North of North review, POV Inuit women
North of North is a funny and compelling tale about an Inuk woman in a small village in far northern Canada. It is a woman's story, written and directed by women, and starring Anna Lambe, who was actually born in Nunavut and is an Inuk actor. […]https://oldaintdead.com/north-of-north-review-pov-inuit-women/
The Decameron review, silly uninteresting people stuck in a villa
In the Decameron by Boccaccio, ten people flee Florence during the Black Plague. They hide out in the countryside and amuse themselves by telling 100 stories during the long nights. In this TV version of the story, we don't get much storytelling but plenty of exploration of characters.
This version of the Decameron is about personality. Very few characters in the story had personalities worth knowing about. The nobility were entitled, whining a**holes. The servant class were more grounded [...]
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