Everlasting Moments,2008, Directed by: Jan Troell. Cast: Maria Heiskanen and Mikael Persbrandt
Based on the true story of Maria Larsson, a Swedish working class woman in the early 1900, who wins a camera in a lottery, and goes become a photographer.
NR Rated
Running time: 131 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ***
Cast performance: ***
Music: ***
Cinematography: ***
Overall Production: ***
Final chouski rating: Threeski
Ballast, 2008, Directed by: Lance Hammer. Cast: Micel J Smith Sr and Jim Myron Ross
A drama set in Mississippi, where one man’s suicide affects three people’s lives.
NR Rated
Running time: 96 minutes
Direction: **
Script, overall story: **
Cast performance: ***
Music:
Cinematography: ****
Overall Production: **
Final chouski rating: Twoski
The Noise in My Head, 2008, Directed by: Vincent Pluss. Cast: Celine Bolomey and Gabriel Bonnefoy
A woman returns to Geneva after studying abroad and soon finds herself in a relationship with a street vendor.
NR Rated
Running time: 90 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ***
Cast performance: ***
Music: **
Cinematography: ***
Overall Production: **
Final chouski rating: Threeski
Terrible Happy, 2008, Directed by: Henrik Ruben Genz. Cast: Jakob cedergren and Kim Bodnia
A story about a Copenhagen policeman reassigned to provincial town whose denizens hide some troubling secrets.
NR Rated
Running time: 90 minutes
Direction: *
Script, overall story: *
Cast performance: **
Music: *
Cinematography: ***
Overall Production: **
Final chouski rating: Oneski
Lola Montes, 1955, Directed by: Max Ophuls. Cast: Martine Carol
This film based on the life of Lola Montez, a 19th century cabaret dancer and her numerous affairs.
NR Rated
Running time: 115 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ***
Cast performance: ***
Music: ***
Cinematography: ***
Overall Production: ****
Final chouski rating: Threeski
I Am Curious (Blue), 1968, Directed by: Vilgot Sjoman. Cast: Vilgot Sjoman and Lena Nyman
Film in a film, Docu-drama about Lena Nyman, who plays herself in the film, she interviewing real people about relationship, religion, prisons and sex.
NR Rated Drama
Running time: 107 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ***
Cast performance: **
Music: *
Cinematography: **
Overall Production: **
Final chouski rating: Twoski
Yella, 2007, Directed by: Christian Petzold. Cast: Nina Hoss
After a violent car accident with her crazy ex-husband, Yella try to start her life over but her new life does seen to be real.
NR Rated
Running time: 89 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ***
Cast performance: ***
Music: **
Cinematography: ***
Overall Production: **
Final chouski rating: Threeski
Gomorra, 2008, Directed by: Matteo Garrone. Cast: Nicolo Manta and Gianfelice Imparato
Five separated stories revolves theĀ organized crime nameĀ Camorra.
NR Rated Drama
Running time: 135 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ***
Cast performance: **
Music: *
Cinematography: **
Overall Production: **
Final chouski rating: Twoski
Romanzo Criminale, 2005, Directed by: Michele Placido. Cast: Stefano Accorsi and Kim Rossi Stuart
True story about The Magliana gang, the most powerful Italian criminal associations from early 1970s to 1992
NR Rated Drama
Running time: 152 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ***
Cast performance: ***
Music: **
Cinematography: ***
Overall Production: ***
Final chouski rating: Threeski
Croupier 1998, Directed by: Mike Hodges. Cast: Clive Owen, Alex Kingston and Gina McKee
A writer take a job as a croupier, and the job gradually takes over his life.
R Rated
Running time: 94 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ***
Cast performance: ***
Music: **
Cinematography: ***
Overall Production: ***
Final chouski rating: Threeski
East is East 1999, Directed by: Damien O”Donnell. Cast: Om Puri and Linda Bassett
In 1970′s England, a Pakistani father who married an English women, and wants to arranged a marriage to the eldest son, in a traditional Pakistani way.
R Rated
Running time: 96 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ***
Cast performance: ***
Music: ***
Cinematography: **
Overall Production: ***
Final chouski rating: Threeski
Cashback 2007, Directed by: Sean Ellis. Cast: Sean Biggerstaff, Emilia Fox and Shaun Evans
Ben, who suffers from insomnia, begins to work a local supermarket, where he meets interesting characters and fells in love with his co-worker.
R Rated
Running time: 102 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ***
Cast performance: **
Music: **
Cinematography: **
Overall Production: **
Final chouski rating: Twoski
OSS 117 Nest of Spies 2006, Directed by: Michel hazanavicius Cast: Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo and Arue Atika
A comedy spy film, set in the 1955, OSS 117 a French secret agent, sent down to Cairo to investigate the disappearance of a fellow agent.
NR Rated
Running time: 99 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ***
Cast performance: ***
Music: **
Cinematography: ***
Overall Production: **
Final chouski rating: Threeski
Felicia’s Journey. 1999, Directed by: Atom Egoyan. Cast: Bob Hoskins and Elaine Cassidy
Felicia a pregnant teenager move to England to look for her boyfriend, she meet a caterer who recommends a boarding room to her, but soon she find out the caterer befriend and abused more then a dozen women.
PG-13 Rated
Running time: 116 minutes
Direction: ***
Script, overall story: ***
Cast performance: ***
Music: ***
Cinematography: ***
Overall Production: *** -
Final chouski rating: Threeski
Wolf Creek, 2005, Directed by: Greg McLean. Cast: John Jarratt, Cassandra Magrath and Kestie Morassi.
Three backpackers visiting Wolf Creek stranded by car problem, their turn help to a local guy name Mick, but Mick had some nice surprises. Let the torture began.
R Rated
Running time: 99 min
Direction: **
Script, overall story: **
Cast performance: ***
Music: **
Cinematography: ***
Overall Production: **
Final chouski rating: Twoski
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