La mujer sin cabeza 2008 NR Denmark directed by: Lucrecia Martel. Screenwriter by Lucrecia Martel Cast: Maria Onetto and Claudia Cantero.
After running into something with her car, Vero experiences a particular psychological state. She realizes she might have killed someone.
Running time: 87 minutes
Direction: *
Script, overall story: *
Cast performance: *
Music: *
Cinematography: **
Overall Production: *
Final chouski rating: Oneski
Tony Manero 2008 Chile Brazil directed by: Pablo Larrain. Screenwriter by:Alferdo Castro, Mateo Lribarren and Pablo Larrain Cast: Alfredo Castro and Paola Lattus.
A serial killer is obsessed with the John Travolta’s disco dancing character from “Saturday Night Fever”.
Running time: 98 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ****
Cast performance: ****
Music: ***
Cinematography: ***
Overall Production: ***
Final chouski rating: Yakuza
Bronson 2009 USA directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn. Screenwriter by: Nicolas Winding Refn Cast: Tom Hardy.
A young man who was sentenced to 7 years on prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter ego, Charles Bronson.
Running time: 92 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: **
Cast performance: ***
Music: **
Cinematography: **
Overall Production: **
Final chouski rating: Twoski
Summer 2008 83 min UK/ Germany directed by: Kenneth Glenaan. Screenwriter by: Hugh Ellis Cast: Rachel Blake and Robert Carlyle
The story of a lively and wayward spirit coming to terms with the realities of age and death.
Running time: 83 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: **
Cast performance: **
Music: **
Cinematography: ***
Overall Production: **
Final chouski rating: Threeski
La fille de Monaco aka The Girl From Monaco 2008 France directed by: Anne Fontaine. Screenwriter by: Anne Fontaine and Benoit Graffin Cast: Fabrice Luchini, Roschdy Zem and Louise Bourgoin.
Set in Monaco, a brilliant attorney who falls under the spell of a beautiful weather reporter name Audrey, and looks to his bodyguard to bail him out of the mess he’s created.|
Running time: 95 minutes
Direction: **
Script, overall story: **
Cast performance: **
Music: **
Cinematography: ***
Overall Production: **
Final chouski rating: Twoski
aka Daytime Drinking 2008, South Korea, Directed by: Young-Seok Noh. Screenwriter by: Young-Seok Noh Cast: Kang-hee Kim and Sam-dong Song
On a drunken night out with his friends, a broken-hearted young man is swayed into going to the countryside with them for a getaway. But when he gets there, he finds that not only have none of them showed up, he find himself start drinking with the locals.
Running time: 116 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ***
Cast performance: ***
Music: **
Cinematography: ***
Overall Production: **
Final chouski rating: Threeski
Cloud Nine 2008, German, Directed by: Andreas Dresen. Screenwriter by:Andreas Dresen, conny Ziesche, Laila Stieler and Jorg Hauschild. Cast: Ursula Werner and Horst Rehberg
A film focuese on love and sex in old age.
Running time: 98 minutes
Direction: ***|
Script, overall story: ***
Cast performance: ***
Music: None
Cinematography: **
Overall Production: **
Final chouski rating: Threeski
Nordwand aka North Face 2008, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Directed by:Phillip Stolzl. Screenwriter by: Christoph Silber, Rupert Henning and Johannes Naber. Cast: Benno Furmann, florian Lukas and Johanna Wokalek
German film depicting an attempted first ascent of the Eiger north face from 1936.
Running time: 121 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ***
Cast performance: ***
Music: ***
Cinematography: ***
Overall Production: ***
Final chouski rating: Threeski
Arbeit Fur Alle aka Full Employment 2008, Germany, Directed by: Matthias Vogel and Thomas Oberlies Screenwriter by: Matthias Vogel and Thomas Oberlies. Cast: Mark Auerbach and Wolfgang Stegemann
Who says seniors can’t stay active? Employment assistance takes a surprising – and violent – turn. Someone pass the flame thrower!
Running time: 13 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ****
Cast performance: ****
Music: ***
Cinematography: ***
Overall Production: ****
Final chouski rating: Yakuza
DeUsynlige aka Troubled Water 2008, Norway, Directed by: Erik Poppe Screenwriter by: Harald Rosenlow-Eeg. Cast: Trine Dyrholm and Pal SVerre Valheim Hagen
A murder killed a 4 years old boy on his way back to the real life after years in prison.
Running time: 115 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ***
Cast performance: ***
Music: ***
Cinematography: ****
Overall Production: **
Final chouski rating: Threeski
Amreeka 2009, USA/Canada, Directed by: Cherien Dabis. Screenwriter by: Cherien Dabis. Cast: Nisreen Faour and Hiam Abbass
A drama centered on an immigrant single mother and her teenage son in small town Illinois.
Running time: 96 minutes
Direction: **
Script, overall story: ***
Cast performance: ***
Music: **
Cinematography: **
Overall Production: **
Final chouski rating: Twoski
Alle Anderen aka Everyone Else 2009, German, Directed by: Maren Ade. Screenwriter by: Maren Ade. Cast: Birgit Minichmayr and Lars Eidinger
A couple’s relationship is threatened after an encounter with another couple.
Running time: 119 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ****
Cast performance: ****
Music: ***
Cinematography: ***
Overall Production: ***
Final chouski rating: Yakuza
Talhotblond 2009, USA, Directed by: Barbara Schroeder. Screenwriter by: Barbara Schroeder.
This it the true story of an Internet love triangle that takes place entirely online. Lies lead to murder in real life
Running time: 83 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ****
Cast performance: None
Music: **
Cinematography: *
Overall Production: *
Final chouski rating: Twoski
Lille Soldat aka Little Soldier 2009, Denmark, Directed by: Annette K Olesen. Screenwriter by: Kim Fupz Aakeson and Annette k Olesen. Cast:Trine Dyrholm and Finn Nielsen
An army veteran becomes a chauffeur to her father’s mistress.
Running time: 100 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ***
Cast performance: ***
Music: ***
Cinematography: ***
Overall Production: ***
Final chouski rating: Threeski
Jet Zusje Van Katia aka Katia’s Sister, 2008, Netherlands, Directed by: Mijke De Jong. Screenwriter by: Jan Eilander, Jolein Laarman, based on the novel by Andrés Barba Cast: Betty Qizmolli and Julia Seijkens.
Story of a young girl, trying to cope with the fact that her mother and sister are prostitutes
Running time: 85 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ***
Cast performance: ****
Music: **
Cinematography: **
Overall Production: **
Final chouski rating: Threeski
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