Tag: bittersweet
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27. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
*This review contains spoilers which may be skipped* Often times, filmmakers excel at one type of films and rarely venture outside of their forte. They tend to stick to a tried and tested formula which has brought them success and choose to explore nuances within the genre itself. Some of the famous examples include Alfred Hitchcock (suspense), Sergio…
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25. Cinema Paradiso (Paradise Theater) (1988)
Italy is world renowned for its history, art and food. The allure of its well preserved remains of the majestic Roman Empire and the renaissance art inspired by artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo dates back several centuries. Add to that, the lure of contemporary popular dishes (pizza, pasta), fashion houses (Prada, Gucci)…
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17. The Banshees Of Inisherin (2022)
‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ is at once a petty and profound film. I say petty because the plot is relatively simple – two best friends reach a crossroads in their lives when one of them (Colm Doherty) abruptly terminates their lifelong friendship. The movie focuses on the other friend’s (Pádraic) attempts to salvage their friendship…
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13. CODA (2021)
The chirping of birds, the hearty laugh of a loved one, raindrops on the window or a favorite song – almost all of us have felt a certain comfort in these and many such sounds throughout our lives. But imagine a world without any of them. A world full of nothing but silence, which would…
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