Prix Pierre Salvadori :: France :: 2006 :: 1h43 Irène seduces older men to be able to lead the lifestyle she desires. One night, in a grand hotel, she mistakes Jean, the barman, for a wealthy guest. The game is up quickly enough for her, but Jean had fallen in love and quickly [...]
Filed under: Europe, France | Tagged: Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh, Hors de Prix, Pierre Salvadori, priceless | Leave a Comment »
Little Miss Sunshine Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris :: USA :: 2005 :: 1h40 -CONTAINS SPOILERS- A dysfunctional provincial American family road movie where the assorted group of indifferent self absorbed characters to come together at the end, as you would expect. Although funny, the movie is disturbing at heart and forces us into a series [...]
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Mauvaise foi Roschdy Zem :: France :: 2006 :: 1h28 Clara and Ismaël have been together for four years. Neither of them are particularly religious, but none the less she is Jewish and he is a Muslim. When she becomes pregnant and they move in together, they get around to meeting each other’s parents and [...]
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Zwartboek Paul Verhoeven :: Netherlands / Belgium / UK / Germany :: 2006 :: 2h25 The Dutch Jewish singer Rachel (Carice van Houten) has to flee Nazi troops in The Hague in 1945, but their escape boat is intercepted and her entire family shot dead and robbed. After her narrow escape, she joins the Dutch [...]
Filed under: Belgium, Europe, Germany, The Netherlands, UK | Tagged: Black Book, Paul Verhoeven, WW2, WWII, Zwartboek | Leave a Comment »
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