Timbuktu

“Timbuktu” Analysis and Review: Abderrahmane Sissako’s “Timbuktu” Shows the True Color of Terrorism and Its Devastating Impact on the Modern World

By / March 17, 2021

Abderrahmane Sissako’s Timbuktu deals with one of the most troubling issues of the modern world – terrorism. The film shows the terrorist activities in 2012 when the terrorist group Ansar Dine captured the Malian city of Timbuktu. Historically and culturally enriched Timbuktu turned into a city of destruction and evil during this time.  Sissako shows …

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The Salesman

“The Salesman” Analysis and Review: Asghar Farhadi’s “The Salesman” Is an Astounding Psychological Character Study

By / March 7, 2021

Asghar Farhadi returns to Iran after The Past and makes yet another masterpiece The Salesman. The film tells the story of a theater actor couple Emad (Shahab Hosseini), who is also a teacher, and Rana (Taraneh Alidoosti). They act in Arthur Miller’s famous play Death of a Salesman. However, the film takes a U-turn when …

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Cold War

“Cold War” Analysis and Review: Pawlikowski’s “Cold War” Blooms Romanticism During the Period of Cold War

By / February 28, 2021

Pawel Pawlikowski pays a heart-warming tribute to his parents through Cold War. This film is also a tribute to his motherland Poland. The film depicts the love story of a music director and a young singer from the late 1940s to the 1960s during the period of the cold war. The story of the film …

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A Fantastic Woman

“A Fantastic Woman” Analysis and Review: Sebastian Lelio’s “A Fantastic Woman” Depicts the Plight of a Transwoman and Her Fight Against Social Injustice

By / January 30, 2021

Sebastian Lelio’s A Fantastic Woman depicts the plight of a transwoman, who has just lost her lover, against societal adversities. It is hard to believe that a transwoman is not given her due respect even in the twenty-first century. Bidding adieu to a loved one for the final time is a basic human right. It …

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Leviathan

“Leviathan” Analysis and Review: Andrey Zvyagintsev’s “Leviathan” Depicts the Brutal Reality of Government Sponsored Expropriation and Oppression of an Individual in Russia

By / January 30, 2021

Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Leviathan sketches the bitter reality in modern Russia wherein an established state system conspires against an individual and makes him or her a victim who loses everything. Even though the story is set in Russia, it can very well be placed in any corner of the world. The essence of the story crosses boundaries …

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Ida

“Ida” Analysis and Review: Pawel Pawlikowski’s magnificent “Ida” Witnesses the Bloodshed and Massacres of the World War II and Post War Communist Poland

By / March 23, 2025

Pawel Pawlikowski’s Ida does not really leave us even long after we finish watching this. This is surely a multi-layered film. Even though Ida apparently looks like a simple polish film set in the wintry weather of rural Poland, it has multiple historical references underneath. It is set in the 1962’s Poland but not restricted …

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The Great Beauty

“The Great Beauty” Analysis and Review: Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Great Beauty” Highlights the Emptiness of Life Amidst the Flimsy Cover of Society

By / January 30, 2021

Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Great Beauty” has all the elements of a great film. This philosophical, meditative, satirical, and magnificent film engages viewers till the end. Each scene in the film has significance and something extraordinary to offer. It not only showcases the shallow urban life in modern Rome but also tries to find out the …

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Amour

“Amour” Analysis and Review: Michael Haneke’s “Amour” Is a Philosophical, Psychological, and Romantic Love Story of Old Age

By / January 30, 2021

Michael Haneke adds a touch of sensuous love to the lives in the evening through his deeply impactful film Amour. The film shows love knows no end, even in utterly adverse conditions. The most horrific experience in life is seeing the excruciating pain and suffering of somebody whom we love deeply. Prolonged illnesses of near …

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A Separation

“A Separation” Analysis and Review: Asghar Farhadi’s Deeply Emotional and Multilayered “A Separation” Deals with Human Relationships, Psychology, Social Class Divisions, Migration, and Poverty Not Only in Modern Iran but Across the World

By / December 15, 2020

Asghar Farhadi’s A Separation is filled with multiple aspects of life not only in Iran but across the world from different perspectives. Even if the film is a drama, it takes the form of a psychological thriller. The film shows how people behave as per their current situations and surroundings. Everyone has justifications for their behaviors. There …

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Shoplifters

“Shoplifters” Analysis and Review: Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “Shoplifters” Highlights the Concepts of Family and Relationships in Modern Japan and Across the World

By / January 30, 2021

Hirokazu Kore-eda once again establishes himself as an auteur of modern Japanese cinema through his recent film Shoplifters. The film is not based on a conventional story of mundane Japanese lives, rather it depends on an asymmetrical storyline. The plot and the characters are not bound by any cinematic rule. The filmmaker captures the other …

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