Belfast movie: Kenneth Branagh is shooting his ‘most personal film,’ set in tumultuous 1960s Northern Ireland. Judi Dench and Jamie Dornan among stars.
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Mud (movie 2012) review: Locals Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon make Jeff Nichols’ unusual coming-of-age drama and psychological thriller mix feel more genuine.
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Au Revoir les Enfants (movie 1987) review: Louis Malle’s Oscar-nominated Occupied France-set semi-autobiographical drama is possibly the director’s finest effort.
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Friendly Persuasion with Dorothy McGuire, Gary Cooper, and Anthony Perkins. William Wyler’s rural-19th-century-set, coming-of-age family drama Friendly Persuasion (1956) has several elements in common with Clarence Brown’s rural-19th-century-set, period coming-of-age…
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Cao Hamburger directed The Year My Parents Went on Vacation. Set in 1970, the year Brazil (or rather, the soccer team representing the country) won the World Cup, O Ano em…
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Running with Scissors (movie 2006) review: Ryan Murphy’s movie version of Augusten Burroughs’ memoirs is a dramatic mess. Annette Bening is its sole redeeming feature.
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A heartfelt (semi-)autobiographical tale set in a part of the world that’s rarely been seen on screen, and boasting a cast that includes Gabriel Byrne, Emily Watson, and Julie Walters.…
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Machuca (movie 2004) review: Personal and political realms are inexorably intertwined in this Chilean coming-of-age drama set at the time of that country’s 1973 military coup.
Shane Meadows’ Somers Town movie is a minor but worthwhile portrayal of an unlikely friendship. Tribeca and London Film Critics winner Thomas Turgoose stars.
Innocent Voices (movie 2004) review: Set during El Salvador’s Civil War, Luis Mandoki’s sentimental yet horrifying drama shows how the carnage affects a little boy’s life.