Splat |
L'Enfant (2006) |
"A particularly unlikeable protagonist, the sky-high expectations that come with a Palme d'or and the distinct sensation of "been there, seen that"..." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Tomato |
L...Kot Ljubezen (2008) |
"A willingly schizoid portrait of a generation growing up on a continent where distances count for nothing but some gaps are still impossible to close." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Splat |
La Moustache (2005) |
"Too many narrative illogicalities make the 86 minutes seem long, despite two excellent performances and an intriguing premise." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
- |
La Vie En Rose (2007) |
"La môme (La Vie en Rose) - preview & trailer" |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Tomato |
La Vie En Rose (2007) |
"Marion Cotillard gives the performance of a lifetime in Olivier Dahan's fascinating but uneven Edith Piaf biopic La môme (La Vie en Rose)." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
- |
La Vie En Rose (2007) |
"Three Quick Questions for La môme's Edith Piaf: Marion Cotillard" |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Tomato |
Ladies in Lavender (2005) |
"One wonders how much of their performances came from Dance's direction and how much came from the actresses themselves, but what counts is what is there on the screen, which is more than satisfactory." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Tomato |
Lady Chatterley (2006) |
"Ferran's extravagant stylistic potpourri serves little purpose, but at its core Lady Chatterley is a powerful and absolutely believable quest by the titular heroine." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Tomato |
Land of the Blind (2006) |
"Ralph Fiennes and Donald Sutherland as terrorist co-operatives? This is not a joke nor Hollywood's remake of Paradise now, but the biggest sales point of the Land of the Blind." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
- |
The Last Legion (2007) |
"The Last Legion - preview & trailer" |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Splat |
The Last Mistress (2008) |
"French director and provocatrice extraordinaire Catherine Breillat is finally tamed by a partially stilted adaptation of an early 19th century literary classic." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
- |
The Last Mitterrand (2005) |
Click here to see the review. |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Tomato |
The Last Mitterrand (2005) |
"[The script] looks so effortless and yet is so cunning, intelligent and elegant it could have been written by Mitterand himself." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Tomato |
The Last Trapper (2004) |
"It would have been nice had Vanier decided to orchestrate his message in a more honest way, but if you go with some kids it will still be fun, light entertainment." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Tomato |
Le Petit Lieutenant (2006) |
"A film about normal people doing a difficult and mostly unspectacular job. But difficult, unspectacular and - especially - normal can be nice too sometimes." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Tomato |
Le Rêve de la Nuit d'Avant (2007) |
"Set in the rich, bourgeois and vaguely intellectual Parisian bubble of Bruni Tedeschi's alter ego, it veers more towards comedy as the film progresses, earning good-hearted laughs as well as, well, whatever one may feel towards this particular milieu." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Tomato |
Lemming (2006) |
"Not really a thriller with a twist, but more an exciting, intelligent and suspenseful work with an overall quirkiness of subject matter and tone." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Tomato |
Leo (2007) |
"Especially the first hour of Leo is a promising debut in full-out Scandinavian drama for the comedy director after his first try at something more dramatic with his charming displaced children's tale Zozo." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Tomato |
Les Chansons d'Amour (2007) |
"A good film -- if not necessarily a good musical." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Tomato |
Let the Right One In (2008) |
"Quiet, touching and poetic are not normally terms associated with vampire films, but there are no better words to describe Lat den rätte komma in (Let the Right One in) from director Tomas Alfredson." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Tomato |
La Leyenda del tiempo (2006) |
"Originally pitched and shot as if it were a documentary, Lacuesta's work nevertheless thrives on its carefully composed cinematography and its heartfelt performances, even if everyone plays themselves." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
- |
La Leyenda del tiempo (2006) |
"Interview: Isaki Lacuesta about his Tiger Award nominee La leyenda del tiempo." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Tomato |
Life Is a Miracle (2004) |
"Kusturica's warm characters inhabit a world that is both absurd and at the same time strangely akin to our own." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Tomato |
Lilya 4-Ever (2003) |
"It is undeniable that Moodysson's work has a raw emotional power that transcends most of the film's flaws." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Tomato 4/5 |
A Little Princess (1995) |
No article available. |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Tomato |
A Little Trip to Heaven (2005) |
"The director also has a strong visual sense, turning the barren wastelands of Minnesota into the visual equivalent of the Reagan era of corporate greed in which the story is set." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Tomato |
The Lives of Others (2006) |
"Foregoes all the pyrotechnics of flashy thrillers and high-strung spy mysteries for something that gets under the skin. A highly intelligent character drama that passes through the brain before reaching the heart." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Tomato |
The Living and the Dead (2006) |
"[F]ans of small horror stories and British indies with a dark side will certainly be entertained, though cross-over appeal to non-horror fans will probably be limited." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Tomato |
Longing (2006) |
"Sehnsucht is one of those rare films for which the overused axiom "less is more" is totally justified. With her latest feature, Grisebach could give the Dardenne brothers a run for their money." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Tomato |
Look at Me (2005) |
"Comme une image will linger in the mind long after the end-credits have disappeared." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Tomato 4/5 |
Lord of the Flies (1990) |
No article available. |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Tomato |
Love Actually (2003) |
"Curtis has lost none of his touch, though the ending is somewhat muddled and 135 minutes is very long, even for a good romantic comedy." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Tomato |
Love and Other Crimes (2008) |
"A classroom example of how to mix different genres into a coherent whole, with some of the more daring scenes -- including a planned suicide saved by a serenade on a rooftop -- working according to their own logic." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
- |
Love Sick (2006) |
"interview: director Tudor Giurgiu on Legaturi bolnavicioase (Love Sick)" |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Tomato |
Love Sick (2006) |
"Elevates its soapy storyline (a girl is involved in both a lesbian love story and an incestuous relationship with her brother) by taking it seriously without bursting into nervous laughter even once." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
- |
Love Sick (2006) |
"interview: Romanian Shooting Star Maria Popistasu on Love Sick and her roles in foreign films: "Maybe casting directors should know I get a bit tired of playing immigrants; I would like to play other parts as well!"" |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Tomato |
Love Songs (2008) |
"Are the characters completely believable? No. Are the feelings the characters talk and sing about pinpointed with a precision that seems to have become a Honoré trademark? Very much so." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Tomato |
Lucy (2006) |
"Foregoes large emotions for effectively balanced character moments." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Splat |
Lunacy (2006) |
"Weird ideas piled onto one another can work (as anyone who has tried to explain what Les triplettes de Belville is all about will know), but what is missing here is a method to the madness." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
Tomato |
Lust, Caution (2007) |
"An uncompromising and incredibly seductive piece of filmmaking that is too long but has so many good elements going for it that it is hard to really care that on certain points the director seems to have thrown caution to the wind." |
Boyd van Hoeij |
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