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A Separation

  It’s rare to get the whole crux of a movie in an opening scene but that’s exactly what happens here when we see Nader & Simin facing a judge on their own in an otherwise empty room arguing about getting a divorce.  They are a successful middle-aged professional couple living in present day Iran who had agreed in principle … Continue reading

A SOMEWHAT GENTLE MAN

This is a somewhat gentle deadpan comedy that takes its time to draw you in.  Set in the outskirts of a bleak town in Norway, it is the story of Ulrik a middle-aged murderer just released from prison, whose attempts at becoming a reformed man are thwarted by Jensen, his former gang boss who is … Continue reading

A SUMMER IN GENOA

The movie opens with disaster obviously about to strike, and it does very soon when a mother driving her two daughters gets distracted and crashes and kills herself.  Dad uproots the family from Chicago home to spend a summer teaching in Genoa hoping that there they can collectively try to overcome their loss. Beautifully shot … Continue reading

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