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Sunday 23rd February 2014

2011

Dreams of a Life

Director : Carol Morley

Synopsis extract :
A filmmaker sets out to discover the life of Joyce Vincent, who died in her bedsit in North London ...
Film Category
The 2010s

Reviewed by Roger, DVD proj @ home on 23 Feb 2014

Review of "Dreams of a Life"

Badly flawed in its failure to reveal all it found out - presumably for legal reasons - and just focus on those who were prepared to tell their story on camera.


Saturday 1st February 2014

2011

Where Do We Go Now

Director : Nadine Labaki

Synopsis extract :
A group of Lebanese women try to ease religious tensions between Christians and Muslims in their ...
Film Category
The 2010s

Reviewed by Roger, DVD proj @ home on 01 Feb 2014

Review of "Where Do We Go Now"

Excellent piece of storytelling around a community resisting external pressures of conflict


Friday 31st January 2014

2013

Inside Llewlyn Davies

Director : Ethan Coen

Synopsis extract :
Failing folksinger in NYC 1961
Film Category
The 2010s

Reviewed by Roger, Watershed Bristol on 31 Jan 2014

Review of "Inside Llewlyn Davies"

Excellent, some comedy


Sunday 19th January 2014

2013

12 Years A Slave

Director : Steve McQueen

Synopsis extract :
Its a true story
Film Category
The 2010s

Reviewed by Roger, Watershed Bristol on 19 Jan 2014

Review of "12 Years A Slave"

Its a true story so nothing much more can be said. I felt that the Brad Pitt character was slightly overplayed - did he really act from higher motives - it came across that Solomon was saved by the god-like intervention of the white man.


Friday 17th January 2014

2012

A Royal Affair

Director : Nikolaj Arcel

Synopsis extract :
English princess gets married to King Christian of Denmark in 18thC. ...
Film Category
The 2010s

Reviewed by Roger, DVD proj @ home on 17 Jan 2014

Review of "A Royal Affair"

Very well acted - Alicia Vikander as the queen, Mads Mikkelsen as Struense, and espcially Mikkel Folsgaard as the slightly insane king.


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