Archive for Film & Video
The Valet. La Doublure.
REVIEW. French comedy as we all love it. Champagne-froth but with a heart-felt message. Francis Veber’s movie is the funniest French Comedy I have seen recently. Fabulous!
WHERE. DVD. 2006. Madman.
The Counterfeiters. Movie.
REVIEW. Karl Markovics tour-de-force as Salomon Sorowitsch distinguishes this film of the Jewish counterfeit racket set up by the Nazis, to prop up the regime in the last days of World War II.
An excellently conceived & executed moral dilemma, sharp & gut-piercing. ***** (5 stars).
WHERE. DVD.
Thank You for Smoking.
“There’s no smoke without Liars.”
WHAT. DVD.
REVIEW. West Wing dialogue with so-called Merchants of Death. Caution, you may feel smoker sympathy!
Joyeux Noël. Movie.
WHAT. Joyeux Noel .the movie. (2005)
REVIEW. A touching story of the change of centuries in WWI trenches in France. Notably tri-lingual dialogue. ****_ (4 stars)
WHERE. DVD.
![Strangers. [1994]](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/3216947465_2bb4db98c6_t.jpg "Strangers. [1994]")
