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Judging from my intuition, this could've gone either way. MUBI's logline had me leery of any interwoven contrivances ("The lives of six German-Turkish immigrants are drawn together by circumstance"), but I'd also known it was bestowed with Cannes' Best Screenplay award. Again, it must be reiterated how this could've gone either way, having loved Akin's Head-On, though expressed indifference with In the Fade. (I haven't seen anything else by him. As my score indicates, this picture proved to be rather…
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First of all, a sarcastic slang phrase for Joe Prestianni ("Sorry, not sorry"), who loves this film and recommended it to me, simply because he knows my affection for 1960's Italian social dramas runs deep. To name a few, Rocco and His Brothers, Accattone and The Leopard are all highly notable dissections of familial burden, whether they explore a lower-class background or the eminent upper crust. Oh, and beyond that, Bellocchio's debut actually tries to challenge this theme more than…
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Pasolini's sentiments on life, death and prurience have now reached their peak. Took me until the final installment to get gobsmacked, yet he's finally discovered that extra outlet on searching for deeper, human qualities. Interestingly, the themes remain similar to The Decameron and The Canterbury Tales, as does his dependence on esoteric storytelling to subvert traditional roles. If there's a key difference, though, it's that wonderfully human edge. He's unlocked a magnificent feeling on what it means to be alive—sermonizing…
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The mauling at Cannes is about right! An unintentionally hilarious fairytale if there ever was one. Part of me even hoped for otherwise as well. Grace of Monaco tries to suggest with a straight face that this post-Hollywood Grace Kelly saved the sovereignty of Monaco at a Red Cross ball. The snooty French immediately change their minds as does President Charles de Gaulle. It's a ludicrous notion that would've put the Grimaldi kids in a livid furor. After all, they…
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