With its opening shots dramatically sweeping over the sun-drenched plains accompanied by the lush sounds of a symphony orchestra you can be forgiven for thinking that you are about to see an African ‘Sound of Music’ rather than the tale of the poor tribeswoman who would end up marrying one on the most famous men … Continue reading
Turkish auteur filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s latest masterful epic is set in the steppes of Cappadocia on the desolate plains of Anatolia, which are heart-stoppingly beautiful. Some of the ancient caves carved into the side of this mountainous terrain have been converted into a Hotel by Aydin, a local landowner retired from acting. It’s the … Continue reading
Aiden is evidently a very lousy actor. He’s so bad that even though he lives in L.A. he hasn’t managed to score even a bit-part role for some years now. He does insist though that he must ‘follow his dream’ and selfishly refuses to give up even though his nearest and dearest must pick up … Continue reading
Michal Aviad’s second feature drama, the finely nuanced Working Woman is an Israeli take on the #MeToo movement that clearly re-affirms the complexity of workplace harassment and that no two cases are ever the same. 30-something-year-old Orna (Liron Ben Shlush) is the mother of three small children and whose husband has just opened his … Continue reading
This extraordinary Taiwanese epic length family drama that spans the everyday struggles of three generations of a very colorful middle class family kicks off with a wedding and ends three hours later with a funeral. The chaos of the wedding with the photo of the bride and groom hung upside down and the reception invaded … Continue reading