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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

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

2023-11-12 08:23
"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

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

2023-08-09 16:45
“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&hell…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

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

2022-08-22 00:18
"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

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

2022-06-22 04:12
“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

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

2022-06-12 16:19
"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

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

2022-01-16 02:55
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

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

2021-11-13 17:00
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

262. Spanish Film Director Oliver Laxe’s Film “O Que Arde” (Fire Will Come) (2019), Based On The Original Co-scripted Screenplay Of Santiago Fillol And The Film’s Director Laxe: Unusual Film With Very Few Spoken Lines Preferring Instead To Communicate With Visuals Of Nature And A Cocktail Of Sounds (diegetic, Composed Music And Exceptionally Alluring Sound Mixing)

2021-04-07 03:08
 “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
260. Côte D’Ivoire’s (Ivory Coast’s) Film Director Philippe Lacôte’s Second Feature Film “La Nuit Des Rois” (Night Of The Kings) (2020), Based On His Original Script: A Significant Prison Film Underscoring The Power Of Storytelling And Magic Realism From The African Continent

260. Côte D’Ivoire’s (Ivory Coast’s) Film Director Philippe Lacôte’s Second Feature Film “La Nuit Des Rois” (Night Of The Kings) (2020), Based On His Original Script: A Significant Prison Film Underscoring The Power Of Storytelling And Magic Realism From The African Continent

2021-01-29 03:59
“I don’t make a lot of films...I can only shoot what is essential to me” --Director Philippe Lacôte in an interview to CNN titled "Machetes and Microbe… 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

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

2020-10-28 12:01
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

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

2020-09-21 15:36
 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

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

2020-07-21 15:58
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

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

2020-03-08 02:33
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
248. French Director Céline Sciamma’s Fourth Feature Film “Portrait De La Jeune Fille En Feu” (Portrait Of A Lady On Fire) Based On Her Original Screenplay: An Awesome Film Built On Impeccable Direction, Intelligent Screenplay, Magnetic Performances, Cinematography And Choice Of Music

248. French Director Céline Sciamma’s Fourth Feature Film “Portrait De La Jeune Fille En Feu” (Portrait Of A Lady On Fire) Based On Her Original Screenplay: An Awesome Film Built On Impeccable Direction, Intelligent Screenplay, Magnetic Performances, Cinematography And Choice Of Music

2020-02-26 17:36
Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire may be described by some as a feminist film that tells a tale of four women characters in 18th century France devoid of any significa… 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

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

2019-12-21 03:39
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

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

2019-10-27 15:08
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
237. Italian Maestro Ermanno Olmi’s Feature Film “La Leggenda Del Santo Bevitore” (The Legend Of The Holy Drinker) (1988) (France/Italy): One Of The Finest Examples Of Magic Realism In Film History And The Importance Of Making The Right Choices Of Appropriate Background Music

237. Italian Maestro Ermanno Olmi’s Feature Film “La Leggenda Del Santo Bevitore” (The Legend Of The Holy Drinker) (1988) (France/Italy): One Of The Finest Examples Of Magic Realism In Film History And The Importance Of Making The Right Choices Of Appropriate Background Music

2019-06-28 01:59
Ermanno Olmi (1931-2018) is not often discussed on the same plane as Orson Welles or Andrei Tarkovsky. Yet they have certain similarities in their body of film output.  Olmi made 20 fea… Read More

234. Russian Director Aleksei German, Jr.’s Sixth Feature Film “Dovlatov” (2018) (Russia): A Soulful Reduction Of The Travails Of A Russian Writer Of Repute, Intelligently Collapsed Into Six Interesting, Representative Days In 1971 Of Brezhnev-era USSR, Providing The Viewer A Mirror Image Of What Director Aleksei German, Sr., Endured As A Creative Filmmaker Battling Censors In That Same Timeframe.

