Musings – Page 10

Rififi – Day Thirty Nine – #40movies40days

Rififi is a 1955 French crime film that is probably the basis of every intricate heist movie you’ve ever seen

The Secret Life of Words – Day Thirty Eight – #40movies40days

Sarah Polley gives a mesmerizing performance as a young woman whose silence is her protection from terrors she’s seen.

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Triage – Day Thirty Seven – #40movies40days

Injured and traumatized war photographer, Mark (Colin Farrell), returns home from a photo assignment in Kurdistan. He returns alone. He professes to have been separated from his best friend Colin. Unravelling the mystery of what happened is key to his recovery.

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Frida – Day Thirty Five – #40movies40days

Julie Taymor does a wonderful job mixing the surrealism of Frida’s paintings with the story of her life. The film almost makes you feel like you are inhabiting Frida’s work.

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City of Joy – Day Thirty Four – #40movies40days

The ability to find joy in even the most dire situations and circumstance is at the heart of this story

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Hot Tub Time Machine – Day Thirty Three – #40movies40days

Hut Tub Time Machine is a raunchy but ultimately sweet tale of friendship, past regrets, second chances and how our past can haunt us.

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Saint Ralph – Day Thirty Two – #40movies40days

Saint Ralph is a slight Canadian film, but highly enjoyable. It’s whimsical, funny and features fine performances.

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Dog Day Afternoon – Day Thirty One – #40movies40days

Today Dog Day Afternoon is an unabashed classic, a template by which other movies are based and a formula which is periodically tweaked and refined.

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Foreign Correspondent – Day Thirty – #40movies40days

Foreign Correspondent, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, is a great complement to The Quiet American. Again, two men fighting for different sides are caught in a triangle over a girl.

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Somewhere – Day Twenty Seven – #40movies40days

Somewhere is an odd little film but I rather liked it.

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