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Written & Directed by Vipin Radhakrishnan The idea of a woman planning to abort her child and going to Velankanni to gamble on that decision is nice but the way it was told didn't quite work for me. I loved the voice-over narration throughout the film but I don't know what that story meant or … Continue reading AVE MARIA (2018)
Directed by Darren Aronofsky Written by Robert Siegel Loved the film. This is very different compared to Aronofsky's other films and it is well made. We fall in love with Randy through the film. We fall in love with the kind of relationships he shares with the people around him. Everyone loves him. Even his … Continue reading The Wrestler (2008)
Written & Directed by Mark Herman Based on the novel "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" (2006) by John Boyne This is a beautiful film. It's a very sweet film that turns bitter in the end. Loved the ending. I wished this film was in the language honest to the characters in the film because … Continue reading The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
Written & Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore Story by Luciano Vincenzoni Loved Malena to the bits. Beautiful camera work, beautiful writing, beautiful editing. Beautiful blend. This is an unrequited love story between Renato, the boy and Malena but this is also more than that. This is about Malena's life, her journey and about Renato's life and … Continue reading Malena (2000)
Directed by Satoshi Kon Written by Seishi Minakami, Satoshi Kon Based on the novel "Paprika" (1993) by Yasutaka Tsutsui This film reminded me a lot about Chris Nolan's Inception. There were a few similarities too: the hotel corridor scene, the kick (waking up from the dream) scenes. I wasn't able to engross myself into the … Continue reading Paprika (2006)
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