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1. L (2012)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy, Drama
It's absurd not to trust me.
Director: Babis Makridis | Stars: Aris Servetalis, Makis Papadimitriou, Lefteris Matthaiou, Nota Tserniafski
Votes: 806
Just a little too bizarre
2. L.A. Story (1991)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
With the help of a talking freeway billboard, a wacky weatherman tries to win the heart of an English newspaper reporter, who is struggling to make sense of the strange world of early 1990s Los Angeles.
Director: Mick Jackson | Stars: Steve Martin, Victoria Tennant, Richard E. Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker
Votes: 34,447 | Gross: $28.86M
Superb film. So funny and surprisingly moving. Martin's best film.
3. La Bohème (II) (2009)
4 min | Documentary, Short, Music
Part of a series of opera shorts by different directors. Herzog combines O Soave Fanciulla ("Oh you vision of beauty" from Puccini's La Boheme) with images of harsh life in Africa.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Peter Auty, Mary Plazas
Votes: 254
Interesting short doco.
4. La Cage aux Folles (1978)
R | 97 min | Comedy
The manager of a Saint-Tropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and his star attraction, are a gay couple. Madness ensues when his straight son brings home a fiancée and her ultra-conservative parents to meet them.
Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Claire Maurier, Rémi Laurent
Votes: 11,915 | Gross: $20.42M
I admit, with a little bit of embarrassment that the American remake is funnier. But there are a few moments in this which are ok, and the actor playing the son is beautiful and incidentally died when he was 30, some 8 years after making this.
5. La Dolce Vita (1960)
Not Rated | 174 min | Comedy, Drama
A series of stories following a week in the life of a philandering tabloid journalist living in Rome.
Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg, Anouk Aimée, Yvonne Furneaux
Votes: 78,250 | Gross: $19.52M
Fabulous film.
6. La haine (1995)
Not Rated | 98 min | Crime, Drama
24 hours in the lives of three young men in the French suburbs the day after a violent riot.
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, Saïd Taghmaoui, Abdel Ahmed Ghili
Votes: 196,712 | Gross: $0.31M
Watched in May 2010
This is one of those high impact films that I remember watching when I was younger. I don't think I've seen it for at least 10yrs. I barely remember it, but I thought it was alot more violent and shocking. Yet on a new viewing, I find it too be perhaps less shocking and full of humour. Despite the storyline of riots and violence, the three characters are just regular guys when it comes down to it, they are just caught up in far from perfect world. They are, between run-ins with the police very entertaining: Said trying to get his hair trimmed was hilarious, his voice raising ever higher as he panics about how much has been shaved: The three guys trying to steal a car, with the aid of a drunk passer by are fine and funny moments. But these lighter interludes are shattered by hints of dire things to come. The cops roughing up Said and Hubert is horrid to watch and as the film progresses you can feel a sense of doom coming closer. The encounter with the skinheads for me was the moment you know the ending was not going to be good and then boom. It takes alot for me to physically feel something from a film, but as that gun fired into Vinz, I shivered. The ending alone is enough to put it into that high impact category, but as a whole it is a still relevant piece about social conditions and the suffering caused by them.
7. La Soufrière (1977)
31 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Herzog takes a film crew to the island of Guadeloupe when he hears that the volcano on the island is going to erupt. Everyone has left, except for one old man who refuses to leave. Herzog ... See full summary »
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Werner Herzog, Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein, Edward Lachman
Votes: 2,306
Wonderful. Herzog is crazy.
8. La Vie En Rose (2007)
PG-13 | 140 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Biopic of the iconic French singer Édith Piaf. Raised by her grandmother in a brothel, she was discovered while singing on a street corner at the age of 19. Despite her success, Piaf's life was filled with tragedy.
Director: Olivier Dahan | Stars: Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud, Pascal Greggory, Emmanuelle Seigner
Votes: 90,779 | Gross: $10.30M
Great film. Amazing lady. Cotillard is superb.
9. Labyrinth (1986)
PG | 101 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Sixteen-year-old Sarah must solve a labyrinth to rescue her baby brother when he is taken by the Goblin King.
Director: Jim Henson | Stars: David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud, Shelley Thompson
Votes: 149,730 | Gross: $12.73M
A real gem from the 80's. Weird and surreal.
10. Ladies in Lavender (2004)
PG-13 | 104 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Two sisters befriend a mysterious foreigner who washes up on the beach of their 1930s Cornish seaside village.
Director: Charles Dance | Stars: Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Daniel Brühl, Freddie Jones
Votes: 12,697 | Gross: $6.76M
This could have been good, but it felt really cliched and performances forced.
