Take these posts as my foot prints.
I’ve been eagerly anticipating this one for some time, and now it’s finally streaming on BluTV. By sheer chance, I happened to watch it on one of the coldest nights here, which perhaps helped me immerse myself into this deeply atmospheric, dark fairy tale.
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Do you ever wonder about meeting the right person at the wrong time? Or do you think that if they were truly the right ones, timing wouldn’t really matter, and you would find a way to be together no matter what? Do you think most of our connections with people happen by chance? And could that feeling of familiarity when our eyes meet really mean we know them from our past lives, just like it’s believed in Buddhism? Should we just feel lucky that our paths crossed in this life time with someone special, even if it’s just once? The 2023 movie “Past Lives” explores these questions in an elegant, tender, and yet powerful way.
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This film was quite the ride, I must say. While the more contemplative side of me understood the filmmaker’s choice to leave the ending open, the police procedural junkie inside was practically screaming, “Just give me the damn killer! You can’t leave me hanging like that,” when the credits rolled. 😊
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Honestly, I’m not particularly drawn to survival dramas, but I felt compelled to explore this one since it’s nominated for the Oscar Best International Feature Film, representing Spain. As I delved into reviews and filmmaker interviews, I found myself more intrigued by the process of making such a large-scale movie than the film itself.
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Picture yourself as the smartest and most courageous member of your family. You see a way out of the corner you’re all stuck in. But sadly, just because you’re a woman, your voice doesn’t count. That’s the tragedy of Leila. But as the title suggests, it’s not only Leila’s story; it’s also about her brothers.
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Still on my quest for movies featuring older women as protagonists, I stumbled upon “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande” after thoroughly enjoying “The Lady in the Van”. Let me tell you, it’s a genuine and touching film (pun not intended).
This British comedy-drama premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2022. It follows a middle-aged woman who decides to hire a young sex worker to experience pleasure for the first time in her life. It’s a hot topic, for sure. 🙂
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Manele Labidi has been busy putting the final touches on her upcoming second feature film, ‘Queen Mom’ lately, but I recently had the chance to catch her debut, ‘Arab Blues.’ I enjoyed its light tone and how the nostalgic Italian songs created that breezy Mediterranean vibe.
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Just have to share my latest obsession – Mariano Cohn and Gaston Duprat’s series, ‘El Encargado’ (The Boss) and ‘Nada’ (Nothing). Apparently, this Argentine filmmaker duo has a knack for creating characters that you shouldn’t really like but somehow end up totally loving. In both of the shows, I think the tone, comedic timing and dialogues are just brilliant. Also, I can’t help but feel the filmmakers’ confidence in their storytelling. They don’t rush things or overload the plot. It’s really refreshing and inspiring to see.
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So, here are some Irish folks not hanging out in ‘Belfast’ but ‘In America’ this time.😊 After checking out Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast,” I decided to dive into “In America,” a 2002 film that follows an Irish family’s journey to start afresh in Manhattan. Just like how Belfast echoes Branagh’s Irish childhood, “In America” pulls from Jim Sheridan’s own life experiences.
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I came across this one while on the hunt for ‘movies with a grumpy old lady.’ If only there were a sub-genre for that. 😊 The 2015 British film ‘The Lady in the Van’ is an adaptation of the acclaimed writer Alan Bennett’s memoir of the same title. It delves into the peculiar relationship between Alan Bennett and the eccentric old lady living in her van parked in his driveway for fifteen years. The memoir transitioned first into a stage play and then into a movie, both under the direction of Bennett’s long-time collaborator Nicholas Hytner.
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A Screenwriter’s Journey 