The Two Popes (2019)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Starring: Anthony Hopkins | Jonathan Pryce | Juan Minujín | Luis Gnecco
Blindness (2008)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Starring: Alice Braga | Don McKellar | Gael García Bernal | Julianne Moore | Mark Ruffalo | Yoshino Kimura | Yusuke Iseya
Beth Curran says: “Okay, I first must talk about the spectacle first – the film’s premiere was at the Elgin, and it was beyond zooey. Seating took forever, and it was unbelievable how large the reserved section was. While looking
Read the review...The Constant Gardener (2005)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Starring: Bernard Otieno Oduor | Bill Nighy | Damaris Itenyo Agweyu | Daniele Harford | Danny Huston | Hubert Koundé | Rachel Weisz | Ralph Fiennes
Bruce says: “Had anyone asked I would have said John Le Carré is prolific, but that is hardly the case considering he has published only eighteen novels in forty four years. “Le Carré (The Tailof of Panama, The Spy Who
Read the review...City of God (2003)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Fernando Meirelles | Kátia Lund
Starring: Alexandre Rodrigues | Matheus Nachtergaele | Seu Jorge
Hilary says: “This one is a toughie not for the faint of heart. I know its the curse of my generation to constantly draw comparisons, but stylistically and thematically this film evokes AMORES PERROS, plus PULP FICTION and KIDS.
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