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Alone in Berlin (2016) Review

Alone in Berlin (2016) Review

Alone in Berlin (2016) Director: Vincent Pérez Plot: In 1940 Berlin is in the mist of National Socialism and any kind of opposition to its totalitarian regime is brutally repressed. In this terrifying climate, after their son is killed at the front, a middle- aged couple find themselves in the position to affect a change

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The Great Gatsby (2013) Review

The Great Gatsby (2013) Review

The Great Gatsby (2013) Director: Baz Luhrmann Cast:  Leonardo di Caprio,  Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Emily Foreman, Joel Edgerton, Elizabeth Debicki, Isla Fisher Plot:  In the Roaring Twenties, the golden life of the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and the hope of a promising future as a writer attract the young and naive Nick Carraway, who

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Singin’ in the Rain (1952) Review

Singin’ in the Rain (1952) Review

Singin’ in the Rain (1952) Director: Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen Cast: Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O’Connor, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell Plot: Actor Don Lockwood and musician Cosmo Brown befriend young actress Kathy Selden – the three of them come up with an idea to save the upcoming production of a talkie that threatens to be

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The Illusionist (2006) Review

The Illusionist (2006) Review

The Illusionist (2006) Director: Neil Burger Cast: Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel, Rufus Sewell Plot: At the end of the 19th century, well-known magician Eisenheim (Edward Norton) amazes the whole city of Vienna with his impressive magical abilities, but his life is about to change as he encounters his childhood friend Sophie, Duchess Von

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The Young Victoria (2009) Review

  The Young Victoria (2009) Director: Jean-Marc Vallèe Cast: Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Miranda Richardson, Paul Bettany, Mark Strong, Thomas Kretschmann Plot: Set in 1800s England, the film explores the story of young Queen Victoria from the years immediately before her coronation, through her ascension to the throne at the very young age of 18 and her marriage

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Under Sandet (2015) Review

Under Sandet (2015) Review

Land Of Mine (2015) Director: Martin Zandvliet Screenwriter: Martin Zandvliet Cast: Roland Møller, Mikkel Følsgaard, Laura Bro, Louis Hofmann, Joel Basman, Oskar Bökelmann, Emil Buschow, Oskar Buschow, Leon Seidel, Karl Alexander Seider, Maximilian Beck, August Carter, Tim Bülow, Alexander Rasch, Julius Kochinke. Danish director Martin Zandvliet takes over an historical event that is not well-known

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Rubbeldiekatz – Woman in Love (2011) Review

Rubbeldiekatz – Woman in Love (2011) Review

Rubbeldiekatz (2011) Woman In Love Director: Detlev Buck Cast: Matthias Schweighöfer, Alexandra Maria Lara, Detlev Buck, Maximilian Brückner, Denis Moschitto, Max von Thun, Max Giermann, Sunnyi Melles, Susanne Bormann, Milan Peschel, Joachim Meyerhoff, Katharina Marie Schubert, Palina Rojinski, Guido Maria Kretschme. Plot: The young struggling actor Alexander Honk finds it very hard to make ends

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Life (2015) Review

Life (2015) Director: Anton Corbijn Cast: Robert Pattinson, Dane Dehaan, Ben Kingsley, Joel Edgerton. Plot: Life is a biopic about James Dean’s turbulent and short life and it is centres mostly on his relationship with Life photographer Dennis Stock. I had been waiting for this film for such a long time and when I finally had the chance

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Brooklyn (2015) Flash Review

Brooklyn (2015) Flash Review

Brooklyn (2015) Director: John Crawley Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters, Jane Brennan, Fiona Glascott. Plot: The young Ellis Lacey travels from Ireland to New York to find her place in the world. Brooklyn is based on the novel of the same name written by Colm Toibin in 2009 and is considered among the most

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