Author Archives: semper loquitur

Salt for Sventia is a film about toil and hardship in a remote village in Soviet Russia.

In This House of Brede is a film about the cloistered life and the peace it can bring.

Yeleen is a movie about magic and myth.

Andrei Rublev is a film about art and life in medieval Russia.

Defamation is a movie about the exploitation of anti-Semitism to keep Jews fearful and compliant.

Paprika is a movie about the boundaries between dreams and the waking world, and what happens when they break down.

Lilya 4-Ever is a film about the desperation of post-Soviet Russia and it’s exploitation by the West told through the life of a young prostitute.

Greetings gentle readers and welcome to the Sunday Morning Movie. Today, it’s a twisted rom-com from Iceland: 101 REYKJAVÍK. 101 Reykjavík (2000) and next week’s film Lilya 4-Ever (warning, disturbing content): https://youtu.be/zbkBesAWFXM?si=OSjXF2FBT00DVLjm Reviews of 101 REYKJAVÍK: Letterboxd says: Icelandic version of The Graduate situation but for lesbians and the victim of the love triangle is […]

Ballad of Orin is a movie about brief flashes of beauty in an ocean of despair.

One Eyed Jacks is a movie about love and revenge in the Old West.

A Child’s Garden and the Serious Sea is a film about light, memory, and the alien in the everyday.

Sholay is a movie about friendship, romance, and high adventure.

An Ideal Husband is a humourous play about past mistakes and future serendipities.

Sweet Movie is a film about candy, rebirth, and sexuality just for starters.

Stalker is a sci-fi movie about truth and desire.