Mal de Pierres (2017) - Marion Cotillard

Mal de Pierres: Can we find happiness beyond our passions?

Based on the novel by Milena Agus, the film is directed by Nicole Garcia, the third film competing for the Palm Palm (PalmE d’oR) at the Cannes Film Festival. After L’adversaire in 2002 and Selon Charlie in 2006, the director offers a work to be remembered with Love Letters, even though he returns empty-handed from Cannes.

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Sorry, We Missed You (2019)

Ken Loach’s new movie: Sorry, We Missed You

Ken Loach’s latest film competing for the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival this year, “Sorry, We Missed You” In today’s England “zero-term contract” forced to work with a family with two children tells the struggle to survive. The film will be screened for the first time in October and will be released in November 22, 2019 in the United States.

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Greek Cinema: Miss Vİolence - The secret behind a suicide

Greek Cinema: Miss Vİolence – The secret behind a suicide

Before the birthday cake is cut for her 11th birthday, after talking to her sister in the closed room, Angeliki comes after her sister. We can’t see her face in the first scene, but when she starts dancing with her grandfather who is trying to immortalize this happy moment with a camera smiling, we see Angeliki’s sullen face.

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A Faithful Man - L'homme fidèle (2019)

A Faithful Man: Relationships don’t always happen between two people

For “A Faithful Man” (L’Homme Fidele in French), we can say that it is a very text-based persuasion film that appeared at the 38th International Istanbul Film Festival. Louis Garrel, one of the young and talented actors of French cinema, is accompanied by his wife Laetitia Casta.

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Tel Aviv on Fire (2019)

Tel Aviv on Fire: A genial comedy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Both responses will attach themselves to Sameh Zoabi’s genial satire about a Palestinian soap opera writer and the Israeli security officer who tries to influence the direction of a TV show’s plot. Fitfully amusing yet unable to withstand close inspection, the movie will be a popular item in festivals and showcases, though Israeli money means Arab play is impossible.

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Film Review for The Girl on a Motorcycle (1968)

“Just touch me and I won’t go.” – Rebecca

When I talk about film, I’ll go on and on about the lack of lonely women movies. There are plenty, in fact the world is overflowing with lonely men movies. Taxi Driver, Falling Down, Psycho, Nightcrawler, Fight Club, A Serious Man, The Shining, Easy Rider, Only God Forgives, It’s A Wonderful Life*, oh the list can go on and on and on.

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