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film note: Μαύρο Λιβάδ – Mavro Livadi – Black Field
Μαύρο Λιβάδ (Mavro Livadi) English title: Black Field Directed by Vardis Marinakis 104 min, Greece, 2009 Although I was beguiled by the film's settings — misty landscapes, shadowy mossy-green forests and the vast, brutal stonework of a mountaintop medieval castle and...
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film note: Hawaii
Hawaii Directed by Marco Berger 1h 46m, Argentina, 2013 This is my favorite feature of Argentine director, Marco Berger, even though it really only represents a refinement of the stylistic and narrative elements common to the rest of his work rather than a major...
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film note: The Everlasting Secret Family
This 80s-era oddball gay-themed movie from Australia left me bemused.
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film note: God’s Own Country
A beautiful look and a keenly felt sense of time and place plus one moving lead performance can’t cover up the contrivance of the central romance.
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film note: My Brother the Devil
This gay-themed, London-based debut feature from Sally El Hosaini is worth a look for its cultural insights and sensitivity, as well as great performances, but the gay relationship seems forced.
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