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The rating scale applied is as follows:
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**Â Â Â Â good film
***Â Â Â very good film
****Â Â excellent film
***** masterpiece
Critical Diaries #Venezia80
Woman of by Michał Englert ,Małgorzata Szumowska
A film by Michał Englert ,Małgorzata Szumowska
With: Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik, Joanna Kulig, Bogumiła Bajor, Mateusz Więcławek, Jacek Braciak
Our rate: *
With: Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik, Joanna Kulig, Bogumiła Bajor, Mateusz Więcławek, Jacek Braciak
Our rate: *
The Theory Of Everything by Timm Kroger
A film by Timm Kröger
With: Jan Bülow, Olivia Ross, Hanns Zischler, Gottfried Breitfuß, Philippe Graber, David Bennent, Ladina Carla von Frisching, Imogen Kogge, Emanuel Waldburg-Zeil, Paul Wolff-Plottegg
Johannes, a doctor of physics, travels with his doctoral supervisor to a scientific congress in the Alps. A series of mysterious incidents occur…
With: Jan Bülow, Olivia Ross, Hanns Zischler, Gottfried Breitfuß, Philippe Graber, David Bennent, Ladina Carla von Frisching, Imogen Kogge, Emanuel Waldburg-Zeil, Paul Wolff-Plottegg
Johannes, a doctor of physics, travels with his doctoral supervisor to a scientific congress in the Alps. A series of mysterious incidents occur…
The Promised Land by Nikolaj ArcelÂ
A film by Nikolaj Arcel
With: Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Simon Bennebjerg, Kristine Kujath Thorp, Gustav Lindh, Jacob Ulrik Lohmann, Morten Hee Andersen, Magnus Krepper, Felix Kramer, Thomas W. Gabrielsson
Our Rate! **(*)
With: Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Simon Bennebjerg, Kristine Kujath Thorp, Gustav Lindh, Jacob Ulrik Lohmann, Morten Hee Andersen, Magnus Krepper, Felix Kramer, Thomas W. Gabrielsson
Our Rate! **(*)
The killer by David Fincher
A film by David Fincher
With: Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell, Monika Gossmann, Kellan Rhude, Sophie Charlotte
After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers and himself on an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal.
With: Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell, Monika Gossmann, Kellan Rhude, Sophie Charlotte
After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers and himself on an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal.
The Green Border by Agnieszeka Holland
A film by Agnieszka Holland
With: Jalal Altawil, Maja Ostaszewska, Tomasz Włosok, Behi Djanati Atai, Mohamad Al Rashi, Dalia Naous, Malwina Buss, Monika Frajczyk, Piotr Stramowski, Jaśmina Polak
The fates of a Syrian refugee family, a lonely English teacher from Afghanistan and a young border guard, who all meet at the…
With: Jalal Altawil, Maja Ostaszewska, Tomasz Włosok, Behi Djanati Atai, Mohamad Al Rashi, Dalia Naous, Malwina Buss, Monika Frajczyk, Piotr Stramowski, Jaśmina Polak
The fates of a Syrian refugee family, a lonely English teacher from Afghanistan and a young border guard, who all meet at the…
The count by Pablo Larrain
A film by Pablo LarraÃn
With: Jaime Vadell, Gloria Münchmeyer, Alfredo Castro, Paula Luchsinger
A black comedy picturing bloody Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet as a 250-year-old vampire.
With: Jaime Vadell, Gloria Münchmeyer, Alfredo Castro, Paula Luchsinger
A black comedy picturing bloody Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet as a 250-year-old vampire.
