The New York Times – Film:
Kira Kovalenko’s moody drama centers on a young woman trapped under her father’s thumb in the North Caucasus region of Russia.
Author: Beatrice Loayza
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‘Giving Birth to a Butterfly’ Review: Melancholy and Menace
The New York Times – Film:
Steeped in a distinctly American nostalgia, this beautifully peculiar debut feature has a Lynchian quality.
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‘L’immensità’ Review: Roman Holiday
The New York Times – Film:
Loosely based on the transgender director Emanuele Crialese’s transition, this Italian period drama is a sun-dappled nostalgia trip bristling with Oedipal tension.
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‘Down With Love’ 20 Years Later: Celebrating the Phoniness of Rom-Coms
The New York Times – Film:
The 2003 box office flop has been embraced by a younger generation that understands the role-playing nature of courtship.
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‘The End of Sex’ Review: When Domesticity Kills the Mood
The New York Times – Film:
This comedy follows the misadventures of a bored 40-something married couple who are attempting to spice up their sex life.
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‘Dry Ground Burning’ Review: Feminist Gangsters, Brazilian Style
The New York Times – Film:
Featuring a cast of local actors playing semi-fictionalized versions of themselves, this movie flies in the face of the country’s political establishment.
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‘Sick of Myself’ Review: When Main Character Syndrome Runs Amok
The New York Times – Film:
From Norway, this smug satire tracks the rise and fall of an attention-seeking young woman who intentionally disfigures herself by taking a sketchy Russian drug.