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I'm Still Here, at the Still Point of the Turning World

I'm Still Here is the first Brazilian-produced movie to receive a Best Picture nomination at the Academy Awards. Although it is an underdog to win the Oscar, the movie itself is a passionate look at political injustices and the difficulty one has in moving on through uncertainty. Its themes of time passing and what remains of memory reminded me of my favourite poem, Four Quartets by T. S. Eliot. In the poem, Eliot struggles with the concept of time and our place in it. In I'm Still Here, the mai

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Unlike Visconti’s Cinema, Netflix Turned ‘The Leopard’ Into a Picture Book

Italy’s best-selling historical novel, “The Leopard,” now has a Netflix-produced series which takes a vastly different approach from Luchino Visconti’s 1963 Palme d’Or-winning film adaptation. However, maintaining an independent identity does not necessarily equate to outstanding quality. Compared to the classic film, Netflix’s “The Leopard” feels more like a hastily drawn historical picture book. From the very first episode, watching the show is akin to flipping through a children’s illustrated

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Unlike Visconti’s Cinema, Netflix Turned ‘The Leopard’ Into a Picture Book

Farewell My Concubine is Beautifully Complex

Farewell My Concubine is a 1993 Beijing Film Studio movie directed by Chen Kaige. It stars Leslie Cheung with support from Gong Li and Zhang Fengyi. Based on Lilian Lee’s 1985 novel of the same name, it was adapted for the screen by Lu Wei. It jointly won the Palme d’Or at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival (along with Jane Campion’s The Piano). A few weeks after its release in China, it was banned by the politburo. After 14 minutes were cut by the censors, screenings were again allowed within the ye

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