The Commander by Edoardo de Angelis
A film by Edoardo De Angelis
With: Pierfrancesco Favino, Luca Chikovani, Johannes Wirix, Johan Heldenbergh, Mario Russo, Lucas Tavernier, Massimiliano Rossi, Silvia D’Amico, Giulio Greco, Arianna di Claudio
At the start of WWII, Salvatore Todaro commands the Italian Royal Navy submarine Cappellini. One dark night in October 1940, while navigating in…
With: Pierfrancesco Favino, Luca Chikovani, Johannes Wirix, Johan Heldenbergh, Mario Russo, Lucas Tavernier, Massimiliano Rossi, Silvia D’Amico, Giulio Greco, Arianna di Claudio
At the start of WWII, Salvatore Todaro commands the Italian Royal Navy submarine Cappellini. One dark night in October 1940, while navigating in…
The Beast by Bertrand Bonello
A film by Bertrand Bonello
With: Léa Seydoux, George MacKay, Kester Lovelace, Julia Faure, Guslagie Malanda, Dasha Nekrasova, Martin Scali, Elina Löwensohn, Marta Hoskins, Félicien Pinot
In the near future emotions have become a threat. Gabrielle decides to purify her DNA in a machine that will immerse her in her past…
With: Léa Seydoux, George MacKay, Kester Lovelace, Julia Faure, Guslagie Malanda, Dasha Nekrasova, Martin Scali, Elina Löwensohn, Marta Hoskins, Félicien Pinot
In the near future emotions have become a threat. Gabrielle decides to purify her DNA in a machine that will immerse her in her past…
Priscilla by Sofia Coppola
A film by Sofia Coppola
With: Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Dagmara Domińczyk, Emily Mitchell, Jorja Cadence, Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll, Tim Post, Luke Humphrey, Ari Cohen, Josette Halpert
Our Rate: **
With: Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Dagmara Domińczyk, Emily Mitchell, Jorja Cadence, Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll, Tim Post, Luke Humphrey, Ari Cohen, Josette Halpert
Our Rate: **
Poor Things by Yorgos Lanthimos
A film by Yorgos Lanthimos
With: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Jerrod Carmichael, Margaret Qualley, Christopher Abbott, Damien Bonnard, Kathryn Hunter, Suzy Bemba
Our Rate: **(*)
With: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Jerrod Carmichael, Margaret Qualley, Christopher Abbott, Damien Bonnard, Kathryn Hunter, Suzy Bemba
Our Rate: **(*)
Origin by Ava DuVernay
A film by Ava DuVernay
With: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Niecy Nash, Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Connie Nielsen, Victoria Pedretti, Nick Offerman, Blair Underwood, Isha Blaaker
Examines the unspoken system that has shaped America and chronicles how our lives today are defined by a hierarchy of human divisions dating back…
With: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Niecy Nash, Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Connie Nielsen, Victoria Pedretti, Nick Offerman, Blair Underwood, Isha Blaaker
Examines the unspoken system that has shaped America and chronicles how our lives today are defined by a hierarchy of human divisions dating back…
Memory by Michel Franco
A film by Michel Franco
With: Jessica Chastain, Peter Sarsgaard, Merritt Wever, Josh Charles, Elsie Fisher, Jessica Harper, Blake Baumgartner, Rand Faris, Davis Duffield, Brooke Timber
A love-struck couple attempt to build a relationship while dealing with trauma and dementia, in this dramatic study of memory, identity, and trust.
With: Jessica Chastain, Peter Sarsgaard, Merritt Wever, Josh Charles, Elsie Fisher, Jessica Harper, Blake Baumgartner, Rand Faris, Davis Duffield, Brooke Timber
A love-struck couple attempt to build a relationship while dealing with trauma and dementia, in this dramatic study of memory, identity, and trust.
Maestro by Bradley Cooper
A film by Bradley Cooper
With: Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Maya Hawke, Sarah Silverman, Sam Nivola, Matt Bomer, Michael Urie, Gideon Glick, Miriam Shor, William Hill
Our Rate! ***
With: Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Maya Hawke, Sarah Silverman, Sam Nivola, Matt Bomer, Michael Urie, Gideon Glick, Miriam Shor, William Hill
Our Rate! ***
Lubo by Giorgio Diritti
A film by Giorgio Diritti
With: Franz Rogowski, Christophe Sermet, Valentina Bellè, Noemi Besedes, Joel Basman, Oliver Ewy, Christian Bianco
Our rate: **
With: Franz Rogowski, Christophe Sermet, Valentina Bellè, Noemi Besedes, Joel Basman, Oliver Ewy, Christian Bianco
Our rate: **
Io, Capitano by Matteo Garrone
A film by Matteo Garrone
With: Seydou Sarr, Moustapha Fall, Bamar Kane, Didier Njikam, Ibrahima Gueye
our Rate: *
With: Seydou Sarr, Moustapha Fall, Bamar Kane, Didier Njikam, Ibrahima Gueye
our Rate: *
Hors-Saison by Stéphane Brizé
A film by Stéphane Brizé
With: Guillaume Canet, Alba Rohrwacher, Sharif Andoura, Emmy Boissard Paumelle
Our Rate: **
With: Guillaume Canet, Alba Rohrwacher, Sharif Andoura, Emmy Boissard Paumelle
Our Rate: **
Holly by Fien Troch
A film by Fien Troch
With: Cathalina Geraerts, Felix Heremans, Greet Verstraete, Serdi Faki Alici, Els Deceukelier
In the wake of the disaster, a 15-year-old girl is treated by a community in mourning as a saviour with a special talent to heal.