11. The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
Not Rated | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Fascinated by gorgeous Mrs. Bannister, seaman Michael O'Hara joins a bizarre yachting cruise, and ends up mired in a complex murder plot.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, Everett Sloane, Glenn Anders
Votes: 33,352 | Gross: $0.01M
Failed to ignite my interest.
12. Lady in the Water (2006)
PG-13 | 110 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the journey back to her home, he works with his tenants to protect his new friend from the creatures that are determined to keep her in our world.
Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeffrey Wright, Bob Balaban
Votes: 103,828 | Gross: $42.29M
Starts well, but becomes a little stupid
13. The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Not Rated | 96 min | Mystery, Thriller
While travelling in continental Europe, a rich young playgirl realizes that an elderly lady seems to have disappeared from the train.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas, May Whitty
Votes: 57,195
Lovely old Hitchcock film.
14. Lagerfeld Confidential (2007)
89 min | Documentary
An up-close-and-personal portrait of the fashion icon, Karl Lagerfeld.
Director: Rodolphe Marconi | Stars: Karl Lagerfeld, Nicole Kidman, Brad Kroening, Princess Caroline of Monaco
Votes: 956 | Gross: $0.07M
Watched in November 2010
Certain people become quite unknown despite their fame or work and Karl Lagerfeld is one of them. He is perhaps one of the greatest designers of modern times, adored utterly and is something of an enigma. I was interested in seeing this for those reasons and the fact that someone of his standing would provide an interesting insight.
I was however, very disappointed and felt there was less insight more just following. Lagerfeld the 'designer/celebrity' is barely away from the screen concealed behind his dark glasses. When he does sit for an interview he is short and sweet with his answers barely enlightening anyone. As interesting as it is seeing him work and occasionally play there is little insight into what drives him or thrills him. Another vast problem the film has is the lack of explanation of what we are seeing or indeed who we are seeing. Events occur, fashion shows, meetings, photo shoots, all self explanatory, but it would be nice to know exact details. Likewise we meet many people and you are never informed who they are, which is very frustrating. Of course the film is about Lagerfeld, but if other characters in this world are to be seen, we should know who they are.
Lagerfeld clearly loves what he does and works immensely hard and that is clear to see, but we never really see what I feel is the real Lagerfeld, only once, where he has no glasses on and sits at a desk drawing a dress, did I feel that I glimpsed Lagerfeld who isn't on display. I found it very differcult not to compare this to another recent film that looked at another adored desingers Valentino. In Valentino: The Last Emperor, we are treated to an amazing insight into someones life, one that is very similar to Lagerfeld, but we get to see the real Valentino, passion, stress, humour and love. With that we have a fascinating and vibrant film that makes us understand who this person is. In Lagerfeld Confidential there is none of that and we are left bored and uninterested with what we see, which is a huge shame as surely beneath those glasses there is an amazing life and a fascinating person.
15. Lake of Fire (2006)
Unrated | 152 min | Documentary
A graphic documentary on both sides of the abortion debate.
Director: Tony Kaye | Stars: Noam Chomsky, Bill Baird, Flip Benham, Dallas Blanchard
Votes: 2,735 | Gross: $0.02M
This doco follows the abortion debate in the United States, starting from the mid 1990’s onwards. What is very clear from the onset is that this is a very passionate debate in America and has led to many protests, political and religious campaigns and more disturbingly, murder. It is a no hold barred film, with some very graphic footage, of aborted foetuses, and abortions gone wrong, but it does have a tendency to sway towards the pro choice camp. Or perhaps that is my interpretation. What is remarkable, especially as an outsider, is how passionate people are about this. Further still is how passionate people are basing their opinions on the bible and the word of god. The Christians shown in this film do nothing to lessen the stereotype of scary fundamentalists, who cannot see beyond the written word of the bible and still take it literally. It is shocking that people have murdered others because of a religious belief, or indeed in case that suggests that it was done for the pope. At the same time some of these people are, not only wanting to deny the right of a woman to have a legal termination they are also being sexist, homophobic and all round general bigots. All very scary. Amongst the bad, of course there are the good, people who support legal abortion and those who work in the clinics. Some of whom have been through first hand, the danger that comes with the job. Near the end of the film we meet Stacy, and we follow her as she gets a termination. The story of her having her jaw broken by and ex and him refusing to let her go to hospital is harrowing, enough, but we are also confronted with the emotional strain, that a termination brings. It leaves you without a doubt that even when a woman has made the right choice, it is still an incredible hard thing to go through and maybe as man I can never completely understand that emotional and no means the physical impact of it. Unfortunately it is overlong and has a habit of repeating it's self, but otherwise a thought provoking film.
