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"They have taken away our silence"

Advantages: a visual stunning and moving tale
Disadvantages: none

Kundun is a rare gem of a film. It is the dramatisation of the traumatic events that unfolded in the life of Tibet's 14th Dalai Lama. It manages to combine the historical and political clash between Tibet and China with the personal internal struggle of i ...

steerpyke 27.11.2005 · Read full review
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Kundun

Advantages: Great story, visually astounding a truly inspiring film.
Disadvantages: No special features.

Kundun is the story of the young Dalai Lama. It follows him through his days as a young child to adulthood. As a person who doesn't know very much about the Dalai Lama i found this fill to be facinating. It is the story od a child that was born to lead hi ...

PJflora 08.11.2005 · Read full review
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The court jester rules

Advantages: Fascinating, atypical performances by all
Disadvantages: Little known

...Martin Scorsese's 'The King of Comedy' has long been a favourite film of mine. The storyline is nothing grand, and the acting is passing fair, but it is the little psychological pieces that keep poking in that make this movie an interesting one to watch. ...

frkurt 25.03.2005 · Read full review
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Rupert Pupkin just wants one shot

Advantages: De Niro, Scorsese's calm
Disadvantages: Too calm, needs a bit more entertainment

...Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese have collaborated a number of times on the big screen, but one of the most overlooked of their joint efforts is this dark comedy, King of Comedy. It's a tale of obsession that is a far cry from the gangster streets ...

pmcds 05.01.2012 · Read full review
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Fantastic satire

Advantages: Great cast and story
Disadvantages: none

...Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro have made a number of films together, normally violent gangster films, but The King of Comedy is different. This film is about a wannabe stand-up Rupert Pupkin (Robert De Niro), who tries to get his break, but when pe ...

mozzie76 25.09.2009 · Read full review
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