The 20 Best Non-English Films of 2015
2015 has been a great year for film junkies, specially for foreign films. Hollywood kept on churning sequels, super-hero films, and midst of commercial films they made few sensible films too . Though Indie films are saving grace for Hollywood, it is Foreign films that I dig the most. They seldom disappoint you. They have variety of films dealing with social, cultural, and political aspects of their native country. It is tad difficult…
Hail, Caesar! (2016): A Hilarious Faux Pas on Hollywood
Hail, Caesar! (2016) gleefully pokes fun at the faux wholesome images that the Hollywood movers and shakers tried to set forth for their clients while at the same time highlighting the remarkable talents and abilities that made them so great in the first place.
The New Girlfriend [2015]: A pyschosexual exploration of Friendship!
Above all the perversity that surrounds The New Girlfriend, which takes things way over the top in the later half, Ozon manages to make those themes seem quite alright as he maintains a very subtle, delicious and often humorous tone. The film shows how the needs of people are often more complicated than they make them out to be. The darker side of things have been jumbled up with real emotions of longing, grief and…
Visaranai [2016]: A Riveting and Meaningful Cinema
“Visaranai” was awarded Amnesty International Italy’s “Cinema for Human Rights” Director Vetrimaran in his interview to ‘Hindu’ says “A film…
45 Years (2015): An Explicit Relationship with Memories
’45 years’ appears to be a simplistic marital drama but at its core, it is a complex character study. There are two central characters, Kate and Geoff, an old couple, married for 45 years. On one of their regular Monday mornings, a piece of news comes in form of a letter that the folks in Switzerland have found the body of Katya. The Husband’s love interest before marriage.
The Second Mother (2015): A Nuanced & Acute Look at Class Differences
The Second Mother (2015) (112 minutes) impeccably works both as a thoughtful character study and as a treatise on the socioeconomic cold war. The terrific performances and restrained direction bestow a charmingly immersive movie experience.
When Marnie Was There [2015]: The Ones who Love us never really Leave us.
In the end, “When Marnie Was There” comes as a little film with a big heart, which is about the troubles a lonely subdued child can face during adolescence and how she gets through it; but what it really about is Love and how strong Love can be.
Youth (2015): Age is Overrated
Melancholic symphony of life & death, ironically titled “Youth” is a unique lyrical amalgamation of philosophical exploration about life, memories, regrets, aging and redemption, but above all, Youth (2015) is a beguiling mood piece.