List of the Reviewed Movies from A to Z

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Love, Simon (2018)

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The representation of LGBTQ+ characters has improved significantly over the last fifteen years, spreading through a variety of remarkable films. Films like Brokeback Mountain , Blue is the Warmest Colour , Carol , Moonlight and Call Me by Your Name are all masterpieces in their own, unique ways and they represent excellent achievements in both style and substance. There is one thing common to these movies: tragedy. Whether it is death, a painful separation or a bittersweet reunion, all of these characters must bear overwhelmingly aching consequences of their sexuality. This does not take away from the quality of the pictures themselves: as I said, they are all brilliant and deservedly recognized as such, and the tragedy is perfectly coherent to the setting and context of each movie. Love, Simon is certainly a far less ambitious movie than the previously mentioned and it does not reach their technical brilliance nor their raw power. In its style and its execution, Love, Simon ...
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A Farewell to Arms (1932)

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Ernest Hemingway was one of the greatest American writers of all time. He had a gift for vivid descriptions, a talent for conveying complex and layered thoughts with a clear, simple language and a profound ability to observe human behaviors and feelings. That said, adapting his work to the screen is incredibly difficult: Hemingway's novels are full of personal, intimate reflections that carry the meaning of the whole story. In a movie, it's difficult to translate those inner thoughts in a way that does not appear didactic or excessively expository, but, on the other hand, removing them means getting rid of the thematic complexity of the author's work. Unfortunately, this is the case of A Farewell to Arms , Frank Borzage's adaptation of the 1929 novel. Hemingway himself hated the movie, and it's not hard to see why: the novel, a masterpiece, was a powerful, thoughtful meditation on values such as honor, bravery and love and a devastating depiction of a world tor...
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Casque d'Or (1952)

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In an unspecified year in the era of the Belle Epòque, a lonesome carpenter is standing in an inn near Paris. He is raptured by the beauty of a blonde woman, who is dancing with another man. The two lock eyes: as she dances, she glances at him with a playful smile and he smiles back. This is the opening of Jacques Becker's Casque d'Or , a film bursting with erotic flame from start to finish.  Georges Manda, the carpenter, is an ex-convict who has decided to start his life over. He is played by Serge Reggiani in a sublime, largely silent portrayal of quiet strength, subtle warmth and profound dignity. Marie, the woman, is a prostitute under the protection of a local criminal named Roland (William Sabatier, effective at portraying his character's vile, pathetic nature). She is played by Simone Signoret, whose incandescent, rightfully iconic performance earned her a well-deserved BAFTA for Best Foreign Actress. Roland becomes jealous of the growing attraction between ...
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