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A selection of intelligent cinema from around the world that entertains and provokes a mature viewer to reflect on what the viewer saw, long after the film ends--extending the entertainment value
282. The Talented Indigenous Australian Filmmaker Ivan Sen’s 11th Feature Film “Limbo“ (2023), Based On His Original Screenplay: More Than A Crime Investigation, A Study On The Plight Of The Indigenous People In Australia, And Gaining Significance After The Recent National Vote Rejecting Additional Power For The Disadvantaged Community
"Limbo is the continuation of themes I explored in my previous films. Those earlier films dealt with indigenous perspective through the eyes of an indigenous police officer. Limbo explores t… Read More
281. German Filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 11th Feature Film “The Bitter Tears Of Petra Von Kant “(Die Bitteren Tränen Der Petra Von Kant) (1972): A Fascinating Original Script Built On Interactions Of Five German Ladies Captured On A Limited Spatial Stage, With The Overarching Power Of Money Influencing Their Actions Past, Present And Future
“Of course, he took me seriously, respected my opinions.. but, nevertheless, he wanted to be the breadwinner. That way, oppression lies; that’s obvious. It’s like this, &ls… Read More
276. The Late French Director Bertrand Tavernier’s Feature Film “Ça Commence Aujourd'hui” (It All Starts Today) (1999), Based On A Commendable Screenplay Co-written By The Director, His Daughter Tiffany, And Dominique Sampiero: A Primary School Teacher Who Walks The Extra Mile To Serve And Speak For The Tiny Tots Raised By Parents With Marginal Incomes
"For its commitment to everyday heroism, its multi-layered approach to an array of social problems, and for the visual force of the storytelling.” --Citation of the FIPRESCI award bes… Read More
275. Italian Director Paolo Taviani’s Twenty-second Feature Film “Leonora Addio” (2022), Based On His Original Screenplay: A Fitting, Unique Tribute To The Nobel Prize In Literature Winner Luigi Pirandello And To The Late Film Director Vittorio Taviani From The 91-year-old Paolo, Younger Brother Of Vittorio
“Have any of you read Pirandello?” asks a senior priest in a Sicilian seminary to his junior priests “I read him in secret, then I confessed” replies a junior pr… Read More
274. Turkish Director Semih Kaplanoglu’s Eighth Feature Film “Baglilik Hasan” (Commitment Hasan) (2021) (Turkey), Based On His Original Screenplay: An Interesting Study Of A Turkish Male Farmer Growing Apples And Tomatoes Preparing For A Hajj Pilgrimage To Mecca With His Wife, A Dream-come -true Trip For Her
"You think you can go on a pilgrimage and come back clean as a whistle? Only God can forgive you, sir." --Turgut, an honest former employee of Hasan, branded as a thief by Hasan, w… Read More
271. Japanese Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Ninth Feature Film “Doraibu Mai Ka” (Drive My Car) (2021), Based On His Co-scripted Screenplay, Adapting A Fascinating Short Story Written By The Celebrated Contemporary Japanese Writer Haruki Murakami: An Unusual Script Structure Comprising A 39-minute Prologue, Followed By The Main Tale, And Tying It All Up With A Stunning, Minimalist, Micro-epilogue
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car will appeal to different folks for totally different reasons. Those familiar with Haruki Murakami’s written work flock to watch cinematic adaptat… Read More
268. Iranian Film Directors Maryam Moghadam’s And Behtash Sanaeeha’s Feature Film “Ghasideh Gave Sefid” (Ballad Of A White Cow) (2020) (Iran) In Farsi/Persian Language, Based On Their Original Script: Fallouts Of The Miscarriage Of Justice When An Innocent Person Is Executed For A Murder He Did Not Commit
And recall when Moses said to his people, “Allah commands you to slaughter a cow” They answered, “Do you make a mockery of us?” ---“Surah of the Cow” in… Read More
 “If they hurt others, it’s because they hurt, too.”-- Benedicta, mother of Amador, responding to Amador’s comment on the root formation of the Eucalyptus t… Read More
257. Iranian Director Mohammad Rasoulof’s Seventh Feature Film “Shetan Vojud Nadarad” (There Is No Evil) (2020), Based On An Original Script By The Director: Distinct Tales Of Four Iranian Men (three Of Whom Were Soldiers) Who Either Chose To Actively Participate Or Conscientiously Refuse To Hang Condemned Men And The Consequences Of Their Actions On Their Family Life
The film is “about people taking responsibility” for their actions and “each story is based on my own experience” ---Director Mohammad Rasoulof, quoted from BBC News… Read More
255. Japanese Director Takashi Koizumi’s Film “Hakase No Aishita Sushiki” (The Professor And His Beloved Equation) (2006), Based On An Award-winning Japanese Novel By Yoko Ogawa: Melding The Magical World Of Numbers And Mathematics With Invisible Eternal Truths Existing In The Universe, For Adults And School-going Students Alike
 To see a World in a Grain of Sand, And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the Palm of your Hand, And Eternity in an Hour               … Read More
253. Brazilian Director Kleber Mendonca Filho’s Debut Feature Film “O Soma O Redor” (Neighboring Sounds) (2012) In Portuguese, Based On His Original Script: A Lovely, Innovative Example Of Effective, Judicious And Discreet Use Of Sound In Film-making That Complements The Mood Of The Screenplay
Film directors often make amazing debut feature films. These debut films can be awesome if they are based on the director’s original scripts rather than an adapted one. Kleber Mendonca… Read More
249. Portuguese Director Pedro Costa’s Seventh Feature Film “Vitalina Varela” (2019): Stunning, Austere, Melancholic Docu-fiction Film That Highlights The Power Of Cinematography, Sound Management, Lighting, Acting, Drama And Art Direction, Presenting An Aesthetic Alternative To Hollywood And Bollywood Films
Film director Jean Luc Godard  had said “In the temple of cinema, there are images, light and reality. Sergei Parajanov was the master of that temple.”  Parajanov… Read More
245. Swedish Director Roy Andersson’s Sixth Feature Film “Om Det Oändliga”(About Endlessness) (2019): Providing Vignettes Of Modern Life Invoking Memories, Theatre, Cinema, Painting, Religion And Music To Force Us To Look Inwards And Outwards, To The Past, The Present And The Future
About Endlessness won the 2019 Best Director award at the Venice film festival and the European film award for the best visual effects supervisor. It is a film that offers value for a contem… Read More
243. Brazilian Directors Juliano Dornelles’ And Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Film “Bacurau” (2019): Structurally Similar To Hollywood Films But Refreshingly Different In Presenting A Realistic Canvas Of Brazilian Characters And Contemporary Problems Of That Wonderful, Diverse Country
The first impression of a viewer of Bacurau would be that it is structured in many ways similar to any recent Tarantino film or the way a traditional Hollywood Western is assembled: the bad… Read More

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