With: Cathalina Geraerts, Felix Heremans, Greet Verstraete, Serdi Faki Alici, Els Deceukelier
In the wake of the disaster, a 15-year-old girl is treated by a community in mourning as a saviour with a special talent to heal.
Finalmente L’Alba by Savrio Costanzo
A film by Saverio Costanzo
With: Lily James, Willem Dafoe, Rachel Sennott, Joe Keery, Alba Rohrwacher, Paul Boche, Anna Manuelli, Alexia Murray, Benjamin Stender, Andrea Ottavi
Our Rate:***
With: Lily James, Willem Dafoe, Rachel Sennott, Joe Keery, Alba Rohrwacher, Paul Boche, Anna Manuelli, Alexia Murray, Benjamin Stender, Andrea Ottavi
Our Rate:***
Ferrari by Michael Mann
A film by Michael Mann
With: Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Patrick Dempsey, Jack O’Connell, Sarah Gadon, Gabriel Leone, Erik Haugen, Michele Savoia, Valentina Bellè
Our Rate: (*)
With: Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Patrick Dempsey, Jack O’Connell, Sarah Gadon, Gabriel Leone, Erik Haugen, Michele Savoia, Valentina Bellè
Our Rate: (*)
Evil does not exist de Ryusuke Hamaguchi
A film by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
With: Hitoshi Omika, Ryo Nishikawa, Ryuji Kosaka, Ayaka Shibutani, Hazuki Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Miura
Our Rate : *
With: Hitoshi Omika, Ryo Nishikawa, Ryuji Kosaka, Ayaka Shibutani, Hazuki Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Miura
Our Rate : *
Critical Diaries out of competition
Woman of by Michał Englert ,Małgorzata Szumowska
A film by Michał Englert ,Małgorzata Szumowska
With: Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik, Joanna Kulig, Bogumiła Bajor, Mateusz Więcławek, Jacek Braciak
Our rate: *
With: Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik, Joanna Kulig, Bogumiła Bajor, Mateusz Więcławek, Jacek Braciak
Our rate: *
The Theory Of Everything by Timm Kroger
A film by Timm Kröger
With: Jan Bülow, Olivia Ross, Hanns Zischler, Gottfried Breitfuß, Philippe Graber, David Bennent, Ladina Carla von Frisching, Imogen Kogge, Emanuel Waldburg-Zeil, Paul Wolff-Plottegg
Johannes, a doctor of physics, travels with his doctoral supervisor to a scientific congress in the Alps. A series of mysterious incidents occur…
With: Jan Bülow, Olivia Ross, Hanns Zischler, Gottfried Breitfuß, Philippe Graber, David Bennent, Ladina Carla von Frisching, Imogen Kogge, Emanuel Waldburg-Zeil, Paul Wolff-Plottegg
Johannes, a doctor of physics, travels with his doctoral supervisor to a scientific congress in the Alps. A series of mysterious incidents occur…
The Promised Land by Nikolaj ArcelÂ
A film by Nikolaj Arcel
With: Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Simon Bennebjerg, Kristine Kujath Thorp, Gustav Lindh, Jacob Ulrik Lohmann, Morten Hee Andersen, Magnus Krepper, Felix Kramer, Thomas W. Gabrielsson
Our Rate! **(*)
With: Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Simon Bennebjerg, Kristine Kujath Thorp, Gustav Lindh, Jacob Ulrik Lohmann, Morten Hee Andersen, Magnus Krepper, Felix Kramer, Thomas W. Gabrielsson
Our Rate! **(*)
The killer by David Fincher
A film by David Fincher
With: Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell, Monika Gossmann, Kellan Rhude, Sophie Charlotte
After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers and himself on an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal.
