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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Marzieh Meshkini
Starring: Fatemeh Cherag Akhar | Hassan Nebhan | Shahr Banou Sisizadeh
Ellen says: “I recommend this film to everyone.vThe film is short so it’s not a major time commitment. It tells three vignettes about women in Iran. The stories are simple yet the message is overwhelming.” 4 cats Diane says:
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Rating: 3.8 cats
Director: Patrice Leconte
Starring: Daniel Auteuil | Emir Kusturica | Juliette Binoche
Diane says: “I’m not so sure about this film… I was waiting for the big payoff where we find out the pasts of the Binoche and Auteuil characters. I’d like to see the prequel! “A friend who enjoyed this film
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Richard Linklater
Starring: Ethan Hawke | Julie Delpy | Lorelei Linklater | Trevor Jack Brooks | Wiley Wiggins
Diane says: “Janet and I loved WAKING LIFE The effect of digitally painting over film is beautiful. In this movie, a mélange of 50 characters impart wisdom to a dreamer. While one review I read said that WAKING LIFE is
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Rating: 4.25 cats
Director: Anh Hung Tran
Starring: Le Khanh | Nhu Quynh Nguyen | Tran Nu Yên-Khê
Diane says: “A lovely film. I really sank into it. Three sisters in Hanoi conduct their delicate relationships with each other, their husbands, and their lovers during the month between the memorial meal for their mother and the one for
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Rating: 4.6
Director: Allan Miller
Diane says: “5 cats for this docu about the production of Puccini’s opera ‘Turandot,’ which is set in ancient China. It’s the kind of docu I love: filmmaker Allen Miller doesn’t insert himself, but uses editing to highlight the conflict
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Francois Ozon
Starring: Bruno Cremer | Charlotte Rampling | Jocques Nolot
Diane says: “Rampling will get a best actress nom from me. A contemplative film about a middle-aged woman dealing with the death of her husband. Rampling really is superb.” 4 cats Esme says: “UNDER THE SAND was verrrrryyyy French–which
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Rating: 2.75
Director: Silvio Soldini
Starring: Bruno Ganz | Licia Maglietta | Marina Massironi
Laura says: “As amusing as Costantino and his travails are, co-screenwriter (with Doriana Leondeff)/director Silvio Soldini spends way too much time following the hapless lug so that we almost forget about Rosalba. Fernando’s ‘mystery’ family (his daughter-in-law and grandson) are
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Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Lukas Moodysson
Starring: Emma Samuelsson | Lisa Lindgren | Michael Nyqvist | Sam Kessel
Stephen says: “While the communal life doesn’t work for everyone in this story, the thrust of the narrative comes out mostly positive, and most of the lives we see have improved because of the loosening of restraints and expectations this
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Rating: 3 cats
Director: Sandi Simcha Dubowski
Diane says: “This is a docu by Sandi Simcha Dubowski about gay and lesbian Jews trying to remain in the fold of Orthodox and Hasidic Judaism. The director succeeds by focussing on the line of tension within both the gay
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Rating: 3.25
Director: Joel Schumacher
Starring: Clifton Collins | Colin Farrell | Jr. | Matthew Davis | Tom Guiry
Kevin says: “Colin Farrell gave one of my favorite performances in a really long time. Did you notice how bad Matthew Davis was as his side-kick; absolutely terrible! Apparently if you have a pretty face you can do whatever you
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