8 Mile ** (1st Time) 2002, Hanson, US In Detroit, a car factory worker who lives with his single mother and little sister dreams of becoming a rapper. A surprisingly emotive film with Eminem putting in a convincing lead performance; the rap battles are genuinely stirring, and play like a boxing film, in which lyrics replace fists, and none the worse for that.
Europa ** (1st Time) 1991, von Trier, Den After World War II, an American of German dissent gets work on a sleeper train, falling in love with a Nazi sympathiser along the way. A unique film knowingly without a genre to which its audience can relate it; the director's inventive use of cinema technicalities will either dazzle or induce claustrophobia, or both, while the film itself lacks power until the very end.
The Player **** (1st Time) 1992, Altman, US A Hollywood producer kills the failed writer he suspects of sending him death threats. Deft, skillful and intelligent satire which moves with subtle grace from comedic drama to dark thriller; full of wonderful cameos from over sixty stars playing themselves, it sets the scene accordingly in the opening six-minute long-take, in which two executives discuss the brilliance of the opening shot in Touch of Evil.
All That Heaven Allows *** (1st Time) 1955, Sirk, US Despite local prejudice, a widow decides to marry her much-younger gardener. Heavily dated melodrama which is still dazzling to look at; remade as Fear Eats the Soul.
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