Category: Netherlands
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DOGVILLE
“Dogville” is a 2003 avant-garde drama film directed by Lars von Trier. The film is notable for its minimalist set design, which uses a nearly bare soundstage with chalk outlines to represent the small town of Dogville, Colorado. This unconventional approach emphasizes the story’s themes and character dynamics. The film follows Grace Margaret Mulligan (Nicole Kidman),…
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SACRED HOUSES: TUSCHINSKI CINEMA, AMSTERDAM
“Sacred Houses Series”In this edition of the “Scared Houses Series,” we would like to pay homage to the historic Tuschinski Cinema Amsterdam as we continue to celebrate and honor notable movie theaters around the globe. The Tushinski cinema, renowned for its beauty, also boasts a rich historical past. Abraham Tuschinski established the theatre, and its…
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CLOSE
“Close” is a 2022 coming-of-age drama directed by Lukas Dhont and written by Dhont and Angelo Tijssens. The film takes place in rural Belgium and follows two 13- boys, Léo (played by Eden Dambrine )and Rémi (played by Gustav De Waele), whose unusually close friendship is thrown into chaos when their peers notice their intimacy,…
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THE LOBSTER
“The Lobster” is a 2015 dystopian romantic-comedy directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and stars Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, and John C. Reilly. The film is set in a near-future society where single people are given 45 days to find a romantic partner, or they will be turned into an animal of their choice and released into…
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