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September 24th, 2014: The Twilight Samurai (Tasogare Seibei)

Sep24 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in "Foreign Film", Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on a Book, Drama, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Thriller Tagged "Old Person Looks Back", abusive relationship, Best Foreign Language Picture Nominee, character study, divorcee, father, feudal system, Hiroyuki Sanada, Japan, keeping up appearances, Meiji Restoration, narration, Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV), poverty, Rie Miyazawa, Samurai, senile parent, seppaku, Shochiku Company, widower, Yoji Yamada

March 28th, 2013: Pan’s Labyrinth

Mar28 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in "Foreign Film", Arthouse, Coming of Age, Drama, Fantasy, Guerrillas, Monster, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Thriller, War Movies Tagged Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Foreign Language Picture Nominee, Best Makeup, Best Original Score Nominee, Best Original Screenplay Nominee, co-production, Doug Jones, dream worlds, evil stepfather, fairy, fairy tale, faun, Guillermo Del Toro, labyrinth, Mexico, pregnancy, Spain, Spanish Civil War, stepfather, tyrannical officer

January 1st, 2013: Kwaidan aka Kaidan (1964)

Jan1 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Foreign Film", Adaptation, Anthology, Arthouse, Based on a Folk Tale, Based on a Short Story(ies), Fantasy, From Beyond the Grave, Ghost, Horror, Jidaigeki, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Revenge, The Original Tagged Best Foreign Language Picture Nominee, blind, ghost story, Japan, Lafcadio Hearn, Masaki Kobayashi, meta, monks, musicians, Samurai, Takashi Shimura, Toho, vengeful ghost

January 1st, 2012: Kwaidan aka Kaidan (1964)

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Leave a comment Posted in "Foreign Film", Adaptation, Anthology, Arthouse, Based on a Folk Tale, Based on a Short Story(ies), Fantasy, From Beyond the Grave, Ghost, Horror, Jidaigeki, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Revenge, The Original Tagged Best Foreign Language Picture Nominee, blind, ghost story, Japan, Lafcadio Hearn, Masaki Kobayashi, meta, monks, musicians, Samurai, Takashi Shimura, Toho, vengeful ghost

March 18th, 2011: The Battle of Algiers

Mar18 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", "Foreign Film", Arthouse, Black and White, Guerrillas, Independent, Movie of the Day, War Movies Tagged "Documentary Feel", Algeria, Best Director Nominee, Best Foreign Language Picture Nominee, Best Original Screenplay Nominee, Italy, low-budget

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