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, May 2, 2016

Tracks (2013)

Genre: Drama
Directed by: John Curran
Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver, Rolley Mintuma
Running time: 113 minutes



This 2013 film is the cinematic adaptation of Robyn Davidson’s memoir of the same name and it tells the story of Mrs. Davidson’s 9 months long journey through the Australian desert with her dog and some trained camels to carry her baggage.

I did not know what to expect when I started watching this particular title on Netflix. The film starts very slow, as it chronicles Robyn Davidson’s efforts to attain some camels for her journey and to learn to train them. Once her trip through the desert began, though, I was fully hooked and wanted to see where it led.

Mia Wasikowska offers a great performance as the main character, and it is a good thing she did, because she was carrying that whole film on her shoulders like camels in a desert. Most of the acting work to be done had to be done by her, and she pulled her weight and then some. Some scenes can be hard to take, especially for the animal lovers among us, but Tracks is a film well worth seeing. It is a great story of courage and of search for self.

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