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Caramel
Layale, Nisrine and Rima work in a Beirut beauty salon. The fabric of their lives is interwoven around various personal relationships, the flow of customers through their salon, and their neighbour … more »
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Caramel
Pauli wrote 1 month ago: Layale, Nisrine and Rima work in a Beirut beauty salon. The fabric of their lives is interwoven arou … more »
The Return
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Pauli wrote 1 month ago: An estranged father returns to spend quality time with his two sons Andrey and Ivan, who live with t … more »
Persepolis
Pauli wrote 2 months ago: An engaging journey through events in pre- and post-revolutionary Iran, seen through the eyes of Mar … more »
Every Which Way But Loose
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Pauli wrote 3 months ago: Once again Clint Eastwood throws caution to the wind, directing himself in a supporting part in this … more »
Local elections
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Pauli wrote 3 months ago: Local elections are in the offing, so it’s that time of year when the political parties stuff … more »
The Orphanage
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Pauli wrote 3 months ago: A thoughtful horror movie, depicting a mother’s desperate search for her missing child and the … more »
The Boss of it All
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Pauli wrote 3 months ago: An entertaining comedy from the ever-inventive Lars von Trier. Ravn is owner/manager of a Danish IT … more »
Pale Rider
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Pauli wrote 4 months ago: In this allegorical tale, Clint Eastwood tackles the subjects of religion and law and order in 19th … more »
The Conformist
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Pauli wrote 4 months ago: The release of this restored print of Bertolucci’s 1969 classic is an opportunity to luxuriate … more »
Alice in the Cities
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Pauli wrote 5 months ago: (Good thing someone’s doing some writing round here…) The early scenes of this film, tr … more »
The Sacrifice
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Pauli wrote 5 months ago: Set on a remote Swedish island, Tarkovsky’s final film is heavily laden with religious themes … more »
Build My Gallows High
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Pauli wrote 6 months ago: Delightful example of the film noir genre. Robert Mitchum plays former private detective Jeff Bailey … more »
Lust, Caution
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Pauli wrote 6 months ago: Reasonably entertaining but overlong and overhyped tale of resistance fighters in occupied Shanghai … more »
Just Fancy That!
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Pauli wrote 7 months ago: Following the revelations of illegal donations to the Labour Party this week, it’s instructive … more »
The Seventh Seal
Pauli wrote 9 months ago: A refreshingly upbeat tale from Ingmar Bergman chronicling the journey of Antonius Block, a medieval … more »
Sparkle
Pauli wrote 9 months ago: (Hmmm, snowqueen really putting the pressure on now, just when there’s little of interest in t … more »
Atonement - review
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Pauli wrote 9 months ago: Pleasantly gloomy reflection on the irreparable damage that can be caused by a moment’s poor j … more »
City Life
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Pauli wrote 11 months ago: Up at the crack of dawn (0910), breakfast and shower. Cycle into city centre for appointment with ha … more »
The Bothersome Man (Den Brysomme Mannen)
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Pauli wrote 1 year ago: An ancient Mercedes bus pulls up at an isolated filling station located in a sub-arctic wasteland. A … more »
