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Review of Raise the Red Lantern (1991)

By Gail R (80) on 03 Dec 2007

This, to me is a perfect illustration of how oppression leads to the oppressed undermining each other…

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Review of 84 Charing Cross Road (1975)

By Gail R (80) on 03 Dec 2007

Loved the books by Helene Hanff, and was delighted that this movie is not a disappointment. Obviously a labour of love…

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Review of Life Classes (1988)

By Gail R (80) on 03 Dec 2007

Dammit, I just love this film. A Nova Scotia girl whose idea of art is paint-by-numbers gets knocked up and heads to the city…

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Review of Testament (1975)

By Gail R (80) on 03 Dec 2007

I watched this made-for-TV movie twice, once before having children, and once after. Two different kinds of devastation. I have never forgotten it…

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Review of Broadcast News (1987)

By Gail R (80) on 03 Dec 2007

I love the writing and I adore Holly Hunter in this. One of the few films that admits that women actually wear pantyhose instead of topless stockings…

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Review of Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)

By Gail R (80) on 03 Dec 2007

Louis Malle telling tales out of school. Not a breath of melodrama, just a gentle story of inadvertent betrayal…

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Review of Impromptu (1991)

By Gail R (80) on 03 Dec 2007

A funny movie and fantastic cast. Gorgeous from start to finish…

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Review of Jesus of Montreal (1989)

By Gail R (80) on 03 Dec 2007

A parable featuring clever parallels to the Easter story. Extra pleasures for those who know anything about Quebec culture…

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Review of The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

By Gail R (80) on 03 Dec 2007

Based on a novel by Russell Bank, this story has been re-set in a small town in the BC interior where a catastrophic school bus accident has…

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Review of A Room with a View (1986)

By Gail R (80) on 03 Dec 2007

Gosh, this is just a treat for the senses from start to finish! Wonderful cast and cinematography…

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Review of King of Hearts (1968)

By Gail R (80) on 03 Dec 2007

This film stole my heart when I saw it in my university cinema as a young student…

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Review of Looking for Richard (1996)

By Gail R (80) on 03 Dec 2007

I think my favourite aspect of this documentary was the juxtaposition of the earnest Method approach with the scholarly musings of members…

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Review of Testament (1988)

By Gail R (80) on 03 Dec 2007

I watched this made-for-TV movie twice, once before having children, and once after. Two different kinds of devastation. I have never forgotten it…

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Review of King of Hearts (1966)

By Gail R (80) on 03 Dec 2007

This film stole my heart when I saw it in my university cinema as a young student…

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Review of Snow Cake (2006)

By Gail R (80) on 03 Dec 2007

The writer of this film has an autistic son, and my younger daughter has special needs, so I was deeply touched by this movie…

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Review of The Ice Storm (1997)

By Gail R (80) on 03 Dec 2007

This is the one film about the seventies about which I've been able to say: Yes, that is what it was like…

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Review of Testament (1983)

By Gail R (80) on 03 Dec 2007

I watched this made-for-TV movie twice, once before having children, and once after. Two different kinds of devastation. I have never forgotten it…

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Review of 84 Charing Cross Road (1987)

By Gail R (80) on 03 Dec 2007

Loved the books by Helene Hanff, and was delighted that this movie is not a disappointment. Obviously a labour of love…

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Review of The Goodbye Girl (1977)

By Gail R (80) on 11 Sep 2007

Richard Dreyfuss is short and funny looking but you'll love him after this…

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Review of Dream for an Insomniac (1996)

By Gail R (80) on 11 Sep 2007

I think I'm one of five people in the world who've seen this film. But I love it…

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