Month: August 2024

The Zone of Interest

“The Zone of Interest” Analysis and Review: Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest” Reminds Us of the Horrifying Days of the Holocaust Through the Background Sound

The world is well aware of the atrocities committed on the Jews by the Nazi Germany under the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler. They massacred the lives of more than six million European Jews. In addition to that, they also brutally murdered numerous other minorities. Many films have been made on these massacres. Jonathan Glazer’s recent …

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Persona

“Persona” Analysis and Review: Ingmar Bergman’s Classic “Persona” Is One of the Greatest Cinematic Portrayals of Human Psychoanalysis on the Screen

Ingmar Bergman’s classic Persona is one of the most important and discussed films ever. It throws multiple questions at the viewers without answering any of them. In the film, a famous stage actress named Elisabet Vogler (Liv Ullmann) suddenly stops speaking. A doctor suggests her to relocate temporarily to a seaside cottage under the supervision …

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Fallen Leaves

“Fallen Leaves” Analysis and Review: Finnish Master Aki Kaurismaki Portrays the Lives of the Marginalized Working-Class Finnish Citizens in His Beautiful Melancholic Deadpan Love Story “Fallen Leaves”

Finnish master Aki Kaurismaki is one of the most important figures in world cinema. His films always tell the tales of simple marginalized working-class people. His recent retro-looking minimalistic deadpan romantic tragicomedy Fallen Leaves is no exception. In the film, two lonely working-class souls Ansa (Alma Poysti) and Holappa (Jussi Vatanen) meet at a Karaoke …

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