Foreign Movie Reviews
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MASCULINE FEMININE (RE-RELEASE)
Originally released in 1966, Godard's film chronicles the love affair between Paul (Léaud), a young revolutionary enthusiast, and Madeleine (Goya), an aspiring pop singer, in fifteen vignettes set in the kinetic world of Paris.Related BlogsRelated B
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MASAI: THE RAIN WARRIORS
Faced with a drought that endangers the continuity of their people, Masai elders are convinced that they have been cursed by the Red God -- the God of Vengeance. Following the death of the war chief, a group of adolescents must now cross over to adul
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MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
This documentary chronicles one year in the life of an emperor penguin flock.Related BlogsRelated Blogs on MARCH OF THE PENGUINSNightlife In
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MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES
Manufactured Landscapes begins as a portrait of acclaimed Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky, who specializes in large-scale images of vast industrial landscapes. It quickly develops into a meditation on the human and environmental costs of the p
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MANGO YELLOW
The lives of a Brazilian quartet interweave in Cláudio Assis's drama about a butcher, a barmaid, a sadist and a gay flophouse manager who try to make a living in a small coastal town.Related BlogsRelated Blogs on MANGO YELLOW
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MAN WHO COPIED, THE
A sweetly quirky work that tells a story of love, art, robbery and photocopying. In combining magical realism and comedy, director Jorge Furtado creates a new cinematic vision that is propelled by a lively Brazilian soundtrack and a first-class ensem
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MAN ON THE TRAIN
The story of two men who might never have met but for an accident, who appear to have nothing in common, yet who change each other's view of life at the last possible moment. (Paramount Classics)Related BlogsRelated Blogs on MAN ON THE TRAINHot Pictu
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MADAME SATã
Legendary criminal. Proud homosexual. Cabaret star. Passionate lover. Killer. Devoted father of seven adopted children. Saint or devil? Madame Satã. (Wellspring Media)Related BlogsRelated Blogs on MADAME SATã
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MAD LOVE
Based on the true story of Juana de Castilla, daughter of Queen Isabella of Spain. When her mother and older brothers die in 1504, Juana becomes Queen, but her cheating husband sees the opportunity to become king himself, and has her declared "insane
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MACHUCA
Set in Santiago, Chile in 1973 (and based on filmmaker Andrés Wood's own childhood), Machuca is not just a political drama, but a poignant coming-of-age film. (Film Forum)Related BlogsRelated Blogs on MACHUCA
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