2019-02-13 12:37
“Dovlatov was a sex symbol, an Elvis Presley, a legend (in Russia)” – director Aleksei German, Jr., on the writer Dovlatov,  in an interview published in Sight and Sou… Read More
232. Danish/Irish Director David Noel Bourke’s Third Feature Film “Bakerman” (2016) (Denmark) Based On His Original Story: An Interesting Tale Of A Quiet And Introspective Dane Facing Career Threats From His Employer Who Is An Immigrant, And Unprovoked And Unconnected Vandalism From Other Immigrants, Sparking Off An Unusual Chain Reaction

232. Danish/Irish Director David Noel Bourke’s Third Feature Film “Bakerman” (2016) (Denmark) Based On His Original Story: An Interesting Tale Of A Quiet And Introspective Dane Facing Career Threats From His Employer Who Is An Immigrant, And Unprovoked And Unconnected Vandalism From Other Immigrants, Sparking Off An Unusual Chain Reaction

2018-12-05 18:40
Bakerman is an award-winning Danish film that has surprisingly not been picked up for screening by international festivals beyond western Europe and the American east coast. Few critics seem… Read More
229. The Late Chinese Director Bo Hu’s Debut And Final Film “Da Xiang Xi Die Er Zuo ” (An Elephant Sitting Still) (2018) (China): A Realistic Film On The Lives Of The Marginal Urban Population In China, A Perspective Rarely Presented To Foreigners, Based On A Novel Written By The Director

229. The Late Chinese Director Bo Hu’s Debut And Final Film “Da Xiang Xi Die Er Zuo ” (An Elephant Sitting Still) (2018) (China): A Realistic Film On The Lives Of The Marginal Urban Population In China, A Perspective Rarely Presented To Foreigners, Based On A Novel Written By The Director

2018-11-08 09:39
It is not easy to sit through any feature film that is nearly 4 hours long; more so if the characters in the film are dour, unexceptional, and behave like the dregs of society. An Elephant S… Read More
228. Turkish Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Film “Ahlat Agaci” (The Wild Pear Tree) (2018) (Turkey): A Slow-paced, Contemplative Stunner, Yet Another Ceylan Tale Of An Adult Male Member Within A Traditional Family, Touching On Several Contemporary Problems In Turkey

228. Turkish Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Film “Ahlat Agaci” (The Wild Pear Tree) (2018) (Turkey): A Slow-paced, Contemplative Stunner, Yet Another Ceylan Tale Of An Adult Male Member Within A Traditional Family, Touching On Several Contemporary Problems In Turkey

2018-10-31 15:05
Director Nuri Bilge Ceylan is one of the most distinguished filmmakers alive and The Wild Pear Treeis arguably one of his best works to date, currently on show at the Denver Film Festival af… Read More
218. Russian Director Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Film “Nelyubov” (Loveless) (2017) (Russia), Based On His Co-scripted Original Screenplay With Oleg Negin: Indirectly Encapsulating The State Of Politics In Russia From Late 2012 To December 2015 And Religion As Practised Today In That Country.

218. Russian Director Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Film “Nelyubov” (Loveless) (2017) (Russia), Based On His Co-scripted Original Screenplay With Oleg Negin: Indirectly Encapsulating The State Of Politics In Russia From Late 2012 To December 2015 And Religion As Practised Today In That Country.

2018-01-14 15:05
On the very obvious level, Loveless is a modern tale of a middle-class family living in Moscow. Boris and Zhenya, the parents of a 12 year old schoolboy Aloysha, are on the verge of a divorc… Read More
216. Hungarian Director Ildikó Enyedi’s Film “Teströl és Lélekröl” (On Body And Soul) (2017) (Hungary) Based On Her Original Screenplay: A Stunning Script Involving Dreams And Matching Dreamlike Cinematography Brings Hungarian Cinema Back To The Heights It Had Climbed Several Decades Ago.

216. Hungarian Director Ildikó Enyedi’s Film “Teströl és Lélekröl” (On Body And Soul) (2017) (Hungary) Based On Her Original Screenplay: A Stunning Script Involving Dreams And Matching Dreamlike Cinematography Brings Hungarian Cinema Back To The Heights It Had Climbed Several Decades Ago.

2017-12-02 17:26
 “Teströl és lélekröl  (On Body and Soul) is an idiosyncratic love story full of lyricism and humour, free of all social conventions. It impresse… Read More

215. Belgian Directors Jean-Pierre And Luc Dardennes’ Francophone Film “Rosetta” (1999) (Belgium) Based On Their Original Screenplay: The Desperate Struggle Of A Poor Teenager Who Craves For A Regular Job And A Steady Income To Improve Her Own Life With An Alcoholic Mother

2017-11-25 16:52
“Your name is Rosetta. My name is Rosetta. You found a job. I found a job. You've got a friend. I've got a friend. You have a normal life. I have a normal life. You won't fall in a rut… Read More

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