16. The Laramie Project (2002 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 97 min | Crime, Drama, History
The true story of an American town in the wake of the murder of Matthew Shepard.
Director: Moisés Kaufman | Stars: Christina Ricci, Steve Buscemi, Kathleen Chalfant, Laura Linney
Votes: 6,960
Watched in 2006^
I first saw this in 2006 and watched it again in 2009. On the first viewing I was only slightly aware of the real life events that the film is based around, that of the brutal murder of a young gay man Matthew Shephard. The first moved me inextricably. I think I cried so much I had to keep stopping the film to regain some composure.
On a 2nd viewing I cried almost as much. It is a devastatingly moving and tragic story. It is a finely constructed film, with great performances throughout. It is even more powerful knowing that this is based on real events and real interviews. The disbelief, the shock, the continual homophobia is all painfully real. But among the pain there is hope, glimmers of hope. The catholic priest who 'defies' belief to support the out pouring of grief. There are the townspeople who dress as angels and stand infront and blocking the deplorable actions of Fred Phelps and his people who claim that Shephard will rot in HELL amongst other things. Perhaps most moving is the account of one man's disbelief and joy from watching the annual parade trailed by a small group of townspeople honouring Shephard, only for the amount of people to increase 10 fold by the time the parade had worked its wasy around the block.
The films highlights the sheer horror and magnitude of a tragic situation, but also brings home the power and strength that humanity can have. It's just a shame these kind of events have to occur in the first place. Compulsary viewing.
17. Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A delusional young man strikes up an unconventional relationship with a doll he finds on the Internet.
Director: Craig Gillespie | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, R.D. Reid
Votes: 155,528 | Gross: $5.97M
presents with surprisingly amount of tenderness.
18. Australia's Lost Gold: The Legend of Lasseter (2012)
101 min | Documentary, Biography, History
In 1931 Harold Lasseter's body was found in Central Australia's deserts. His diary revealed that he'd found gold, worth millions...but that he'd give it all for a loaf of bread... The gold ... See full summary »
Director: Luke Walker
Votes: 1,043
Interesting enough, but the outcome is less than satisfactory.
19. Last Chance Harvey (2008)
PG-13 | 93 min | Drama, Romance
In London for his daughter's wedding, a rumpled man finds his romantic spirits lifted by a new woman in his life.
Director: Joel Hopkins | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Kathy Baker, Eileen Atkins
Votes: 22,432 | Gross: $14.88M
I felt so sorry for these two characters in the early scenes and whilst it offers nothing new, it does play out well. Both Thompson and Hoffman are good in their roles and pair up well. I always like watching Emma Thompson, she's a marvellous actor, her performances are always good. The scenes along the Southbank are charming and the London backdrop is used well. It is a fine film for when you are full of flu and stuck on the sofa.
20. Last Days (2005)
R | 97 min | Drama, Music
A Seattle musician's life and career are reminiscent of those of Kurt Cobain.
Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Michael Pitt, Lukas Haas, Asia Argento, Scott Patrick Green
Votes: 23,759 | Gross: $0.45M
Far too indie and try hard. Pitt does well.
21. The Last Man on Earth (2011)
100 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
The story of the latest week on the earth before the announce of the landing of an extraterrestrial society on earth seen by the eyes of a misogynist man with only the desire solitude and routine.
Director: Gian Alfonso Pacinotti | Stars: Gabriele Spinelli, Anna Bellato, Luca Marinelli, Teco Celio
Votes: 749
Wasted opportunity.
22. The Last Emperor (1987)
PG-13 | 163 min | Biography, Drama, History
Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning dramatisation of the life story of China's last emperor, Pu Yi.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying
Votes: 111,576 | Gross: $43.98M
Stunning in it's scope and cinematography, the film wins with it's sets and costumes.
23. The Last King of Scotland (2006)
R | 123 min | Biography, Drama, History
Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.
Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: James McAvoy, Forest Whitaker, Gillian Anderson, Kerry Washington
Votes: 196,117 | Gross: $17.61M
Great acting and horrifying account of an horrifying man.
24. The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)
PG | 85 min | Adventure, Comedy, War
An aging Sir Hector Geste (Trevor Howard) takes a young greedy wife who's after his famed Blue Water sapphire, but his sons hide the gem and join the French Foreign Legion in North Africa.
Director: Marty Feldman | Stars: Marty Feldman, Ann-Margret, Michael York, Peter Ustinov
Votes: 2,631
old and outdated with only a few funny moments.
