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Review by © Jane Freebury There’s a familiar face in the background in Back to Burgundy (Ce Qui Nous Lie). An actor often seen in French films, but…
Reviewed by © Jane Freebury A few days before Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu passed away last year at the age of 46, he agreed to the release of this…
Review by © Jane Freebury As he is portrayed by the Danish actor, Claes Bang, Christian is assured, sensitive and genial. He is the head curator at a…
Review by © Jane Freebury This lovely, low-key, authentic tale of coming-of-age from Greta Gerwig, one of the most talented actresses in US indie cinema, has its own…
Review by © Jane Freebury There are probably plenty of exceptions to the adage that happy endings belong in fairy tales, so it may not be fair to…
Review by © Jane Freebury There’s a burning intensity to Sweet Country, a tale of revenge in the Australian outback where men turn against each other with guns…
Review by © Jane Freebury If the impression we get is really true, rather than chosen for dramatic effect, Winston Churchill behind the scenes was not the type…
Review by © Jane Freebury Two well known films by writer-director Martin Provost, Seraphine and Violette, are about creative women who suffered for their art. The French filmmaker…
Review by © Jane Freebury It seems there is no end to the ways to express love for van Gogh. Buy the print, wear the jewellery, wear the…
Reviewed by © Jane Freebury A modest 74 minutes long, this new documentary from local filmmaker Jennifer Peedom, is actually one continuous montage of fabulous, indomitable mountains…
Review by © Jane Freebury Smitten by a lovely girl at the local mosque and eager to make his father and family proud, a young man tells a…
Review by © Jane Freebury Not too many monarchs appear on screen in foetal pose, the way the King of Norway does in early scenes in this wartime…
Review © Jane Freebury It is a committed, adventurous actor who takes on the role of a pedophile, even apparently reformed. They couldn’t have been exactly lining up…
4 Stars Review by © Jane Freebury Smitten by a lovely girl at the local mosque and eager to make his father and family proud, a young man…
Review © Jane Freebury Is peace between former enemies possible while the horror of war still haunts them? The process certainly gets complicated in the latest…
Review by © Jane Freebury A rag-tag bunch of German soldiers, some barely men. A beautiful beach on the Danish coast, and it’s spring. Now that the war…
Review by © Jane Freebury The films of writer-director Asghar Farhadi are taut, tense, obliquely scripted and immaculately performed. His latest film in similar vein…
My Cousin Rachel Handsome, lush, gorgeous to look at and not nearly as over the top as the trailer suggests. Romantic obsession has been plausibly updated,…
Review by © Jane Freebury It is no small irony that the main character in Manchester by the Sea is a dependable handyman who can fix anything and…
Review © Jane Freebury It is clear that Ken Loach, who turned 80 this year, will never retire. Making films about people who are disadvantaged and dispossessed has…