Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Monday, June 1, 2020

A Beautiful Life (2011)


Genre: Romance
Directed by: Andrew Lau
Starring: Shu Qi, Liu Ye, Tian Liang
Running time: 124 minutes



Fang Zhendong, a police officer who also takes care of his adult handicapped brother, meets Li Peiru, a young and beautiful real estate agent with great aspirations. Their personalities are very different, but, after that awkward chance meeting one evening, their paths seem destined to cross more and more.

This Chinese film is a beautiful romance story with good acting and solid storytelling. It required effort from a Western viewer such as myself, as it requires me to read the subtitles. But it is well worth the effort. It felt a little overly long towards the end, but I am glad I made it through.
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