Andrei Tarkovsky’s immensely philosophical film Stalker digs deeper into human souls and tries to find out the true meaning of life. Humans exist in this world with an array of desires without knowing the innermost one. They chase dreams and fantasies forgetting their near and dear ones. However, without knowing the basic purpose of life, …
Joachim Trier’s charming yet melancholy film The Worst Person in the World shows the struggle of youth for stability and decisiveness. The young generation can’t foresee their future at the early stage of life. Life seems to be a mirage. They struggle to decide on their personal as well as professional life. When life appears …
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s immensely philosophical film Drive My Car not only shows the motion of the car but also depicts the mysterious and enigmatic motion of life. Life itself is an enormous mystery with numerous ups, downs, and turns. Multiple times, the path is obscure and filled with uncertainties. There is no end to it. Drive …
Andrei Tarkovsky’s debut feature film Ivan’s Childhood shows how strongly war affects the lives of children. The curse of war affects everyone, but Tarkovsky chose childhood as it contrasts most. The film features the short tragic life of an orphaned boy named Ivan during the German invasion of Soviet Russia in World War II. However, …
Like his previous films, Asghar Farhadi’s A Hero deals with ordinary people and their lives. A debt-convict returns 17 gold coins, which her girlfriend picked up on the street, to its rightful owner. As a normal human, he makes mistakes but does not deviate himself from his morality. He strongly opposes the emotional exploitation of …
Andrei Tarkovsky’s epic poetic and deeply religious film Andrei Rublev is a great character study of Russia’s greatest icon painter Andrei Rublev. However, Tarkovsky did not intend this to be a historical or biographical film. He wanted to unravel the life experiences of a great artist that inspired and shaped his art and artistic manifestations. …
Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog is a wonderful western film as well as detailed psychodrama. Campion has shot the film in New Zealand but the visuals are not disconnected from the American west. The film mostly shows how the power of masculinity dominated the American West in the early 20th century. However, this …
Paolo Sorrentino portrays his life in his deeply personal and autobiographical film The Hand of God. The title of the film is the namesake of football legend Diego Maradona’s infamous “Hand of God” goal. The film also shows the importance and influence of Diego Maradona on Sorrentino as well as Naples. The film also depicts …
Andrei Tarkovsky painted his life on the canvas of memories, dreams, and nostalgia in his deeply personal and autobiographical film Mirror. Tarkovsky’s Mirror is one of the most beautiful films ever made. The film lacks proper narrative structure and flows through three time periods in the life of the protagonist named Alexei (Filipp Yankovsky, Ignat …
Jasmila Zbanic’s Quo Vadis, Aida? is a heartbreaking writ of the Srebrenica genocide. Under the command of notorious military general Ratko Mladic, 8372 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were brutally murdered, and countless women were raped by the Bosnian Serb Army of Republika Srpska (RS) on 11th, 12th, and 13th July 1995. These inhuman atrocities …