25. Last Ride (2009)
Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama
A young boy travels across Australia with his father, who's wanted by the law for committing a violent crime.
Director: Glendyn Ivin | Stars: Hugo Weaving, Tom Russell, Anita Hegh, John Brumpton
Votes: 2,609 | Gross: $0.01M
This a very good Australian film, although not as good as many have reviewed it. Hugo Weaving is terrific as the father who has come from a hard background and is now repeating the cycle with his own son. On the run with really no where to go they venture across Australia, living like homeless people with no sense of where they are going. This is often a hard film to watch, mainly because Weaving's character is so horrid, yet despite his erractic nature, we know through flashback that he has tried to protect his son, but his way of dealing with it is wrong and has landed them in this hell. The film has another reason to see it, the landscapes. Australian films often project the beauty and vastness of this country onto the big screen so wonderfully, it never fails to amaze and it never seems repetative and this film is no exception. The stunning imagery created on the salt lake is just breath taking.
26. The Last Station (2009)
R | 112 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's (Christopher Plummer's) struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things.
Director: Michael Hoffman | Stars: Helen Mirren, James McAvoy, Christopher Plummer, Paul Giamatti
Votes: 19,169 | Gross: $6.62M
Watched in August 2010
This film is a wonderful insight into the last year of Tolstoy and the breakdown of his marriage and death. With a stunning cast including an excellent Christopher Plummer as Tolstoy, the story unfolds as Tolstoy is convinced to give the people the rights to his works, whilst is wife reacts against this with passion. Thrown into this is his new secretary who sees the passion of both.
Tolstoy is considered to be one of the greatest writers and his ideas started a devout following even in his day. The film plays out with at times elements of modern soap opera with the constant barrage of critics of the media. It is hard to imagine that society was like that, but perhaps shows the nature of people and their desire for news or gossip.
The film looks beautifully and attention to detail is excellent. There is some fine, but non obtrusive music throughout aswell. Helen Mirren recieved another Oscar nod for her role as Tolstoy's wife Sofya and deservedly so as she is superb, showing what a fine actor she is. James McAvoy is also very good. Whilst the film struggles with it's subplots, the film does give insight into one of recent histories fascinating characters, which is ultimately very moving towards the end, the love between Tolstoy and Sofya despite it's problems was true and very strong. There are also some real movie reels of Tolstoy shown at the end.
27. Last Train to Freo (2006)
89 min | Drama, Thriller
Two thugs from the Perth suburb of Midland catch the last train to Fremantle. When a young woman boards the train a few stops later, they begin talking and find out not everyone on the train is who they seem to be.
Director: Jeremy Sims | Stars: Steve Le Marquand, Tom Budge, Gigi Edgley, Glenn Hazeldine
Votes: 897
Amiable Aussie drama. Enough to sustain interest.
28. Latter Days (2003)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A promiscuous gay party animal falls for a young Mormon missionary, leading to crisis, cliché, and catastrophe.
Director: C. Jay Cox | Stars: Wes Ramsey, Steve Sandvoss, Mary Kay Place, Amber Benson
Votes: 18,589 | Gross: $0.82M
This is a good gay film, funny at times and sort of sexy.
29. Laurence Anyways (2012)
Not Rated | 168 min | Drama, Romance
A drama that charts ten years in a transgender woman's relationship with her lover.
Director: Xavier Dolan | Stars: Melvil Poupaud, Emmanuel Schwartz, Suzanne Clément, Nathalie Baye
Votes: 22,218
Good but it fails to really engage emotionally. Good performances.
30. Law of Desire (1987)
NC-17 | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
A gay filmmaker becomes involved with an obsessive fan while still pining for his absent true love. Meanwhile, he shares a close but complex relationship with his trans sister, an actress.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Eusebio Poncela, Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas, Miguel Molina
Votes: 14,090
This is one of the few Almodovar films I hadn't seen. Now that I have seen it, I think it is probably the best. I loved it from start to finish. Almodovar's visual style is fantastic and the characters wonderful. I had also forgotten that Antonio Banderas was very good looking when he was younger, he is so beautiful in this. Great stuff.
31. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Approved | 218 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.
Director: David Lean | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins
Votes: 314,597 | Gross: $44.82M
Stunning classic. Both funny at times with great quips, the cinematography is amazing.
32. Lawless (2012)
R | 116 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Set in Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a trio of bootlegging brothers are threatened by a new special deputy and other authorities angling for a cut of their profits.
Director: John Hillcoat | Stars: Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Guy Pearce, Jason Clarke
Votes: 253,575 | Gross: $37.40M
Dire, overly violent, terrible acting. Dire.
