FilmCritic entries tagged "Alexandra Maria Lara"

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Farewell

by Norm Schrager on Apr 5 2011
DVD Release Date: April 19, 2011
Farewell

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The Cold War has inspired its share of spy thrillers, often the cinematic equivalent of a fast-paced summer read. Writer-director Christian Carion (Oscar-nominated Joyeux Noel) handles the era a little differently with Farewell, showing that the takedown of an entire...... more »
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The City of Your Final Destination

by Jules Brenner on Apr 22 2010
DVD Release Date: August 17, 2010
The City of Your Final Destination

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This adult drama from the film house of Merchant/Ivory is addressed to the mature viewer who will recognize them as a source of some great character-driven dramatic material.  But, as wonderful as the best of his output can be, director...... more »
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Youth Without Youth

by Matt McKillop on Dec 14 2007
DVD Release Date: May 13, 2008
Youth Without Youth

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I try to be tolerant when people insist on telling me about their dreams. You know what I'm talking about: a well-meaning friend, in the throes of self-discovery, tries to explain this revelatory dream he had the night before where...... more »
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Control

by Chris Cabin on Oct 9 2007
DVD Release Date: June 3, 2008
Control

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Ian Curtis was only 23 when he hung himself in the kitchen of his wife's house on May 18th, 1980 in Manchester, England. His band, Joy Division, had been only responsible for one album, 1979's Unknown Pleasures, while the finishing...... more »
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The Tunnel

by Jules Brenner on May 31 2005
DVD Release Date: October 4, 2005

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This 2001 production about East Germans fleeing to West Berlin focuses on one of many tunnel-building operations when the infamous wall was built in 1961, and centers on a famous athlete who defied his Communist oppressors. Dangers and triumphs make...... more »
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Downfall

by Nicholas Schager on Feb 16 2005
DVD Release Date: August 2, 2005

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Is it possible to make a film about Hitler and his regime's final days without humanizing the Nazis? Oliver Hirschbiegel's Downfall (Der Untergang) proves to be a harrowing recreation of the Nazi elite's last stand trapped underground by the encroaching...... more »

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