Derek Winnert

Reviews

Juste une question d’amour [Just a Question of Love] *** (2000, Cyrille Thouvenin, Stéphan Guérin-Tillié. Éva Darlan, Caroline Veyt) – Classic Movie Review 12,715

The 2000 French TV drama film Juste une question d’amour [Just a Question of Love] follows the romance of two young gay men, who are having a conflict over whether Laurent should come out to […]

Nov, 12

Swallows and Amazons *** (1974, Virginia McKenna, Ronald Fraser, Brenda Bruce) – Classic Movie Review 12,714

The 1974 British film Swallows and Amazons stars Virginia McKenna, Ronald Fraser and Brenda Bruce. EMI’s pleasantly old-fashioned film, based on Arthur Ransome’s 1930 children’s classic novel, should appeal to grown-ups as well as its […]

Nov, 11

Il Primo Giorno D’inverno [The First Day of Winter] *** (2008, Mattia De Gasperis, Michela Cova, Andrea Semeghini, Alberto Gerundo) – Classic Movie Review 12,713

The 2008 Italian drama film The First Day of Winter stars Mattia De Gasperis as Valerio, a lonely, introverted boy who can’t get on with others. He observes other boys sneakily and spies on a […]

Nov, 10

Before The Fall [Napola – Elite für den Führer] **** (2004, Max Riemelt, Tom Schilling, Devid Striesow) – Classic Movie Review 12,712

Director Dennis Gansel’s quietly devastating, authentic feeling 2004 German drama film Before the Fall stars Max Riemelt and Tom Schilling. It is an urgently expressed eye-opener to a forgotten horror in history. Writer/ director Dennis […]

Nov, 07

Hamam [Il bagno turco] [Steam: The Turkish Bath] **** (1997, Alessandro Gassman, Francesca d’Aloja, Mehmet Günsür) – Classic Movie Review 12,711

Ferzan Özpetek’s 1997 Italian debut film Hamam takes a mesmerising look at how special places and people can transform other people. The romantic drama film is a haunting joy. It is sweet and sexy, delicately […]

Nov, 05

Nuovo Olimpo **** (2023, Damiano Gavino, Andrea Di Luigi, Luisa Ranieri, Greta Scarano, Aurora Giovinazzo) – Classic Movie Review 12,710

In late 1970s Rome, two 25-year-old men meet by chance in the street and then in the Nuovo Olimpo cinema, and fall instantly in love. Aspiring film director Enea (Damiano Gavino) and medical student Pietro […]

Nov, 05

Tu me manques [I Miss You] **** (2019, Oscar Martínez, Fernando Barbosa, Rossy de Palma, Reyes Antelo, Erwin Berzain) – Classic Movie Review 12,709

A Bolivian father seeks out and confronts his late son’s ex-boyfriend. Rodrigo Bellott’s 2019 Bolivian drama film Tu me manques [I Miss You] is especially thought-provoking and moving. A Bolivian father seeks out and confronts […]

Nov, 04

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