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Posts Tagged "Stephen Daldry"

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Trash **** (2014, Rooney Mara, Martin Sheen, Wagner Moura) – Movie Review

Rickson Tevez and Eduardo Luis play Rafael and Gardo, trash-picking Brazilian boys from Rio’s slums, who find a wallet in their local garbage dump. When the cops show up, offering a handsome reward for the wallet’s return, […]

Jan, 15

The Reader **** (2008, Kate Winslet, David Kross, Ralph Fiennes) – Classic Movie Review 536

‘It doesn’t matter what I feel. The dead are still dead.’ Director Stephen Daldry’s haunting 2008 film of Bernhard Schlink’s 1995 novel Der Vorleser is an uncomfortable and disturbing experience, as intended. It focuses on […]

Dec, 16

The Hours **** (2002, Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Ed Harris) – Classic Movie Review 430

Director Stephen Daldry’s heart-breaking, distinguished 2002 drama is based on the novel by the Pulitzer prize-winning author Michael Cunningham. As a grand showcase for three great Hollywood actresses this can’t be faulted. Nicole Kidman, Meryl […]

Nov, 20

Billy Elliot ***** (2000, Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Gary Lewis) – Classic Movie Review 262

Here at long, long last in 2000 came a British movie to cheer about – and a new young star in the making in 14-year-old Jamie Bell. Billy Elliot is a follow that dream, rags […]

Sep, 30

The Reader – Film Review

‘It doesn’t matter what I feel. The dead are still dead.’ Director Stephen Daldry’s haunting 2008 film of Bernhard Schlink’s 1995 novel Der Vorleser is, as intended, an uncomfortable and disturbing experience. It focuses on a […]

Sep, 20

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