With: Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell, Monika Gossmann, Kellan Rhude, Sophie Charlotte
After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers and himself on an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal.
The Green Border by Agnieszeka Holland
A film by Agnieszka Holland
With: Jalal Altawil, Maja Ostaszewska, Tomasz Włosok, Behi Djanati Atai, Mohamad Al Rashi, Dalia Naous, Malwina Buss, Monika Frajczyk, Piotr Stramowski, Jaśmina Polak
The fates of a Syrian refugee family, a lonely English teacher from Afghanistan and a young border guard, who all meet at the…
With: Jalal Altawil, Maja Ostaszewska, Tomasz Włosok, Behi Djanati Atai, Mohamad Al Rashi, Dalia Naous, Malwina Buss, Monika Frajczyk, Piotr Stramowski, Jaśmina Polak
The fates of a Syrian refugee family, a lonely English teacher from Afghanistan and a young border guard, who all meet at the…
The count by Pablo Larrain
A film by Pablo LarraÃn
With: Jaime Vadell, Gloria Münchmeyer, Alfredo Castro, Paula Luchsinger
A black comedy picturing bloody Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet as a 250-year-old vampire.
With: Jaime Vadell, Gloria Münchmeyer, Alfredo Castro, Paula Luchsinger
A black comedy picturing bloody Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet as a 250-year-old vampire.
The Commander by Edoardo de Angelis
A film by Edoardo De Angelis
With: Pierfrancesco Favino, Luca Chikovani, Johannes Wirix, Johan Heldenbergh, Mario Russo, Lucas Tavernier, Massimiliano Rossi, Silvia D’Amico, Giulio Greco, Arianna di Claudio
At the start of WWII, Salvatore Todaro commands the Italian Royal Navy submarine Cappellini. One dark night in October 1940, while navigating in…
With: Pierfrancesco Favino, Luca Chikovani, Johannes Wirix, Johan Heldenbergh, Mario Russo, Lucas Tavernier, Massimiliano Rossi, Silvia D’Amico, Giulio Greco, Arianna di Claudio
At the start of WWII, Salvatore Todaro commands the Italian Royal Navy submarine Cappellini. One dark night in October 1940, while navigating in…
The Beast by Bertrand Bonello
A film by Bertrand Bonello
With: Léa Seydoux, George MacKay, Kester Lovelace, Julia Faure, Guslagie Malanda, Dasha Nekrasova, Martin Scali, Elina Löwensohn, Marta Hoskins, Félicien Pinot
In the near future emotions have become a threat. Gabrielle decides to purify her DNA in a machine that will immerse her in her past…
With: Léa Seydoux, George MacKay, Kester Lovelace, Julia Faure, Guslagie Malanda, Dasha Nekrasova, Martin Scali, Elina Löwensohn, Marta Hoskins, Félicien Pinot
In the near future emotions have become a threat. Gabrielle decides to purify her DNA in a machine that will immerse her in her past…
Priscilla by Sofia Coppola
A film by Sofia Coppola
With: Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Dagmara Domińczyk, Emily Mitchell, Jorja Cadence, Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll, Tim Post, Luke Humphrey, Ari Cohen, Josette Halpert
Our Rate: **
With: Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Dagmara Domińczyk, Emily Mitchell, Jorja Cadence, Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll, Tim Post, Luke Humphrey, Ari Cohen, Josette Halpert
Our Rate: **
Poor Things by Yorgos Lanthimos
A film by Yorgos Lanthimos
With: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Jerrod Carmichael, Margaret Qualley, Christopher Abbott, Damien Bonnard, Kathryn Hunter, Suzy Bemba
Our Rate: **(*)
With: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Jerrod Carmichael, Margaret Qualley, Christopher Abbott, Damien Bonnard, Kathryn Hunter, Suzy Bemba
Our Rate: **(*)
Origin by Ava DuVernay
A film by Ava DuVernay
With: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Niecy Nash, Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Connie Nielsen, Victoria Pedretti, Nick Offerman, Blair Underwood, Isha Blaaker
Examines the unspoken system that has shaped America and chronicles how our lives today are defined by a hierarchy of human divisions dating back…
With: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Niecy Nash, Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Connie Nielsen, Victoria Pedretti, Nick Offerman, Blair Underwood, Isha Blaaker
Examines the unspoken system that has shaped America and chronicles how our lives today are defined by a hierarchy of human divisions dating back…
Memory by Michel Franco
A film by Michel Franco
With: Jessica Chastain, Peter Sarsgaard, Merritt Wever, Josh Charles, Elsie Fisher, Jessica Harper, Blake Baumgartner, Rand Faris, Davis Duffield, Brooke Timber
A love-struck couple attempt to build a relationship while dealing with trauma and dementia, in this dramatic study of memory, identity, and trust.
