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Director: Luc Besson Producer: Virginie Besson-Silla, Andy Harries Screenplay: Rebecca Frayn Starring: Michelle Yeoh as Aung San Suu Kyi David Thewlis as Michael Aris Jonathan Raggett as Kim Aris Jonathan Woodhouse as Alexander Aris Susan Wooldridge as Lucinda Philips Benedict Wong as Karma Phuntsho Donatienne Dupont as Ma Ma Music: Éric Serra Cinematography: Thierry Arbogast Editing: Julien Rey Release Date: September 12, 2011 (Toronto), November 30, 2011 (France) Running Time: 132 minutes Language: English, Burmese   ***SPOILER ALERT*** The Lady: A Return to Form for Luc Besson And the Lady comes to save it all. Thank you! After watching Arthur and Adèle Blanc-"Seca", my faith in Luc Besson is restored with this movie. Though Besson hi...

The Big Blue (released in some countries under the French title Le Grand Bleu) is a 1988 drama film in the French Cinéma du look visual style, made by French director Luc Besson. The film became one of France's most commercially successful films (although an adaptation for US release was a commercial failure in that country). French President Jacques Chirac referred to the film in describing Mayol, after his death in 2001, as an enduring symbol for the "Big Blue" generation. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Blue The rivalry between Enzo and Jacques, two childhood friends and now world-renowned free divers, becomes a beautiful and perilous journey into oneself and the unknown. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095250/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** Blown Away by "The Big Blue" I have to start by saying that I'm completely blown away by this movie and I can't get it out of my head! Our journey...

Another Day of Life is a 2018 Polish-Spanish-Belgian-German-Hungarian animated feature co-production directed by Raúl de la Fuente and Damian Nenow, based on Ryszard Kapuściński's autobiographical account, Another Day of Life. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_Day_of_Life_(film) A gripping story of a three-month-long journey that renowned Polish reporter Ryszard Kapuscinski took across Angola, ravaged by a war in which the front lines shifted like a kaleidoscope, from one day to the next. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2967856/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** F: We got off to a strong start on our visit to Angola this week. It was almost certain that it had to be a film about war, since the country has been in a civil war since 1975 and until 2002. This is a non-fiction hybrid film of animation and documentary that is intertwined with my life and hence my interest is sharper than usual. My maternal family lived in Angola until the ...

Critical Thinking is a 2020 American biographical drama film directed by John Leguizamo based on the true story of the 1998 Miami Jackson High School chess team. Critical Thinking was written by Dito Montiel, and stars Leguizamo alongside Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Angel Bismark Curiel, Will Hochman, Corwin Tuggles, Jeffry Batista, Ramses Jimenez, Rachel Bay Jones and Michael K. Williams. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_Thinking_(film) Miami - 1998. Poverty, broken families, and a prejudiced system push underprivileged youth to the fringes of society. But for a magnetic group of teens, there's a reprieve. A game where it's not about where you come from, but how you play. That equalizer is chess. Mr. "T" Martinez, a chess militant and passionate coach, leads them to a completely foreign field of battle. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7870102/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** F: Well, well, well, fourth movie of the week with ...

Funny Lady is a 1975 American biographical musical comedy-drama film directed by Herbert Ross and starring Barbra Streisand, James Caan, Omar Sharif, Roddy McDowall and Ben Vereen. A sequel to the 1968 film Funny Girl, it is a highly fictionalized account of the later life and career of comedian Fanny Brice and her marriage to songwriter and impresario Billy Rose. The screenplay was by Jay Presson Allen and Arnold Schulman, based on a story by Schulman. The primary score was by John Kander and Fred Ebb. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funny_Lady Story of singer Fanny Brice's stormy relationship with showman Billy Rose. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073026/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** K: Hi there! We close our week with a charming musical dramedy from 1975 - Funny Lady. A movie that is the continuation of Funny Girl (1968), in which Barbara Streisand made her film debut. In Funny Lady, the protagonist, Fanny Brice, appears before us at...

Brian's Song is a 1971 ABC Movie of the Week that recounts the life of Brian Piccolo (James Caan). The production was such a success on ABC that it was later shown in theaters by Columbia Pictures with a major premiere in Chicago; however, it was soon withdrawn for lack of business. Critics have called the movie one of the finest television movies ever made. A 2005 readers' poll taken by Entertainment Weekly ranked Brian's Song seventh in its list of the top "guy-cry" films. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian%27s_Song Based on the real-life relationship between teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers and the bond established when Piccolo discovers that he is dying. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068315/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** K: Hello friends and Freddie! Our second film, Brian's Song, is based on true events, telling the story of the life and death of young football player Brian Piccolo (James Caan) and h...

I Killed My Mother is a 2009 Canadian drama film written, directed, produced by and starring Xavier Dolan, in his directorial debut. The film attracted international press attention when it won three awards from the Director's Fortnight program at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. After being shown, the film received a standing ovation. It was shown in 12 cinemas in Quebec and 60 in France. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Killed_My_Mother A semi-autobiographical story about Hubert as a young homosexual at odds with his mother. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1424797/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** K: Today we have the first film directed by Xavier Dolan. I Killed My Mother is a 2009 movie which received 28 awards at various film festivals. Wow! The film, semi-autobiographical, was written by Dolan at the age of 16. This film is an explosive revelation. With this film, Dolan poured out everything that "hurt" in his soul. The film is...

Judas and the Black Messiah is a 2021 American biographical crime drama film about the betrayal of Fred Hampton (played by Daniel Kaluuya), chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party in late-1960s Chicago, by William O'Neal (played by Lakeith Stanfield), an FBI informant. The film is directed and produced by Shaka King, who wrote the screenplay with Will Berson, based on a story by the pair and Kenny and Keith Lucas. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judas_and_the_Black_Messiah Fred Hampton, a young, charismatic activist, becomes Chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party - putting him directly in the crosshairs of the government, the FBI, and the Chicago Police. But to destroy the revolution, the authorities are going to need a man on the inside. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9784798 ***SPOILER ALERT*** Today I'm alone here 😢 from what I have heard, Krasnaya fell asleep during the fil...