Jugu Abraham

LATEST ARTICLES ( 168 )

• 172. Argentine Director Damián Szifrón’s “Wild Tales” (Relatos Salvajes)...

  

  The "wild" characters from the six segments Wild Tales is a gem of an entertainer made up of six stand-alone, dark comic tales. Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2015 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 171. Russian Director Andrei Zvyagintsev’s Film “Leviathan” (2014): A Bold...

  

  “During the time men live without a common power to keep them all in awe, they are in that conditions called war; and such a war, as if of every man, against... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2015 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 170. The Late Chilean Maestro Raúl Ruiz' Portuguese Film “Mistérios De Lisboa”...

  

  “My films are not fiction films but about fiction”---Raúl Ruiz “In today’s cinema there is too much light, it is time to return to the shadows”--- Raú... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2014 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 169. French Director François Ozon’s French Film “Dans La Maison” (In the...

  

  François Ozon seems to be fascinated by what makes writers tick. And he loves to prod the viewer to reconsider his/her mental evaluation of fiction and reality... Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2014 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 168. British Film Director Steven Knight’s Film “Locke” (2013) Based on His...

  

  There is something special when a director writes his own original script. And Steven Knight’s Locke is special, if an astute viewer evaluates what it offers. Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2014 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 167. Iranian Director Abbas Kiarostami’s Film “Certified Copy” (Copie Conforme)...

  

  Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami can be fascinating because of his audacity to toy around with the minds of intelligent, discerning viewers. Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2014 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 166. Indian Filmmaker Sudevan's Debut Film "CR No.89" (India) (2013): A...

  

  Malayalam language movies have won prestigious Indian national film awards in recent years but they are rarely ones that stand out as some did, three or four... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2014 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 165. Self-exiled US Director Joseph Losey’s British Masterpiece “Accident”...

  

  Although he was an American filmmaker from Wisconsin state hounded by the infamous “McCarthy” Committee (House Un-American Activities Committee) set up to weed... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2014 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 164. Portmanteau Film “Tickets” (2005) (Italy/UK) in Italian and English,...

  

  Tickets is a film rarely discussed by cineastes. If it is discussed, it is often to compare and contrast its three celebrated directors. Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2014 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 163. Russian Maestro Andrei Tarkovsky’s Russian Movie “Solyaris” (Solaris)...

  

  Many have seen this cinematic masterpiece. Many have considered it as a major achievement in science fiction cinema. The director himself did not consider this... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2014 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 162. Romanian Director Călin Peter Netzer Film “Pozitia Copilului” (Child’s Pose...

  

  Romanian cinema is on the march. In 2005, Romania gave the world the lovely, realistic film The Death of Mr Lazarescu. In 2012, that country followed up with th... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2014 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 161. Danish Director Thomas Vinterberg’s Danish Film “Jagten” (The Hunt)...

  

  Denmark has two interesting filmmakers alive and actively making films: Thomas Vinterberg and Lars von Trier. They co-founded the Dogme 95 movement in... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2014 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 160. Italian Director Paolo Sorrentino’s “La Grande Bellezza” (The Great...

  

  Paolo Sorrentino’s The Great Beauty has two small yet important facets in common with Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life. Both films begin with a profound... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2014 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 159. Georgian Film Director Zaza Urushadze’s “Mandariinid” (Tangerines) (2013): ...

  

  The year 2013 has introduced new talents to the forefront in cinema. The Georgian film director Zaza Urushadze can hardly be considered to be a known entity in... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2014 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 158. Iranian Film Director Asghar Farhadi’s French Language Film “Le Passé”...

  

  The title of a movie often provides a vital clue for a viewer to approach and analyze a film. In Asghar Farhadi’s latest work The Past, there are several pasts... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 157. Chilean Director Sebastián Sepúlveda’s Debut Film “Las Niñas Quispe” (The...

  

  Debut films very often offer interesting cinema as every new director distills his/her individual vision of cinema to a global audience. Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2014 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 156. Italian Filmmaker Uberto Pasolini’s English Film “Still Life” (2013)...

  

  It is not often that you come across a film that looks innocuous at its beginning and develops gradually into a truly uplifting and amazing work of cinema. Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2013 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 155. Danish Film Director Lars Von Trier’s Film in English “Breaking the Waves”...

  

  Lars von Trier’s Breaking the Waves is just amazing cinema.It is essentially a film about the relationship of a newly married couple Bess (Emily Watson) and... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2013 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 154. US Director Bob Rafelson’s “Five Easy Pieces” (1970): One of the Finest...

  

  A lot of thought goes into writing a good screenplay. Unfortunately movie directors often walk away with the credit that ought to be shared with the screenplay... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2013 CULTURE, MOVIES

• 153. British Filmmaker Sir Ridley Scott’s Unsung Debut Feature Film “The...

  

  Ask any film-goer familiar with Ridley Scott’s work and the movies he will be associated with are likely to be one of his blockbusters such as Gladiator,... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2013 CULTURE, MOVIES