|
5/5
|
88%
|
Ba wang bie ji (Farewell My Concubine) (1993) |
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bibloi.com
Posted Aug 16, 2006
|
|
5/5
|
100%
|
Indiana Jones - The Adventure Collection () |
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european-films.net
Posted Jun 10, 2006
|
|
5/5
|
90%
|
The Piano (1993) |
—
european-films.net
Posted Jun 10, 2006
|
|
5/5
|
93%
|
Il Vangelo Secondo Matteo (The Gospel According to St. Matthew) (1964) |
—
european-films.net
Posted Jun 10, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
85%
|
Dead Poets Society (1989) |
—
european-films.net
Posted Aug 8, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
62%
|
Twin Peaks - Fire Walk with Me (1992) |
—
european-films.net
Posted Apr 2, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
61%
|
Lord of the Flies (1989) |
—
european-films.net
Posted Apr 2, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Broadway Danny Rose (1984) |
—
european-films.net
Posted Apr 2, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
97%
|
A Little Princess (1995) |
—
european-films.net
Posted Apr 2, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
82%
|
Hamam (Steam: The Turkish Bath) (1998) |
—
european-films.net
Posted Apr 2, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
94%
|
Short Cuts (1993) |
—
european-films.net
Posted Oct 19, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
92%
|
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) |
—
bibloi.com
Posted Aug 16, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
73%
|
Henry & June (2003) |
—
european-films.net
Posted Jun 10, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
90%
|
Aimée & Jaguar (2000) |
—
european-films.net
Posted Jun 10, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
97%
|
The Passion of Joan of Arc (La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc) (1928) |
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european-films.net
Posted Jun 10, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
A Grand Day Out With Wallace and Gromit (1995) |
—
european-films.net
Posted Jun 10, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
94%
|
Reds (1981) |
—
european-films.net
Posted Jun 10, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
95%
|
Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1994) |
—
bibloi.com
Posted Jan 20, 2006
|
|
|
——
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In the Beginning (A l'origine) (2010) |
"
True story of a stretch of asphalt rolled out by formerly jobless road workers in northern France, under the command of an impostor, blends social critique, character drama and crime into one smooth, good-looking package."
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Variety
Posted Aug 26, 2009
|
|
|
78%
|
De Helaasheid der Dingen (The Misfortunates) (2010) |
"
Calling the Strobbe clan a working-class family would imply that some of its members worked (or had class), but none of the lowlife protags do in the visually robust and often hilarious Flemish tragicomedy The Misfortunates."
—
Variety
Posted Aug 26, 2009
|
|
|
89%
|
O' Horten (2007) |
"
The decidedly Nordic -- though not at all glacial -- O'Horten is a mixture of sweetness and deadpan that proves the Kaurismäki/Andersson school of filmmaking still has new delights in store."
—
european-films.net
Posted Aug 16, 2009
|
|
|
77%
|
Venkovský Ucitel (The Country Teacher) (2008) |
"
This small, contemporary Czech marvel showcases two bright talents and a sentiment not seen often enough on screen nowadays: sincerity."
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european-films.net
Posted Aug 14, 2009
|
|
|
50%
|
Cherry Bomb () |
"
Dare bests truth at each turn in Cherrybomb, a zippy if over-schematic teen pic from tyro helmers Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn."
—
Variety
Posted May 4, 2009
|
|
|
85%
|
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) |
"
Gives a relatively faithful idea of the novel's ingenious construction but only glimpses of its scathing portrait of Sweden as a corrupt, bankrupt and misogynistic society."
—
Variety
Posted May 4, 2009
|
|
|
88%
|
Inspector Bellamy (2010) |
"
Upscale talkfest, which delights in its witty banter and sly references, could be helmer's most commercial work in quite some time, especially if the pic is tightened by a good 10 minutes."
—
Variety
Posted Apr 24, 2009
|
|
|
80%
|
The Milk of Sorrow (La Teta Asustada) (2010) |
"
Peruvian realities and Llosa's light magical realism mesh to create a vivid picture of a society and its problems."
—
Variety
Posted Feb 19, 2009
|
|
|
100%
|
Boogie (Summer Holiday) (2008) |
"
Three 30-somethings relive their gloriously lurid college days for one night only in Radu Muntean's Boogie, a restrained and honest look at the male midlife crisis in an embryonic state."
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european-films.net
Posted Jan 20, 2009
|
|
|
——
|
Loft (2008) |
"
A tightly drawn, atmospheric thriller that has one false bottom too many to qualify as great."
—
Variety
Posted Jan 20, 2009
|
|
|
94%
|
Le Chant des Mariées (The Wedding Song) (2008) |
"
A bold, very carnal take on adolescent female bonding in a setting not often portrayed onscreen. Small but ambitious movie should be able to sing its way into fests and arthouses."
—
Variety
Posted Dec 8, 2008
|
|
|
69%
|
Bride Flight (2011) |
"
As in Twin Sisters, a veneer of nostalgia, plus excellent lensing and acting, make the soap-opera plot play on the bigscreen."
—
Variety
Posted Dec 8, 2008
|
|
|
——
|
Los () |
"
Though it occasionally skirts TV territory, pic remains involving, thanks to an ace performance from legit actor Pepijn Caudron and sumptuous widescreen lensing."
