A Foggy Tale, surviving oppression
A Foggy Tale follows a naive young Taiwanese girl who travels to Taipei on her own to retrieve the body of her beloved older brother. The film is set in 1953, a period of time known as White Terror under the rule of the Kuomintang government. […]
Pavane, South Korean romance
Pavane brings another slow and chaste South Korean love story to Netflix. For most of its nearly two hour run time, I thought it was telling a great story with a great message. Then it blew the ending. […]
Je m’appelle Agneta, what a charmer!
Je m'appelle Agneta is an absolute jewel of a foreign film. This Swedish dramedy looks at the liberation of 50 year old Agneta as she breaks away from her old life to become an au pair in Provence. […]
Just watched “A Private Life,” a French thriller starring Jodie Foster whose French - to my English ear, anyway - seemed impeccable. More importantly, her acting, as usual, was outstanding. I’m surprised she didn’t receive an Academy award nomination for this role. The plot was complex and clever, and even surprisingly humorous. Highly recommend!
Feel My Voice, a remake of CODA
Feel my Voice (Non abbiam bisogno di parole) is an Italian remake of the American CODA, which was a remake of the French La Famille Bélier. That's a lot of remakes because this is a touching and heartwarming story in every language–including sign language. […]
Call Me Chihiro: a quiet, contemplative, Japanese film
Call Me Chihiro comes from Japan. It's a soft film full of kindnesses and love. There are no action scenes, simply a woman moving quietly through her life alone, spreading happiness to those around her. There are some spoilers ahead. […]https://oldaintdead.com/call-me-chihiro-a-quiet-contemplative-japanese-film/
Firebreak, Spanish thriller
Firebreak (Cortafuego) puts a grieving family to the test with a forest fire and watches what fear and stress does to them. […]Backyard Village, an Icelandic film
Backyard Village is a small and quiet film from Iceland. Two strangers stay in cabins in a place called Backyard Village and connect. Both are broken and need someone to hear and share their pain. They give that to each other. […]
Even if This Love Disappears from the World Tonight
Even if This Love Disappears from the World Tonight is a tender and innocent story of love and heartbreak from South Korea. Unlike a lot of very lengthy material we get as K-drama, this is a movie and can be seen in under two hours. It's a beautiful movie. […]https://oldaintdead.com/even-if-this-love-disappears-from-the-world-tonight/
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