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Film Reviews by CHRIS

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I've studied belly dancing. Actually, one side of my family is Persian so we learned our own version -- not so sexy as the one most Americans know from Turkish restaurants, but very sensual. I came to New York two years ago and love it. Although I go home to Barcelona several times a year to see all my friends and family. I hate my picture on Moviebama -- I look much better than this. You should see my actress head shots if you want to know how much better they are. I love telliing you about the films that really excite me --those about people, about aninmals, and those that tell us things can be better in our lives.
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ADVENTUROUS
India

BANDIT QUEEN

Shekhar Kapur
Seema Biswas, Nirmal Pandey

1994. India. Subtitled. 119 mins. (Adventurous, Escapist, Romantic) The real bandit queen rose from poverty to become one of the most fearsome bandits in India, and captured the public's imagination. She robbed the rich and helped the poor. Unlike Robin Hood she had long black hair, blue eyes, and was tall and beautiful. The film story ends in 1994 when she was finally captured and imprisoned. When she was released she entered India politics, and was tragically assassinated in 2001.

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Rating: 4.5 / 5
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COMEDIC
Spain

COMMON WEALTH (LA COMUNIDAD)

Alex de la Iglesia
Carmen Maura

2000. Spain. Subtitled. 110 mins. (Comedic, Suspenseful) The new real estate agent decides to spend a night with her lover in the apartment she is trying to rent, only to discover a grisly secret known only to the other tenants: the old man on the top floor has finally died and left his massive lottery winnings hidden somewhere in the apartment. Common Wealth, or La Comunidad as it is called in Spanish--is a delightful dark comedy in the Hitchcock tradition. This is a gem and the bigger mystery is why it never gained attention in American cinemas.

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Rating: 4.5 / 5
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COMEDIC
Puerto Rico

LOVESICKNESS (MALDEAMORES)

Carols Ruiz Ruiz
Silvia Brito, Dolores Pedro, Luis Gonzaga, Chavito Marrero

2007. Puerto Rico. Subtitled. 81 mins. (Comedic, Romantic, Slice Of Life-ish) Three very funny love stories set in today's San Juan, Puerto Rico. Each is bitter sweet and shows real human characters caught in the moments when you want to love somebody or kill them but finally realize life is crazy no matter what you do--and if you aren't crazy enough, love will make it worse.

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Rating: 3.5 / 5
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LUSTFUL
Tunisia

SATIN ROUGE

Raja Amari
Hiam Abbass, Hend El Fahem, Maher Kammoun

2002. Tunisia. Subtitled. 100 mins. (Lustful, Passionate) After her husband’s death, a woman who has always been a housewife is drawn to the sensuality of belly dancing in a local club, where she meets and falls in love with her daughter’s fiancee.

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Rating: 4 / 5
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SLICE OF LIFE-ISH
Argentina

SON OF THE BRIDE (EL HIJO DE L...

Juan Jose Campanella
Richard Darin, Hector Alterio, Norma Aleandro

2009. Argentina. 123 mins. (Slice Of Life-ish, Comedic, Tearful) 2001 (subtitles). Rafael has a girlfriend, an ex-wife and daughter, a job in the family restaurant, and a life that has drifted from his youth into his forties without ever realizing it. His girlfriend realizes it, and when he is forced to understand when he has a mild heart attack. But the event that finally sets his life on a new path is: his parent's wedding. His mother suffers from dementia but his father is determined that she should always have the one thing they never had: a church wedding. The emotions flow, and two generations understand this moment as a ritual of passage. Words can't explain the emotions and delight in this very emotional movie.

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Rating: 4.5 / 5
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SLICE OF LIFE-ISH
Mexico

UNDER THE SAME MOON (LA MISMA ...

Patricia Riggen
Adrian Alonso, Kate del Castillo

2007. Mexico. Subtitled. 106 mins. (Slice Of Life-ish, Tearful, Adventurous, Political-ish) Carlos wants only one thing when his grandmother passes away--to somehow get to the United States and find his mother who has gone to Los Angeles to find work. His perilous journey and his encounters with the many faces of people and events that make up the daily lives of illegals trying to find their place in American-- is the subject of this beautiful film.

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Rating: 4 / 5
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