33. Lawless Heart (2001)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three intersecting stories about people whose lives are affected by the death of a gay restaurateur.
Directors: Tom Hunsinger, Neil Hunter | Stars: Douglas Henshall, Tom Hollander, Bill Nighy, Clémentine Célarié
Votes: 1,435 | Gross: $0.33M
Average drama.
34. Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee (2009)
71 min | Comedy
Rock roadie, Le Donk, has lived, loved and learned. Along the way, he's lost a classy girlfriend but gained a sidekick, Scorz-Ayz-Ee. He sets out to make Scorz a star with a little help from the Artic Monkeys.
Director: Shane Meadows | Stars: Paddy Considine, Dean Palinczuk, Olivia Colman, Richard Graham
Votes: 2,017
I was wary about this, but really enjoyed it in the end. Surprisingly funny.
35. Not Dead (2012)
92 min | Comedy
The film tells the story of 2 brothers. One punk, one salesman. The salesman get laid off, and slowly becomes a punk like his brother.
Directors: Benoît Delépine, Gustave Kervern | Stars: Benoît Poelvoorde, Albert Dupontel, Brigitte Fontaine, Areski Belkacem
Votes: 2,095
Found this very difficult to get into this the characters are awful.
36. Le Havre (2011)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
When an African boy arrives by cargo ship in the port city of Le Havre, an aging shoe shiner takes pity on the child and welcomes him into his home.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: André Wilms, Blondin Miguel, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Kati Outinen
Votes: 23,600 | Gross: $0.61M
This is a very lovely film.
37. Le Quattro Volte (2010)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama
An old shepherd lives his last days in a quiet medieval village perched high on the hills of Calabria, at the southernmost tip of Italy. He herds goats under skies that most villagers have ... See full summary »
Director: Michelangelo Frammartino | Stars: Giuseppe Fuda, Bruno Timpano, Nazareno Timpano, Artemio Vallone
Votes: 4,275 | Gross: $0.15M
Watched in March 2011
An elderly shepherd living in a hilltop village in Italy spends his days tending to his goat herd among the rolling hills passing mounds used to make charcoal, before retiring to bed, drinking a strange powder which we can presume he takes for the hope of relieving some of the symptoms of his illness. Later we learn the powder is dust swept from the church, which he exchanges for goats milk.
As the village prepares for a parade for a saint, the shepherds dog harangues the locals who pass it, barking furiously and eventually causing a small van to crash into the goat pen letting the herd loose through the village as the dog strives to get ‘his’ job done as the shepherd seems to have slept in. We later discover the man has died. But life goes on and with a nanny goat giving birth the shepherd is perhaps reborn. The white kid stands out among the other young goats that are to start kept in the pen whilst the adults go to graze. Left to their own devices, anything and everything becomes something of intrigue and just like children, the kids investigate all.
Eventually, the kids get to join the adults grazing, but the young white kid gets separated and as the seasons suddenly change, we presume the young goat dies at the base at a vast pine tree. And there the cycle continues as the tree is felled for another celebration in the village. Eventually the tree is cut into pieces and a new mound is made, with the wood placed inside to make a new batch of charcoal. When ready, the charcoal is divvied up and given to the locals.
This exquisite Italian film tells a story of life; it is a slow, yet beguiling film, one that easily can alienate as much as be utterly embraced. The narrative is bare, but there is one and even without dialogue the film has much to say. The beginning with the elderly man sets a slow pace that is broken upon his death. His sheepdog steels the film within the remarkable single camera scene where he tries in vain to draw attention to the fact the shepherd has failed to rise. As locals run from the dog fearing he is just vicious, the dog pulls a rock wedged under the tire of a small van sending it crashing into the goat pen. The control of the dog is superb, brilliantly funny, yet devastating as we realise something must be wrong.
As we progress into the next segment, animals again steal the film as we spend time within the herd of goats. There is something both engrossing and enjoyable watching these animals and the kids are a sheer delight, full of childlike inquisitive and playful, the intimacy in watching them at close quarters is actually quite moving. The later part of the film slows again as the village prepares the tree which then becomes part of the lengthy although fascinating process of making charcoal.
Sprinkled with wonderful humour, such as the scene where the shepherd having taking all precautions to keep them in the pot, returns home to find the snails he collected all over the kitchen having escaped or just the humour of the animals involved. This joy is coupled with almost heartbreaking sadness, the dog striving to do his job without his master or the notion that dust from the church somehow contains a ‘holy’ ingredient that aides illness. It is a film that will divide audiences, but for a film that really tells a very simple story without doing very much it manages to convey so with profound beauty and emotion.
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