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The film “Copenhagen Does Not Exist” from Montenegro Film Festival

  A police fortress or a hippie commune? The non-existent Copenhagen.     A psychological elegy, a painful cinematographic story and a tense movie game on needles take place in the film “Copenhagen Does Not Exist” by the young Danish director Martin Skovbjerg. The film leaves a bitter taste in the mouth of every viewer …

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Painted lady, beneath the lights, in paradise, next to the vineyard  in “Stealing Beaty” by Bertolucci

  The film takes place in the summer of 1995,  in Tuscany, in an Italian villa of an English artist located in the suburbs of Siena. A young 19-year-old American woman named Lucy (Liv Tyler) has already been here once, a few years ago, and now she is returning to this house after the death …

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WHIPLASH (2014): Who are you to make Charlie Parker never be discouraged?

The most significant victory of what cost, in the movie “Whiplash” directed by Damien Chazelle from the year 2014, presents an artistic world of rivalry, the theme of huge ambition, unreachable perfectionism and harsh reality through an amazing screenplay. This twisted drama with psychological elements dives deep into the atelophobia and social pressing in the artistic industry.

MANIFEST DOGMA 95: “FILM IS NOT ILLUSION!”, First part – “The Celebration”

  Here is the original text of the document “Vows of Chastity” according to the official Dogme 95 site:   “I swear to submit to the following set of rules drawn up and confirmed by DOGMA 95:   Shooting must be done on location. Props and sets must not be brought in (if a particular …

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LITERATURE ON CINEMA: Dramatical delirium, theatrical Limbo and the sin of letters in “Dangerous Liaisons”

    The action takes place in France, in aristocratic households outside of Paris. The aristocratic lifestyle is reflected through lace and corsets, chariots and porcelain, and fragrance in the air. A complex story starts to occur between little people. Taecups on writing desks, novelty, betrayal and cruelty dive deep into the world of love …

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“Andrei Rublev” – Russian Renaissance in Soviet cinematography

Like the structures of the old Russian chronicles, such as the ” Tale of Bygone Years”, it is arranged on a moving film strip of crucifixions and stories of Russian life between its great folklore tradition and strong Christian faith, through stormy historical circumstances in the time that the action of the film includes. Andrei …

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STORY OF “BLUE VELVET”, – “ I close my eyes, then I drift away into the magic night, I softly say a silent prayer like dreamers do…”

    It is a motion picture about a college kid who, while visiting the home to see his ill father, discovers a human ear in a field and that shocks and inspires him to uncover a criminal conspiracy that was going on and fall in love throughout his investigation. That sends him on the …

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STOLEN DANCE FROM LONELY TWENTIES IN “FRANCES HA” BY NOAH BAUMBACH

A youthful 27-year-old woman moves to New York hoping to pursue her dream as a professional dancer without money, love and closure. She is lost in transition. A drama film with comedic and tragic elements, Frances Ha, from 2012, by director Noah Baumbach, is one of those coming-of-age motion pictures that leave unsettling dust after. …

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Country roads, but far from home: “Leningrad Cowboys Go America” by Aki Kaurismaki

The theme of the road trip, the motif of the journey of self-discovery and character development followed by the mission travel experience through the United States is by now a well-known cinematographic path. Camera shots of American highways and byways, gas stations and deserted lands are beautifully portrayed in movies such as “Paris, Texas” by …

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PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK WITH DEATH IN THE RURAL SPACE OF AN OLD MOVIE: “WARD” BY ĐORĐE KADIJEVIĆ

Movie director, Đorđe Kadijević, is an artist from Yugoslavia, whose film “The Feast” from 1967 is considered one of the best Serbian films of all time. He is also recognized as a starter of the horror film era in Serbia since he is known worldwide for his cult film “Leptirica” from 1973. “Leptirica” is thought …

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