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Tag Archives: Russian literature
QuickPix (42): “Great DRAMA For You to Savor, Vol. 14”
> Welcome to KPK’s “QuickPix”, brief capsule reviews of very worthy films- not a stinker in the lot. Culled from my monthly compendiums, every title here is a 4 to 5 star movie. It don’t get any better than this. … Continue reading
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Tagged A Hijacking, Akira Kurosawa, Auschwitz, Buchenwald, Byambasuren Davaa, change, children, crime, Daniel Craig, Dostoyevsky, dramas, Ennio Morricone, exploitation, extortion, Fateless, globalization, Hungarian cinema, Imre Kertész, injustice, innocence, life, Mongolia, Mongolian cinema, negotiation, nomadic culture, nomads, POW's, prisoners of war, QuickPix, Russian literature, Somali pirates, Swedish cinema, The Cave of the Yellow Dog, The holocaust, The Idiot, thrillers, tragedy, World War II
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FLIX PIX (192): “A Gorgeous But Vapid ANNA KARININA”
ANNA KARININA (directed by Joe Wright, 2012) *** (out of 5) . > This version of the classic Russian novel is an opulent, exceptionally photographed, beautifully costumed, well acted, but ultimately disappointing modern take on the oft filmed story. . … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Karinina, art, cinema, criticism, drama, films, ideas, Joe Wright, Keira Knightley, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Leo Tolstoy, movies, opinion, period pieces, reviews, Russian literature, Tom Stoppard, tragedy
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