NL 2002 (110′) – Dir.: Pieter Kramer. With Loes Luca, Tjitske Reidinga, Paul de Leeuw. | My rating: | Official site Ja Zuster, Nee Zuster (‘Yes Nurse, No Nurse’) is based on what probably is Holland’s most famous tv-series with the same title (1966-1968), written by Holland’s most loved author Annie M.G. Schmidt. When the…
USA 2002 (101′)- Dir.: Steven Soderbergh. With Julia Roberts, Blair Underwood. | My rating: | Official site | Steven Soderbergh is without a doubt one of Hollywood’s most talented directors. Out of Sight and Traffic were his best, but Full Frontal is definitely his worst (although I haven’t seen Schizopolis). In the marketing campaign the…
PAL/FR 2001 (92′)- Dir.: Elia Suleiman. With Elia Suleiman, Manal Khader, Naeif Daher. | Official site The Middle East is a great place to be. It has good food, a nice climate and beautiful women (especially the Israelian ladies). O yes,and the occasional friendly neighbourhood fights. But these are so surreal that one can hardly…
USA 2002 (96 very long minutes)- Dir.: Joel Zwick. With Nia Vardalos, Michael Constatine, John Corbett. My rating: less than zero stars | Official site The success of this film can be considered as one of The True Great Mysteries of The 21st Century. The screenplay is ridicously stupid, the actors can not act, and…
Although I admit to sin maybe once every two months, I think Fast and Food are two words that do not belong together in the same phrase. The book Fast Food Nation has cured me forever. From now on I will opt for Slow Food. McDonald’s and other fastfoodchains are not the only demons. Schlosser…
NL 2002 (70′)- Dir.: Pieter Fleury. With Ramses Shaffy, Joop Admiraal, Liesbeth List. Official site (in Dutch) Ramses Shaffy can be considered the Dutch Serge Gainsbourg. He is a singer who was one of the biggest selling artists in The Netherlands in the 60’s and 70’s. But he paid a high price for his success:…
[aside]Corto Maltese FRANCE/ITALY 2002 (92′)- Dir.: Pascal Morelli. Official site [/aside]I saw Corto Maltese by accident at a screening at Cannes. I actually planned to see another film, but due to a rich lunch, I arrived too late. I therefore had no expectations about this French animated film. Being not prepared usually is a good thing, especially in this case….
The Pianist UK/FRANCE/GERMANY 2002 (148′)- Dir.: Roman Polanski. With Adrien Brody, Daniel Caltagirone, Thomas Kretschmann. Official site | The Pianist is the reflection of the true story of Polish Pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman, who survived the Second World War by basically hiding five years in besieged Warschau. Polanski mixed it with some of his own experiences…
Heaven USA/UK/FRANCE/GERMANY 2002 (96′)- Dir.: Tom Tykwer. With Cate Blanchett, Giovani Tribisi. Official site (German) | Official site (English) A curious mix of European talent, financially backed by American Miramax: The (German) director of Lola Rennt, Tom Tykwer, a screenplay by the late (Polish) Krzysztof Kieslowski, co-produced by the (British) director of The English Patient,…
NL 2002 (117′)- Dir.: Pol de Pimentel. With Katja Schuurman, Egbert Jan Weeber. Official site Nam Kee is a well-known Chinese restaurant on the Zeedijk in the Amsterdam Red Light District. It is also the spot where Berry (Egbert Jan Weeber) and Thera (played by Katja Schuurman, and this month’s Dutch Playmate) eat their Oysters…