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Variety
Posted Dec 8, 2008
|
|
|
——
|
Lol () |
"
Jaw-droppingly handsome cast, laugh-out-loud moments aplenty and a finely sketched, more serious undertow should make this third feature by Gallic helmer Lisa Azuelos a big hit in Gaul."
—
Variety
Posted Dec 8, 2008
|
|
|
80%
|
Un Secret (A Secret) (2008) |
"
Makes for compelling viewing despite many familiar elements."
—
european-films.net
Posted Sep 6, 2008
|
|
|
——
|
Friend () |
"
A subtle portrait of loss and personal growth."
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Variety
Posted Aug 19, 2008
|
|
|
——
|
Valu () |
"
Screenplay struggles to develop its more serious themes, but pic's plentiful laughs and gorgeous lensing make it an enjoyable experience overall."
—
Variety
Posted Aug 19, 2008
|
|
|
——
|
Une Chanson dans la Tête () |
"
Though on the surface Habibi is, indeed, a full-blown, crowd-pleasing melodrama, there's also a more thoughtful subtext below its glossy exterior."
—
Variety
Posted Aug 19, 2008
|
|
|
——
|
Karamazovi (The Karamazovs) (The Karamazov Brothers) (2008) |
"
The phenomenal legit performances are alone worth the price of admission, but a side story involving the troupe at a festival in Poland adds extra weight and underlines the timelessness of Dostoyevsky's themes."
—
Variety
Posted Aug 19, 2008
|
|
|
74%
|
La Fille Coupée en Deux (The Girl Cut in Two) (A Girl Cut in Two) (2008) |
"
Snappy timing, focused writing and pitch-perfect acting."
—
european-films.net
Posted Aug 11, 2008
|
|
|
93%
|
Aanrijding in Moscou (Moscow, Belgium) (2008) |
"
Crossover hits from Flanders are rare and Flemish working-class romantic comedies even less so, but van Rompaey may have actually made both when he made Aanrijding in Moscou (Moscow, Belgium)."
—
european-films.net
Posted Jun 25, 2008
|
|
|
96%
|
Tulpan (2009) |
"
The details of the exotic trappings on display may be relatively new but the rites-of-passage story is as old as civilisation itself in Tulpan, a timeless and endearing coming-of-age tale for the Story of the Weeping Camel crowd."
—
european-films.net
Posted Jun 24, 2008
|
|
|
92%
|
Il Divo (2009) |
"
The uncrowned king of post-war Italian politics, Giulio Andreotti, might be the subject of Paolo Sorrentino's nominal biopic Il Divo, but it is as an incisive portrait of Italian politics in general that it impresses."
—
european-films.net
Posted Jun 24, 2008
|
|
|
91%
|
Gomorrah (Gomorra) (2008) |
"
The Neapolitan mafia, known as the Camorra, gets the Syriana treatment in Matteo Garrone's Gomorra (Gomorrah), one of the most incisive organised-crime films to emerge from any country since the 1970s."
—
european-films.net
Posted Jun 23, 2008
|
|
|
97%
|
Entre les Murs (The Class) (2008) |
"
Again an austere but acutely observed drama with a quasi-documentary style, Entre les murs (The Class) impresses with its veracious tone and nuanced characterisations."
—
european-films.net
Posted Jun 19, 2008
|
|
|
71%
|
Bienvenue Chez les Ch'tis (Welcome to the Land of Shtis) (Welcome to the Sticks) (2008) |
"
A winner. Puts its tale of a southern postal worker hoping for a transfer to the Côte d'Azur through the very effective reverse psychology wringer when he ends up in the dreaded north instead - but discovers he loves it."
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european-films.net
Posted Apr 25, 2008
|
|
|
——
|
L...Kot Ljubezen () |
"
A willingly schizoid portrait of a generation growing up on a continent where distances count for nothing but some gaps are still impossible to close."
—
european-films.net
Posted Apr 9, 2008
|
|
|
68%
|
Paris (2008) |
"
After two continent-wide trips and a plunge into the French capital's underworld, French director Cédric Klapisch stays close to home and well above the ground for Paris, his valentine to the City of Lights."
—
european-films.net
Posted Mar 31, 2008
|
|
|
96%
|
Revanche (2009) |
"
A meandering first half gives way to a spectacular psychological portrait of the deafening silence of pain and loneliness in Austrian writer-director Götz Spielmann's Revanche."
—
european-films.net
Posted Mar 31, 2008
|
|
|
61%
|
Chiko (2008) |
"
A gentle character sketch gradually makes way for a high-energy tale of loyalty and betrayal that is perhaps rife with clichés but works because Yildirim has established his characters properly."
—
european-films.net
Posted Mar 24, 2008
|
|
|
——
|
Musta jää (Black Ice) (2007) |
"
A showcase for Finnish acting talent and a significant step forward for Kotwica, though the closing reels of Musta Jää dilute its power as a psychological thriller in favour of plot twists more at home in a soap opera."
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european-films.net
Posted Mar 24, 2008
|
|
|
——
|
Tiramisu () |
"
Tiramisu walks a fine line between feel-good clichés and true character development, though Van der Oest finally makes it all believable because of her direction of the actors."
—
european-films.net
Posted Mar 24, 2008
|
63%
——
96%
