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.

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Coriolanus (2011)


Genre: Drama
Directed by: Ralph Fiennes
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Vanessa Redgrave
Running time: 123 minutes



In the midst of a war between Rome and the Volsci tribe, food rations are limited and civil liberties are suspended. Rioters are putting a large part of the blame on Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, a Roman general with a clear contempt for the regular class. After being called a traitor by his own people and being exiled, Coriolanus comes back on Rome aligned with the Volsci people.

This is a film adaptation of a Shakespeare tragedy. Honestly, while it got good reviews, it simply was not my thing. Maybe because English is not my first language and I did not study Shakespeare much, I was lost in the language level. I kept saying to myself: What is he or she saying? I was alone and annoyed myself, so my attention drifted off. The film was well done from a visual point of view and the cast had the right intensity, but it was not enough to make me appreciate it.
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