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Film review: Pilgrims (Lithuania, 2021)

Gritty Lithuanian psychological thriller

Posted byimogenglad25th Feb 202328th Feb 2023Posted infilmTags: Baltic film, Europe, film, Laurynas Bareisa, Lithuania, movie, Pilgrimai, Pilgrims3 Comments on Film review: Pilgrims (Lithuania, 2021)

Film review: Moonlight (USA)

Beautiful, immersive, Oscar-winning coming of age tale

Posted byimogenglad21st Feb 2023Posted infilmTags: Barry Jenkins, coming of age, film review, LGBTQ, Moonlight, movie, Oscar winner, prize_winners, romance, the americas and the caribbean, USA2 Comments on Film review: Moonlight (USA)

Film review: District 9 (South Africa)

Critically acclaimed South African sci fi

Posted byimogenglad24th Jan 202324th Jan 2023Posted infilmTags: africa, District 9, movie, south africa2 Comments on Film review: District 9 (South Africa)

Film review: The Worst Person in the World (Norway)

Rich and immersive Oscar-nominated Norwegian romantic comedy

Posted byimogenglad21st May 202221st May 2022Posted infilmTags: coming of age, Europe, film, movie, Norway, oscar nominee, romanceLeave a comment on Film review: The Worst Person in the World (Norway)

Review of Flee: Oscar-nominated, Danish film

Moving Danish animated documentary about the experience of an Afghan man finding asylum in the West

Posted byimogenglad18th Feb 202218th Feb 2022Posted infilmTags: Afghanistan, Afghanistan month, animation, conflict, Danish film, documentary, documentary film, film, film review, Flee, LGBT, movie, refugees, reviewLeave a comment on Review of Flee: Oscar-nominated, Danish film

Film ‘Midnight Traveler’ by Hassan Fazili (Afghanistan)

moving and engaging documentary film about one family’s desperate struggle to flee Afghanistan

Posted byimogenglad6th Feb 2022Posted infilmTags: Afghanistan, Afghanistan month, documentary, film, migration, movie, North Africa Middle East and Central Asia, refugees4 Comments on Film ‘Midnight Traveler’ by Hassan Fazili (Afghanistan)

January 2022 Cultural Round-Up; Reading Plans for 2022; Additions to the TBR

January 2022 Cultural Round-Up; Reading Plans for 2022; Additions to the TBR

Posted byimogenglad4th Feb 202211th Sep 2022Posted inbook, film, musicTags: books, fiction, film, movie, translated literature4 Comments on January 2022 Cultural Round-Up; Reading Plans for 2022; Additions to the TBR

Drive My Car – Japanese film

Japan’s entry for the 2021 Academy Awards is a dialogue-heavy meditation on grief, betrayal and art.

Posted byimogenglad29th Jan 202230th Jan 2022Posted infilmTags: Drive My Car, Far East South Asia and Australasia, film, Hamaguchi Ryusuke, japan, Japan month, Japanuary, movie3 Comments on Drive My Car – Japanese film

Kiki’s Delivery Service, film by Hayao Miyazaki (Japan – for Japanuary 2022)

Japan’s Studio Ghibli can be relied on for a visual treat for all ages.

Posted byimogenglad2nd Jan 20222nd Jan 2022Posted infilmTags: animation, Far East South Asia and Australasia, film, japan, Japan month, Japanuary, movie, Studio GhibliLeave a comment on Kiki’s Delivery Service, film by Hayao Miyazaki (Japan – for Japanuary 2022)

Turkish film Kedi (Cat)

A charming shortish documentary film on the street cats of Istanbul, and their relationships with the local people

Posted byimogenglad2nd Dec 20213rd Dec 2021Posted infilmTags: Asia, cat lovers, cats, Ceyda Torun, documentary, documentary film, Europe, film, movie, Turkey1 Comment on Turkish film Kedi (Cat)

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