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‘Jogi’ (2022): The Fear of the Mob

Directed by: Ali Abbas Zafar || Produced by: Ali Abbas Zafar, Himanshu Kishan Mehra Screenplay by: Sukhmani Sadana, Ali Abbas Zafar || Starring: Diljit Dosanjh, Amyra Dastur, Kumud Mishra, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Hiten Tejwani Music by: Julius Packiam || Cinematography: Marcin Laskawiec || Edited by: Steven Bernard || Country: India || Language: Hindi Running Time: … Continue reading

Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s ‘The City of Lost Children’ (1995) & ‘Amélie’ (2001)

Directed by: Marc Caro [1], Jean-Pierre Jeunet [1, 2] || Produced by: Félicie Dutertre [1], Jean-March Deschamps, Claudie Ossard [2] Screenplay by: Giles Adrien, Jean-Pierre Jeunet [1], Guillaume Laurant [2] || Starring: Ron Perlman, Daniel Emilfork, Judith Vittet, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Geneviève Brunet, Odile Mallet, Mireille Mossé [1], Serge Merlin, Dominique Pinon, Rufus [1, 2], Audrey … Continue reading

‘No Bears’ (2022): When Truth is More Cinematic Than Fiction

Directed by: Jafar Panâhi || Produced by: Jafar Panâhi Screenplay by: Jafar Panâhi || Starring: Jafar Panâhi, Naser Hashemi, Vahid Mobsari, Bakhtiar Panjei, Mina Kavani, Reza Heydari Cinematography: Amin Jafari || Edited by: Amir Etminan || Country: Iran || Language: Persian, Azerbaijani, Turkish Running Time: 107 minutes A commentator on Glenn Kenny’s review of No … Continue reading

‘Katla’ (2021): Supernatural Grief Counseling

Created by: Sigurjón Kjartansson, Baltasar Kormákur || Written by: Sigurjón Kjartansson, Davíð Már Stefánsson, Lilja Sigurðardóttir Directed by: Baltasar Kormákur, Börkur Sigþórsson, Þóra Hilmarsdóttir || Starring: Guðrún Eyfjörð, Íris Tanja Flygenring, Ingvar Sigurðsson, Aliette Opheim, Valter Skarsgård, Aldís Amah Hamilton, Þorsteinn Bachmann, Sólveig Arnarsdóttir, Haraldur Ari Stefánsson, Björn Thors, Birgitta Birgisdóttir, Hlynur Atli Harðarson, Helga … Continue reading

‘Ponniyin Selvan’ (2022-2023): Mani Ratnam’s Never-ending Story

Directed by: Mani Ratnam || Produced by: Mani Ratnam, Subaskaran Allirajah Screenplay by: Mani Ratnam, Elango Kumaravel, Bahuleyan Jeyamohan || Starring: Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Jayam Ravi, Karthi Sivakumar, Trisha Krishnan, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Sobhita Dhulipala Music by: A. R. Rahman || Cinematography: Ravi Varman || Edited by: A. Sreekar Prasad || Country: India || Language: … Continue reading

‘Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway’ (2023): Melodrama Meets Culture Clash

Directed by: Ashima Chibber || Produced by: Monisha Advani, Madhu Bhojwani, Nikkhil Advani Screenplay by: Sameer Satija, Ashima Chibber, Rahul Handa || Starring: Rani Mukerji, Anirban Bhattacharya, Neena Gupta, Jim Sarbh Music by: Amit Trivedi || Cinematography: Alvar Kõue || Edited by: Namrata Rao || Country: India || Language: Hindi Running Time: 144 minutes I … Continue reading

‘The Innocents’ (2021): Children Can Be So Cruel

Directed by: Eskil Vogt || Produced by: Maria Ekerhovd Screenplay by: Eskil Vogt || Starring: Rakel Lenora Fløttum, Alva Brynsmo Ramstad, Sam Ashraf, Mina Yasmin Bremseth, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Morten Svartveit, Kadra Yusuf, Lisa Tønne Music by: Pessi Levanto || Cinematography: Sturla Brandth Grovlen || Edited by: Jens Christian Fodstad || Country: Norway, Sweden, Finland … Continue reading

‘Aguirre, the Wrath of God’ (1972): The Folly of Man

Directed by: Werner Herzog || Produced by: Werner Herzog Screenplay by: Werner Herzog || Starring: Klaus Kinski, Helena Rojo, Del Negro, Ruy Guerra, Peter Berling, Cecilia Rivera, Dany Ades, Armando Polanah Music by: Popol Vuh || Cinematography: Thomas Mauch || Edited by: Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus || Country: West Germany, Mexico, Peru || Language: English, German Running … Continue reading

‘Possession’ (1981): Messed Up Beyond All Recognition

Directed by: Andrzej Żuławski || Produced by: Marie-Laure Reyre Screenplay by: Frederic Tuten, Andrzej Żuławski || Starring: Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neill, Margit Carstensen, Heinz Bennent, Johanna Hofer, Carl Duering Music by: Andrzej Korzyński || Cinematography: Bruno Nuytten || Edited by: Marie-Sophi Dubus, Suzanne Lang-Willar || Country: France, West Germany || Language: English Running Time: 124 … Continue reading

‘Devdas’ (1955): Everything Old is New Again

Directed by: Bimal Roy || Produced by: Bimal Roy Screenplay by: Nabendu Ghosh, Rajinder Singh Bedi || Starring: Dilip Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Vyjayanthimala, Motilal Rajvansh Music by: S. D. Burman || Cinematography: Kamal Bose || Edited by: Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Das Dhaimade || Country: India || Language: Hindi Running Time: 167 minutes Not long after I … Continue reading

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