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EVEN THE RAIN (Icíar Bollaín, 2012) viewed on 2/4/13

  Starring: Gael García Bernal, Luis Tosar, Karra Elejalde You may like this if you liked: Shooting Dogs (Michael Caton – Jones, 2005), Salvador (Oliver Stone, 1986), The Mission (Roland Joffé, 1986) A passionate director Sebastián (Bernal), his cynical producer … Continue reading

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TABU (Miguel Gomes, 2012) viewed on 26/3/13

  Starring: Teersa Madruga, Laura Sokveral, Ana Moreira You may like this if you liked: Wild Strawberries (Ingmar Bergman, 1957), The White Ribbon (Michael Haneke, 2009), The Artist (Michel Hazanavicius, 2011) Tabu tells two stories at different parts in the … Continue reading

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NO (Pablo Larraín, 2012)

Starring: Gael García Bernal, Alfredo Castro, Antonia Zegers You may like this if you liked: Lincoln (Steven Spielberg, 2012), The Last King of Scotland (Kevin Macdonald, 2006), Cry Freedom (Richard Attenborough, 1987) In Chile in 1988 military dictator Augusto Pinochet … Continue reading

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SLEEP TIGHT (Juame Balagueró, 2011)

Starring: Luis Tosar, Marta Etura, Alberto San Juan You may like this if you liked: Julia’s Eyes (Guillem Morales, 2010), [Rec] (Juame Balagueró and Paco Plaza, 2007), Tesis (Alejandro Amenábar, 1996) César (Tosar) lives a lonely life in an upper … Continue reading

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AMOUR (Michael Haneke, 2012)

Starring: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert You may like this if you liked: The Return (Andrey Z vyaginstev, 2003) Keane (Lodge Kerrigan, 2004) Hidden (Michael Haneke, 2005) Georges (Trintignant) and Anne (Riva) are a couple both in their 80s; … Continue reading

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