Helene's Reviews
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The movie was disappointing. Unclear dialogue, hard to understand, not well defined characters. The story gets lost at various points. The book is far, far superior
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A good story, with mood and depth of feeling and a reminder that survival is strongest after all.
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An amazing show of nature and endurance. It makes you wonder why we have become so small and incompetent of life in the west. A must.
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It is about what our 'civilized' world does looses first on its search for the mighty sign of currency and is symbol of success. Yet it is the thread of connection and the toughness of the weave, even in its most delicate form that gives existence any value. A heart warming tale.
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Interested at the stat, fell asleep during the first 20 minutes....
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a story woth viewing again and again. The acting and the scenery are incredible, the story breathtaking and the emotions keep slaping at you: the courage, the erotiscism, the sadness, the will to be. One of the greats.
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The best part of this feature is the breathtaking shape of the Concorde, fast and past!
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A very interesting account of Fidel's revolution and of his personality but way too long. I find that the role of Che Guevara has been very subdued.
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Witty and entertaining as all Jacques Tati's movies but not as funny. The scene has aged and part of the funny irony is lost.
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Great acting, very good special effects, given the age of the movie and a very interesting philosophical point of view. Very worth viewing.
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A powerful movie. It impacts because we like to think that this kind of play with the life of others ' for the good of the society' is only part of the past. We tend to forget that it our daily lives in western society. The moral of our elected governments does not extend beyond the pocket.
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An oldtime classic with great suspense. If you like Burt Lancaster, this is one of his good performances, as well as Alain Delon.
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Not the best movie by Almodovar, in my view, but an interesting exploration of feelings of jalousy and control among homosexuals.
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An absolutely great movie! It is the second time I see it and I discovered messages I had missed before. The magic to be a woman. The rough imposition of faith by the archangel Gabriel. The last scene is fabulous.
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A very good movie, a little cryptic at times but very intense.
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Not entertaining enough even for a light comedy...
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A pleasant comedy that illustrates the pulls, limitations and complexities of family life, when you mix latin and jewish culture!
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Almodovar always delivers good stories with pathos and sense of humour.
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A delightful movie. Very well cast takes the viewer through bleach scenes of childhood but to remind us that those who are tenacious of life often find joy and adventure by accepting (even briefly) the unexpected.
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Do not bother unless you enyoy mindless American versions of human history.
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A clever thriller, that has not aged. It keeps you on your toes to the last scene. A goog viewing for everyone!
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It seemed a really good movie but the subtitles are so fast is almost impossible to follow the images and the dialogue. A real pity, unless you speak that dialogue of Russian.
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Not a comedy, not a drama, not a thriller but a deep human experience. Yet it does not feel emotionally exhausting, it flows with the easy landscape, the apparently simple unraveling of everyday common lives. But that is where all the thick plots of life reside, A must see, A heart warmer.
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The first film I saw as a kid in my history of migration trhough the world. Can't forget it. It is sentimental crap, but so, so enjoyable!!
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A heart warming story.
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Good story, good scenery, good viewing.
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Daring and a little cryptic like most Greenaway films. A great movie to watch more than once.
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A good movie. Once more it shows how we never learn the lesson. Violent represion only generates the violent resolve it seeks to supress.
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Driving home once more what ignorance, arrogance and hipocresy the western white has shown through history and still does. Once the outrage is committed, it is never easy to solve the mess. This story is about Australia but makes us look beyond at todays intents at domination in other parts of the world, by force, always by force. We have understood nothing. Worth watching.
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A great movie!
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A powerful psychological drama. Good acting. Recommended viewing.
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Excellent theme, excellent acting, food for thought. Not to be missed.
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Very good special effects. Good entertainment
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A movie to be savoured like an old wine.
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What is it that makes us like so much characters like this one? Is it because we have become shalow, egotistical and spineless inhabitants?
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Bergman is always good and profound viewing. Joyous, sad, soulful experience.
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A good remake of the original film. Highly enjoyable!
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Great story.
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Interesting topic but sooooo slow...
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As often second parts are not as effective as the first. A disapointing sequel to The Spanish Appartment. Still ok.
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A poignant movie, showing with a lot of feeling the raw brutality and futility of war, the deformed view the military have of living reality. Great photography and acting.
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An interesting plot, great photography, pathos and much sensitivity in the treatment of this strange relationship.
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Exploring the ups and downs of human relationships in depth is a specialty of Ingmar Bergman. The acting is also superb.Great viewing!
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A magnificent film, playing so well the struggle between the desperate longing for acceptance by those one loves and the vital need for ones identity.
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A true classic of western movie and of the values of the early American West. Good viewing.
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A very good film, intense with the complexities of human feelings and very well acted.
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Great viewing despite the age of this dramatic romance. Some human heartaches are ageless.
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I found it enthralling and superbly acted.
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A fresh, original story, full of meaning, pathos, romance and humour. Great viewing!
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It has drama, romance, violence at all levels, suspense. Worth watching if quite overdone Hollywood style.
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An engrossing thriller and well acted. Max Von Sydow great as usual.
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An interesting theme but far too slow.
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Heart warming.
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An intense psychological play well acted and very absorbing, if sad.
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Original story, very suspensful and well acted, full of drama an suspense.
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Great viewing and breathtaking photography.
