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Thursday 13th December 2012

1975

Mirror

Director : Andrei Tarkovsky

Reviewed by Roger, DVD proj @ home on 13 Dec 2012

Review of "Mirror"

long and difficult


Tuesday 20th November 2012

1969

Kes

Director : Ken Loach

Synopsis extract :
Hopes dashed
Film Category
The 1960s

Reviewed by Roger, DVD proj @ home on 20 Nov 2012

Review of "Kes"

It has held up well


Monday 15th October 2012

2006

Paprika

Director : Satoshi Kon

Synopsis extract :
Anime film regarding theft and misue of a dream machine that allows control of dreams but goes a ...
Film Category
The 2000s (the noughties)

Reviewed by Roger, RLB PlymUni on 15 Oct 2012

Review of "Paprika"

Psychedelic trippy fantasy shown here as part of a season of Philip K Dick related films quite rightly. Very good


Wednesday 3rd October 2012

2012

Anna Karenina

Director : Joe Wright

Synopsis extract :
Aristocratic love affair with tragic ending, ignoring the sub-plot of an aristocrat rediscovering ...
Film Category
The 2010s

Reviewed by Roger, Vue Plymouth on 03 Oct 2012

Review of "Anna Karenina"

Very interesting style of film making - very good flowing between scenes and vignettes creating a uniquely filmic vision. But the story is dull.


Tuesday 25th September 2012

2011

Le Harve

Director : Aki Kaurismäki

Synopsis extract :
Refugee on th run in Le Harve is befriended by shoe-shine man
Film Category
The 2010s

Reviewed by Roger, Brewhouse Taunton on 25 Sep 2012

Review of "Le Harve"

Fantasy realism - stylised and gritty, are we in the 50s or the noughties. Brilliantly and economically told tale of community and spirit


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