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Tag Archives: foreign film

Film Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter … and Spring (South Korea)

A beautiful meditation on the seasons of life, set around a floating monastery.

Posted byimogenglad25th Jul 2021Posted infilmTags: film, foreign film, Kim Ki-Duk, South Korea, subtitled film4 Comments on Film Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter … and Spring (South Korea)

Oscar-nominated Romanian film Collective (Review no 152)

My review of the Oscar-nominated Romanian health-care scandal documentary Collectivee

Posted byimogenglad10th May 202110th May 2021Posted infilm, UncategorizedTags: documentary, Europe, foreign film, politics, Romania, Romanian politics, subtitled filmLeave a comment on Oscar-nominated Romanian film Collective (Review no 152)

Die Tomorrow – A Film from Thailand: Review no 149

Mawkish film from Thailand

Posted byimogenglad18th Apr 202118th Apr 2021Posted infilmTags: Far East South Asia and Australasia, films, foreign film, Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, south asia, subtitled film, thailandLeave a comment on Die Tomorrow – A Film from Thailand: Review no 149

Review no 135: The Wedding Ring (2016) – a movie from Niger

Very enjoyable romantic film from Niger

Posted byimogenglad7th Feb 2021Posted infilmTags: africa, film, foreign film, movie, Niger, North Africa, Rahmatou Keita, romantic, subtitled film1 Comment on Review no 135: The Wedding Ring (2016) – a movie from Niger

Review no 128 – This is not a Burial, it’s a Resurrection: a movie from Lesotho

Haunting and lyrical movie set in rural Lesotho

Posted byimogenglad7th Jan 202112th Jan 2021Posted infilmTags: africa, death, film, foreign film, Lesotho, loss, movie, sub-saharan Africa, subtitled filmLeave a comment on Review no 128 – This is not a Burial, it’s a Resurrection: a movie from Lesotho

Film review: 8, or The Soul Collector, a South African horror film (2019)

Intriguing South African horror film

Posted byimogenglad8th Dec 202025th Jan 2023Posted infilmTags: africa, african film, foreign film, horror, south africa, sub-saharan Africa, subtitled filmLeave a comment on Film review: 8, or The Soul Collector, a South African horror film (2019)

Review no 113: Dhalinyaro (Jeunesse or Youth), a film from Djibouti

Charming coming of age tale from Djibouti

Posted byimogenglad31st Oct 202021st Jan 2021Posted infilmTags: africa, coming of age, djibouti, family, film, foreign film, France, friendship, middle east, movies, North Africa, North Africa Middle East and Central Asia, subtitled filmLeave a comment on Review no 113: Dhalinyaro (Jeunesse or Youth), a film from Djibouti

Review no 108: Saudi Arabian film Wadjda

Unique female-directed Saudi Arabian feature film

Posted byimogenglad2nd Oct 202016th Oct 2020Posted infilmTags: female directors, film, foreign film, global film, Saudi Arabia, subtitled film1 Comment on Review no 108: Saudi Arabian film Wadjda

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