Synopsis
The film follows a long-term relationship between a man and a woman. The man is Leo Tolstoy. The woman is his wife, Sophia.Read More »
Nathalie Boutefeu
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Frederick Wiseman – Un couple AKA A Couple (2022)
2021-2030DramaFranceFrederick Wiseman -
Frederick Wiseman – Un couple AKA A Couple (2022)
2021-2030DramaFranceFrederick WisemanThe film follows a long-term relationship between a man and a woman. The man is Leo Tolstoy. The woman is his wife, Sophia.Read More »
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Marco Bellocchio – Il Sogno della Farfalla AKA The Dream of the Butterfly (1994)
Drama1991-2000ArthouseItalyMarco Bellocchio
The third and final collaboration between Marco Bellocchio and controversial pyschotherapist Massimo Faggioli following Il Diavolo in Corpo (1986) and La Condanna (1991). Despite being selected as an official entry in Cannes, some award nominations (which it won for its cinematography) and admiration in a few quarters, the film was condemned by the majoriry of critics who lamented Bellocchio’s talents being wasted by the pretentious Faggioli. Usually considered Bellocchio’s worst film, Il Sogno della Farfalla is undeniably well made and does contain some haunting imagery. Read More »
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Sólveig Anspach – Louise Michel, la rebelle AKA Louise Michel (2009)
2001-2010DramaFranceSólveig Anspach
A fiercely active Communard, Louise Michel is condemned for taking arms against Bismarck. Along with thousands of other revolutionaries, she is deported to New Caledonia, whilst, back in Paris, a young parliamentarian Georges Clemenceau campaigns for a truce with the Communards. During her exile, Louise Michel becomes a teacher and wins the admiration of the other deportees, inspiring them to rise up against the colonial order…Read More »