Film Review – The Painted Bird (2019)
Title – The Painted Bird (2019) Director – Václav Marhoul (Tobruk) Cast – Petr Kotlár, Udo Kier, Barry Pepper, Stellan Skarsgård, Harvey Keitel, Julian Sands Plot – On a solo […]
Category Archives: Film reviews: Foreign
Classic Review – The Seventh Seal (1957)
Title – The Seventh Seal (1957) Director – Ingmar Bergman (Persona) Cast – Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Nils Poppe Plot – During the Black Plague era, Antonius […]
Film Review – The Invisible Guest (2016)
Title – The Invisible Guest (2016) Director – Oriol Paulo (The Mirage) Cast – Mario Casas, Ana Wagener, Jose Coronado, Bárbara Lennie Plot – Successful businessman Adrián Doria (Casas) and […]
Classic Review – Tangerines (2013)
Title – Tangerines (2013) Director – Zaza Urushadze (The Confession) Cast – Lembit Ulfsak, Giorgi Nakashidze, Misha Meskhi, Elmo Nüganen Plot – It’s 1992 and war rages on in a […]
Classic Review – Ikiru (1952)
Title – Ikiru (1952) Director – Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai) Cast – Takashi Shimura, Shin’ichi Himori, Nobuo Kaneko, Minoru Chiaki Plot – Diagnosed with terminal cancer, long-serving government office worker […]
Film Review – Les Misérables (2019)
Title – Les Misérables (2019) Director – Ladj Ly (feature debut) Cast – Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, Djebril Zonga, Issa Perica Plot – Moving to Paris to join a special […]
Classic Review – Come and See (1985)
Title – Come and See (1985) Director – Elem Klimov (Farewell) Cast – Aleksey Kravchenko, Olga Mironova, Liubomiras Laucevicius Plot – It’s 1943 and young Belarus boy Flyora (Kravchenko) finds […]
Classic Review – Harakiri (1962)
Title – Harakiri (1962) Director – Masaki Kobayashi (Beautiful Days) Cast – Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Ishihama, Tetsurô Tanba, Masao Mishima, Shima Iwashita Plot – As Japan enters a time of […]
Classic Review – Memories of Murder (2003)
Title – Memories of Murder (2003) Director – Bong Joon Ho (Parasite) Cast – Kang-ho Song, Sang-kyung Kim, Roe-ha Kim, Jae-ho Song Plot – Based on a series of real-life […]
Classic Review – Waltz with Bashir (2008)
Title – Waltz with Bashir (2008) Director – Ari Folman (The Congress) Cast – Ari Folman, Ori Sivan, Shmuel Frenkel, Ronny Dayag Plot – On a quest to unlock memories […]
