Uneven French film by Cedric Klapisch. "Altmanesque" in structure, it follows the destinies of several characters whose paths intersect from time to time. Best of all is a gently ironic story of a respected historian (Fabrice Luchini) who falls in love with one of his students. Unfortunately, the other stories are nowhere near as clever or interesting.
August 8, 2008
Paris (2008) **
Uneven French film by Cedric Klapisch. "Altmanesque" in structure, it follows the destinies of several characters whose paths intersect from time to time. Best of all is a gently ironic story of a respected historian (Fabrice Luchini) who falls in love with one of his students. Unfortunately, the other stories are nowhere near as clever or interesting.
Passe Passe (2008) *
An unbelievably atrocious French film starring Nathalie Baye and Édouard Baer. Certainly one of the most insipid and boring pieces of cinematic shit to hit the screens this year.
La Troisième partie du monde (2008) *
Boring French film about a girl whose lovers slowly disappear (by becoming transparent).
La Crème (2008) *
A magical cream allows an ordinary man to appear as a celebrity in the eyes of all around him. A one-joke idea stretched into a feature.
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (2008) **
Traditional melodrama about two sisters reuniting after a long separation.
Le Premier jour du reste de ta vie (2008) **
Zabou stars in this nice French melodrama about a typical family. Well-structured, often very touching film.
Les Grandes personnes (2008) *
Rather boring French film set in Sweden. It was filmed in Orust, north of Göteborg.
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Délice Paloma (2008) *
Algerian film about a resourceful woman whose activities involve blackmail, prostitution and corruption.
Mala Moskwa (2008) *
Set in Legnica in 1968, it's a melodrama about an adulterous love affair between a Polish officer and a wife of a Soviet air force pilot.
Shadows In The Palace (2008) *
Very confusing Korean film about intrigues among servants in a royal palace. A cross between "Dangerous Liaisons" and Agatha Christie.
Los (2008) **
Belgian film about a young newspaper reporter from Antwerp and his love affair with a beautiful Pakistani immigrant.
May 18 (2008) **
A disturbing drama from South Korea, about the infamous Gwangju Massacre of May 18, 1980, in which soldiers opened fire on civilian protesters trying to prevent a military coup d'état. Similar to UK's "Bloody Sunday" (2002) by Paul Greengrass, and France's "Nuit noire, 17 octobre 1961" (2005) by Alain Tasma.
Empress And The Warriors (2008) *
Very boring Chinese historical epic set in Ancient China before its unification, during which countless kingdoms battle for supremacy.
Peaceful Times (2008) **
Drama about fucked-up family of East German refugees trying to adjust to their new life in West Germany in the late 60's. Warm and nostalgic.
Special Escort (2008) *
A German "Full Monty", about a bunch of unemployed men trying to become male escorts. No nudity.
Don't Think About White Monkeys (2008) ***
Wildly surrealistic Russian allegory about materialism and spirituality, starring Katarina Ksenyeva. It's a story of an ambitious young man who befriends three crazy bohemian artists who completely change his life.
Gigantes de Valdès (2008) *
Ridiculous film from Argentina, full of clichéd, one-dimensional caricatures. What at first looks like a South American remake of "Local Hero" (1983), with a very similar premise, soon degenerates into a contrived and inept melodrama full of cartoonish villains. Embarassingly bad.
Tokyo Sonata (2008) **
Japanese film that begins like Laurent Cantet's "L'Emploi du temps" and ends like a movie by Quentin Tarantino.
The Chicken The Fish And The King Crab (2008) *
Boring documentary about a Spanish chef competing in a culinary competition in France.
Die Welle (2008) **
Interesting German drama about an leftist teacher who tries to warn his student about the dangers of fascism by conducting a dangerous experiment.
The Shadow Spirit (2008) *
Lame Japanese horror movie. It begins on a Pacific island during WWII, but most of the action is set in 1952. Confusing and boring.
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