Monthly Archives: January 2004

I was impressed by this grand drama. The DVD cover said that this was a historically true adaptation. I vaguely recall having heard about Claudel, Auguste Rodin’s lover, but admit that I didn’t know the full story. Now I do, … Continue reading →

First time ever that I was blown away by the extras on a DVD. Trailers of the movie and interviews with the director and main people was nice to have. However this one also had a short silent movie, a … Continue reading →

This one is soooo 80s. (Made in 1982.) The clothes, the colors, the (hair)dos, the casio music. Quintessential New Wave. The bottom end of the lifestyle known from the contemporary music videos. Heavy drug use, androgyny to the extreme, bodyless … Continue reading →

Watching this movie is like entering my own and my grandmother’s childhood at the same time. My grandmother was 3 years old when this movie came out as one of the first “talkies” but was still a big hit when … Continue reading →

In Budapest slang the lunatic asylum is called the “yellow house” because the largest such institution is painted to yellow. Here we spend 90 % of the time in a yellow room. Two person talking to each other: a patient/prisoner … Continue reading →

Children learn behavior by copying that of adults. In turbulent times they copy turbulent behavior. In this case when bandits have the power they become the role models. That’s exactly what happened here. This Mexican movie is set in 1913 … Continue reading →

Another Spanish speaking movie that was delight to listen to. Even without the historical background it would have been enjoyable to watch the inter-generational friendship between a shy first grader boy with asthma and his ancient looking teacher. From wetting … Continue reading →

As much as I liked Pulp Fiction I didn’t understand why Quentin Tarantino did had to speak for ten minutes on the video before the feature film. OK, I get that he wanted to introduce the picture that his company … Continue reading →