Tagged: arsaib recommends

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Frances Ha (2012)

Frances Ha is an absolutely delightful comedy that captures just what it’s like to be a young woman discovering yourself.

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Leaving Las Vegas

There are stories that despite its hair-pulling qualities, especially considering its subject matter, are sad. Leaving Las Vegas is one of those depressing stories.

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Like Someone in Love (2012)

Iranian film director Abbas Kiarostami continues sharing his personal vision on modern urban dramas, this time he turned to Japan to tell the story of Akiko, a sociology student who works as a prostitute in Tokyo.

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Lore (2012)

Lore dives into the coming of age of a young woman in war-torn Germany, fighting to survive and keep her siblings safe from the horrors and death that surrounds them.

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Flight (2012)

Flight serves as a great return to live-action filmmaking for Robert Zemeckis and it is recommendable thanks to Denzel Washington’s portrayal of a functioning alcoholic.

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Farewell, My Queen

Based on the novel by French historian Chantal Thomas, Les Adieux à la Reine tells the fictionalized relationship that Queen Marie Antoinette had with her reader during the final days before the French Revolution in 1789.

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Silver Linings Playbook

While it’s inevitable to label Silver Linings Playbook as a rom-com film, it’s definately more than just a mere rom-com film.