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A Movie A Day: December 30

30 Monday Dec 2013

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Title: A Beautiful Life

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Review/Synopsis: 7/10 A rich girl falls in love with a poor cop who begins to suffer from memory loss. It’s a typical Asian drama story, but I LOVE it! I am addicted to Korean dramas (soap operas) and this plot is very typical in those shows, so I loved this movie. It’s really sad and tragic, but also very romantic. I’ve seen several older Chinese movies when I took a Chinese film class my junior year of college, but this is by far my favorite one I’ve seen. The leading lady, Qi Shu, is gorgeous and I loved the shots in this film (the scene in the above picture is one of my favorites). I can’t really summarize the film without ruining the story, but if you are looking for a dark, romantic film to watch, then you’ve found it. It’s interesting, beautiful, and especially tragic.

Year: 2011

Stars: Ye Liu, Qi Shu

Country/Language: China-Mandarin w/English subtitles

Where to watch: Netflix

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A Movie A Day: December 29

29 Sunday Dec 2013

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Title: The Sicilian Girl

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Review/Synopsis: 10/10 In the middle of the month I started to feel guilty for only reviewing films that I had awarded a high ranking, but all of these movies have been movies that I loved watching this year (with the exception of the couple I gave low rankings). I am fascinated by organized crime and am very intrigued by modern organized crime in Europe. While there are tons of movies that are about the mafia, this one is unique. I will confess I find the mafia romantic and I do understand its existence within the structures of the modern world-politically, legally, economically, morally-in America and in Europe, but despite my fascination, this film did a great job of debunking the romantic ideas. This movie is tense, sad, and tragic. A great drama that shows the true dangers faced by prosecutors and witnesses that challenge the mafia in Italy today and the reality of the romanticism and justification many people often use to help accept the brutality of organized crime. This isn’t a family film nor a happy film, but definitely worth watching.

Year: 2008

Stars: Veronica D’Agostino

Country/Language: Italy-Italian w/subtitles

Where to watch: Netflix

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A Movie A Day: December 28

28 Saturday Dec 2013

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Title: One Love/Un Amor

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Rating/Synopsis: 8/10 So, originally I was going to review another French movie with Romain Duris today, but I just switched to this film. Netflix has been suggesting this film to me for a few weeks, but I was weary and the description didn’t entice me…I was so wrong and I regret not watching this movie earlier. This struck a cord with me and I think most people can relate: it’s about a girl’s first love and her reunion with him years later. There is a third wheel guy, but you need to watch to learn about the whole plot. I love movies that have a definitive ending where you don’t have to guess what happens-good or bad-and this movie has one! The cinematography and color palette was beautiful. I’ve never seen an Argentine film, but I was pleasantly surprised. This movie is a touching film that everyone can relate to. One thing I love about films from other countries is that they cast stars that don’t adhere to normal Western standards of beauty or “handsomeness”. I feel like *most American films cast people that look like models, even child actors, but films from other countries cast realistic looking people and they are beautiful because of their talent…that was the case for this film. The young actors weren’t typically good looking, but I found them so endearing and attractive because of their portrayal of the chracters. This movie is so good and it definitely made me cry. It’s very romantic and also based on a book, so check it out!

Year: 2011

Stars:  Diego Peretti, Luis Ziembrowski, Elena Roger

Country/Language: Argentina-Spanish w/English subtitles

Where to watch: Netflix

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A Movie A Day: December 27

27 Friday Dec 2013

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Title: Populaire

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Review/Synopsis: 8/10 A young girl from a small town in France goes on an interview to be a secretary in a larger neighboring city and she gets the job. She moves into an all girls boarding house and her new boss begins to enter her in regional, national, and international typing competitions, all the while, they begin to fall in love. It’s a cliche romantic comedy that takes place in late 1950s France, but it’s cute and well produced none the less. Production is impeccable and Romain Duris is a hottie (if you like him, I suggest watching The Big Picture or The Heartbreaker next)! Once you’ve seen a few French movies, this is definitely worth a watch!

Year: 2012

Stars: Romain Duris, Deborah Francois

Country/Language: France-French w/subtitles

Where to watch: Netflix

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A Movie A Day: December 26

26 Thursday Dec 2013

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Title: Marriage Italian Style/ Matrimonio all’italiana

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Review/Synopsis: 9/10 This was the first classic Italian film I saw and the first film I saw staring either Sophia Loren or Marcello Mastroianni! I was shocked it was filmed in 1964-it’s really racy! The only reason I didn’t give it a 10/10 is because the ending is unbelievable, but I loved it in every way! The writing, the cinematography, the costumes, everything. Sophia Loren is freakin’ GORGEOUS. I had never seen her on screen until watching this film and I fell in love immediately. Obviously the chemistry between the two protagonists is great and they made several other films together that also got great reviews (I’ve only seen Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, but I have Sunflower in my queue). It’s funny, it’s beautiful, it’s tragic. Classic romantic, Italian cinema! This should be the first Italian movie you watch! If you’ve ever heard the expression “you can’t turn a ho into a housewife”, then you have to watch it!

Year: 1964

Stars: Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni

Country/Language: Italy-Italian w/subtitles

Where to watch: Netflix, Amazon VOD

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