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Entertaining, thrilling, good suspense, a well balance story well acted.
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A very entertaining comedy with a satirical emphasis on the prime motors of privileged classes: sex, greed and fear of scandal.
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A good thriller with a solid performance by Robert Mitchell in his role of dangerous man.
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Senseless violence, no plot, no acting, no dialogue.
(Don't bother!) - review by Helene
A classic that has not aged in the message. Great viewing!
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No plot, just senseless violence.
(Don't bother!) - review by Helene
It has been a very long time since I saw such heart warming human story. A very beautiful and relevant story that shows that hard dicipline vs punishement for the sake of order engenders violence. In our war torn world this is a simple truth that we should never forget.
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There is no such thing as returning home when you have grown up in a different culture. That gives people just a different cultural dimension and that is what they are. Someone said that we are the product of our history. How true. Great veiwing
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An old favourite of fun and light entertainments.
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There are experiences that change's one's life as well as the perception we have of it, for ever. This is a georgeous story, not to be missed.
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An interesting story of life's exploration amidst a breathtaking landscape. Good viewing.
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Very few movies have the character, the feel and the rendition of a period as this story has. Superb acting and a great plot - society's transition. Nothing much changes. Not to be missed
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A well balance account of what some people must suffer in order to keep other's conscience from troubling. But when life is just pain, the way out must be accepted. Love of life has to include understanding of death.
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A poignant view of the bloody events that lead to the independence of Algeria. An old movie to be sure, but with very dramatic actuality. Terror is always violence responding to another violence exerted with a different name.
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Despite the years and the black & white, still a good story, well acted. Some themes never grow old.
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Predictable fairytale but funny and very entertaining.
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A very interesting story, well acted with insights into a maginalised society and deep human feelings fast disappearing in western society. Great viewing.
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It is as actual as if filmed yesterday. A great political thriller very well acted.
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A good story on the fundamentals of life. Life itself that wants to live even at the darkest moments. The great decision is to decide whether it is worth keeping it or not, at it darkest.
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A heart warming story that shows how finding a soul mate can give meaning to life.
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A heart warming comedy that illustrate how the carefree, non responsible attitude of contemporary males in developed societies hinders their development into mature men. Good viewing.
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An intense and very provocative film, confronting the characters and the viewers in the strongest way.
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An intense story, an interesting plot, well acted and well developed. Worth watching.
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Too long, too boring. An uninteresting trivialisation of Robinson Crusoe's story.
(Don't bother!) - review by Helene
A very funny comedy that shows once more the great versatility in acting styles that Gerard Depardieu can dish out.
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A great story of courage and life lived to the full, with its pleasures and pains.
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A good thriller, well acted and reminds us that actions by individuals is what really changes things around.
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A highly enjoyable action movie, with excellent special effects, specially depicting the gory savagery of war. A good fantasy.
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Beautifully romantic, well acted, excellent photography and great music!
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Good psychological thriller, well acted and cleverly plotted.
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An excellent documentary that brings home the deplorable excesses committed by big business by passionately advocating that the only valid focus is on money, money at all costs.
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An excellent modern comedy. What happens when prejudice masked as political correctness is taken to task by a clever ploy. Hilarious!
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A wonderfull story of love, compassion, self discovery and life choices. Very good viewing.
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A great story in the best tradition of the golden days of Hollywood that has not aged despite the years!
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A good story, well acted on how we and our values are profoundly changed by life's crisis.
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A great western complete with its traditional hero. James Stewart is always worth watching.
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A refreshing story, heart warming.
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A very original plot, well acted and cleverly playing emotions that we so often strive to confine to the depths of our minds.
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Isabelle Huppert and Annie Girardot are marvellours in this story of neurotic, control freak females, of repressed and exploding sexuality and fear of loss.
Excellent!
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A very vivid portray of the underclass in third world countries. Rio and Sao Paulo are both very violent cities were the extremes clash and the fittest survive. A good story of survival.
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Senseless violence, no plot to speak of. Antonio Banderas is a good actor but his beginnings in USA are wasted talent.
(Don't bother!) - review by Helene
A good psychological thriller, the specialty of Roman Polanski.
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Good thriller showing the pananoia raining in the minds of Americans.
(Maybe) - review by Helene
Interesting treatment of total alienation and isolation, but very slow. Also a blatant advertising by Santori and the tobacco industry.
(Maybe) - review by Helene
Good performance from Gregory Peck but the story has aged terribly. It all seems rather bland.
(Don't bother!) - review by Helene
It takes and old tale of fear and death, ups the violence and turns it into a fantasy.
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A very enjoyable movie where colour, shapes and sound are as important as the characters in the story.
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Good acting, good story. In present climate of capitalism gone beserk, it certainly touches a nerve.
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I watched it 4 times from its original release. One of the best films I saw in my life. Within the context of Italy at the time, a poignant human tragedy that displays all the trappings of life: hope, laughter, injustice and loss of inocence. Great perfornmances from Alain Delon, Renato Salavattore and Annie Girardot. A classic!
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In a materialistic world where self centered values are the rule, those capable to elevate above theirs can make humanity glow. Not to be missed.
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A good story that has aged and seems to reflect the values of the 60's rather than those of the frontier time.
(Maybe) - review by Helene