With: Jessica Chastain, Peter Sarsgaard, Merritt Wever, Josh Charles, Elsie Fisher, Jessica Harper, Blake Baumgartner, Rand Faris, Davis Duffield, Brooke Timber
A love-struck couple attempt to build a relationship while dealing with trauma and dementia, in this dramatic study of memory, identity, and trust.
Maestro by Bradley Cooper
A film by Bradley Cooper
With: Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Maya Hawke, Sarah Silverman, Sam Nivola, Matt Bomer, Michael Urie, Gideon Glick, Miriam Shor, William Hill
Our Rate! ***
With: Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Maya Hawke, Sarah Silverman, Sam Nivola, Matt Bomer, Michael Urie, Gideon Glick, Miriam Shor, William Hill
Our Rate! ***
Lubo by Giorgio Diritti
A film by Giorgio Diritti
With: Franz Rogowski, Christophe Sermet, Valentina Bellè, Noemi Besedes, Joel Basman, Oliver Ewy, Christian Bianco
Our rate: **
With: Franz Rogowski, Christophe Sermet, Valentina Bellè, Noemi Besedes, Joel Basman, Oliver Ewy, Christian Bianco
Our rate: **
Io, Capitano by Matteo Garrone
A film by Matteo Garrone
With: Seydou Sarr, Moustapha Fall, Bamar Kane, Didier Njikam, Ibrahima Gueye
our Rate: *
With: Seydou Sarr, Moustapha Fall, Bamar Kane, Didier Njikam, Ibrahima Gueye
our Rate: *
Hors-Saison by Stéphane Brizé
A film by Stéphane Brizé
With: Guillaume Canet, Alba Rohrwacher, Sharif Andoura, Emmy Boissard Paumelle
Our Rate: **
With: Guillaume Canet, Alba Rohrwacher, Sharif Andoura, Emmy Boissard Paumelle
Our Rate: **
Holly by Fien Troch
A film by Fien Troch
With: Cathalina Geraerts, Felix Heremans, Greet Verstraete, Serdi Faki Alici, Els Deceukelier
In the wake of the disaster, a 15-year-old girl is treated by a community in mourning as a saviour with a special talent to heal.
With: Cathalina Geraerts, Felix Heremans, Greet Verstraete, Serdi Faki Alici, Els Deceukelier
In the wake of the disaster, a 15-year-old girl is treated by a community in mourning as a saviour with a special talent to heal.
Finalmente L’Alba by Savrio Costanzo
A film by Saverio Costanzo
With: Lily James, Willem Dafoe, Rachel Sennott, Joe Keery, Alba Rohrwacher, Paul Boche, Anna Manuelli, Alexia Murray, Benjamin Stender, Andrea Ottavi
Our Rate:***
With: Lily James, Willem Dafoe, Rachel Sennott, Joe Keery, Alba Rohrwacher, Paul Boche, Anna Manuelli, Alexia Murray, Benjamin Stender, Andrea Ottavi
Our Rate:***
Ferrari by Michael Mann
A film by Michael Mann
With: Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Patrick Dempsey, Jack O’Connell, Sarah Gadon, Gabriel Leone, Erik Haugen, Michele Savoia, Valentina Bellè
Our Rate: (*)
With: Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Patrick Dempsey, Jack O’Connell, Sarah Gadon, Gabriel Leone, Erik Haugen, Michele Savoia, Valentina Bellè
Our Rate: (*)
Evil does not exist de Ryusuke Hamaguchi
A film by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
With: Hitoshi Omika, Ryo Nishikawa, Ryuji Kosaka, Ayaka Shibutani, Hazuki Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Miura
Our Rate : *
With: Hitoshi Omika, Ryo Nishikawa, Ryuji Kosaka, Ayaka Shibutani, Hazuki Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Miura
Our Rate : *