Film Blogs Browse below to read more film blogs Film blogs Heading link Copy link 4 December 2024 - Arabic LLA Salma reviews the film Excuse my French (2014) Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Amr Salama's powerful 2014 film Excuse my French discusses the difficulties of younger people, identity, and social acceptance against the background of Egypt's diverse socio-religious situation in the 21st century. 26 November 2024: Spanish Peer Tutor Celeste about “Ensayo de un crimen” Tuesday, November 26, 2024 Ensayo de un crimen is a psychological dark comedy directed by Luis Buñuel in 1955. 10.18.2023: German Peer Tutor Kai Reviews the Film "Coming Out" (1989) Wednesday, October 18, 2023 Coming Out is a 1989 German film which was directed by Heiner Carow and written by Wolfram Witt. 3.13.2023: French Peer Tutor Eliza reviews 3 films by French filmmaker Jean Renoir Monday, March 13, 2023 If you’re looking for escapist films, look no further than three films by renowned French filmmaker Jean Renoir: The Golden Coach (1953), French Cancan (1955), and Elena and Her Men (1956). 12.07.2022: French Peer Tutor Izzy Reviews Les 7 Vies De Léa. Wednesday, December 7, 2022 The Seven Lives of Léa is a French supernatural-drama TV show made in 2022 about a young girl named Léa who finds a body while she is at a party with her friends. 10.19.2022: French Peer Tutor Izzy reviews the film La Haine (1995) Wednesday, October 19, 2022 The film is beautiful and elegant, while still capturing themes like racism, police brutality, drug use and anger. 5.4.2022: French Peer Tutor Susy discusses “À bout de souffle” Wednesday, May 4, 2022 “How could a movie be filmed in an ambulance?” These were the words spoken by my cousin; she was confused as her sister told her about the plot of a new movie that just came out. 4.8.2022: Ari reviews the French film La Planète Sauvage (Fantastic Planet) Friday, April 8, 2022 La Planéte Sauvage or Fantastic Planet in English, by René Laloux is a surreal animation created in 1973, based on the novel ‘Oms en série’by Stefan Wul. 11.15.2021 - Alex on learning about East Germany Monday, November 15, 2021 Day to day life in East Germany in the 1980s was a mystery to me before I saw the documentaries Flüstern und Schreien (Dieter Schumann, 1988) and Unsere Kinder (Roland Steiner, 1989). 11.3.2021: Alison reviews the film Adú (2020) Wednesday, November 3, 2021 I recently watched Adú (2020), directed by Salvador Calvo, on Netflix. I decided to watch this film as I did not know much about the struggles African migrants encounter on their venture to Europe. 9.24.2021: Alex Reviews the Film "The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch" (2018) Friday, September 24, 2021 I recently watched The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch (Michael Steiner, 2018) on Netflix. The movie is a comedy that follows the main character Motti and his struggle to meet his family’s expectations. 7.9.2021 Susy's review of "Ya No Estoy Aquí" (2019) Friday, July 9, 2021 “No entiendo” (I don’t understand) – these are the words repeated by Ulises (Juan Daniel Garcia), a seventeen year old from Monterrey, Mexico, throughout the coming-of-age drama, “Ya No Estoy Aquí” (I’m No Longer Here). 5.7.2021 - Mayra reviews the Spanish film "In Family I Trust" Friday, May 7, 2021 Bea is a young Spanish architect from Barcelona who, in addition to attempting to get her projects promoted, aspires to build things that hold sentimental value to her, including a childhood treehouse. 4.30.2021 - Mautise reviews the horror film The Binding Friday, April 30, 2021 I must begin by saying I am a horror movie fanatic. At one point, I thought I had watched all the horror movies that were on Netflix. 4.28.2021 - Susy reviews Sentinelle (2021) Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Have you heard of the Netflix original film, Sentinelle? This action drama was directed by Julien Leclercq and released in early March 2021. 4.26.2021 - Nate reviews the movie La Habanera (1937) Monday, April 26, 2021 Detlef Sierck’s (aka Douglas Sirk) film La Habanera (1937) was a film produced by the Nazis and is considered a propaganda film, thus it must be approached with a critical eye. 4.22.2021 - Alex's review of "Sarajevo" Thursday, April 22, 2021 Do you like period pieces? Do you enjoy learning about history? Have you ever wondered about how the death of one man caused the start of World War One? Then Sarajevo (2014) is a movie for you. 4.19.2021 - Laurie on Louis de Funès and Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez Monday, April 19, 2021 When I was growing up my family and I would sometimes watch films from a French actor named Louis de Funès. Although I didn’t like these old, black and white (most of the time) movies back then, I recently rediscovered them and found myself laughing. 4.13.2021 Leah's Review of Les Adieux à la Reine Tuesday, April 13, 2021 Based on the novel of the same name by Chantal Thomas, Les Adieux à la Reine is a story told from the perspective of Sidonie Labourde (played by Léa Seydoux), reader for Marie Antoinette (played by Diane Kruger). 3.1.2021 - Megan recommends the film Adú Monday, March 1, 2021 French and Spanish students, check out Adú on Netflix: the dialogue is in both Spanish and French! 2.22.2021 - Nate reviews a German film, Der Ölprinz (1965) Monday, February 22, 2021 Advanced German speakers looking for a real classic film, “Ein Film mit Herz und Humor” and quite a bit of action–here’s one for you! 02.17.2021 - Samie recommends Como Caído del Cielo Wednesday, February 17, 2021 I watched this film with my father, who is a huge fan of Pedro Infante, and since the film featured some of Infante’s songs, my dad was hit with lots of nostalgia! 02.09.2021 - Laurie recommends Case Départ movie Tuesday, February 9, 2021 Case Départ is a comedy/fantasy about sibling rivalry and slavery. That doesn’t sound very funny, but it really is! 2.4.2021 - Samie recommends “Street Food: Latin America - Oaxaca” and also memelas… Thursday, February 4, 2021 If you’re like me and consider yourself a foodie, then you should definitely check out “Street Food”! 11.11.2020 - Ella reviews "Durante la tormenta" (2018 film) Wednesday, November 11, 2020 Durante la tormenta (The Mirage) is a Spanish movie that was made in 2018. It’s the perfect movie that explores what would happen if you were to make a decision that could change the entire course of your life. 2.3.2020 - Lily on German Cinema Monday, February 3, 2020 I work with German film and last night, I read a fantastic book on Weimar Cinema and shell-shocked postwar culture.
