Movies and books

Les Misérables, the Movie. Unforgettable.

Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, is the greatest novel of all time. Set in the early 19th century, the story of Les Misérables follows the lives of many characters. It focuses primarily on the ex-convict, Jean Valjean, and his experience of redemption having been released from prison after serving nineteen years for stealing a loaf of bread. Valjean breaks his parole and is pursued for years by the relentless policeman, Inspector Javert. The novel details the history of France, in particular, the 1832 Rebellion in Paris. Themes of love, romance, oppression and justice run deep throughout the novel.

RMS TITANIC: the Swan Song. 100 years later...

The April 15 of 1912 has witnessed the terrific tragedy, which the world is bearing in mind through the century up to now.

Weekly Films - Last Tango in Paris (1972)- Bernardo Bertolucci

Marlon Brando and Bernardo Bertolucci were nominated for Best Director of a Motion-Picture and Best Actor in a Leading Role.

Weekly Films - A Better Life (2011) – Chris Weitz

Cuevana.com- which used to be the pearl of instant film websites for around two years - featured this movie as one of their ‘new releases’ in mid-2011. Seeing as I had nothing better to do than ignore promises of a better life myself, I decided to embrace the opportunity to watch a film I had heard nothing about, with actors I did not know and a director whose name evoked no title. Shrugging my shoulders as if to say, ‘why not?’, I gave it a chance.

Weekly Films - Closely Watched Trains (Ostre Sledované Vlaky) (1966)

The goal of this column by F.R. Le Grand, which will be updated every one or two weeks, is to recommend films of great power and significance, regardless of the decade, the style, how many stars are present or how controversial it is. Non-Hollywood films will be given a slight preference, as the aim is to explore the creative, the innovative and the unknown.

Opening Dialogue: ‘’My name is Milos Hrma. They often laughed at my name. But otherwise, we were a happy family. Our great-grandfather Lukas, as a tambour, fought on the Charles Bridge of Prague
and when the students threw cobblestones at the soldiers they hit great-grandfather with such aim
that he’s received a pension ever since: One gulden per day. He didn't do anything after that, except buy a bottle of rum and a pack of tobacco every single day… My grandfather William was a hypnotist
and the whole town believed his hypnotism was prompted by a desire to go through life without any effort…My father, an engine driver, has been retired since the age of forty eight and people are mad with envy since dad is healthy and will draw his pension for twenty, maybe thirty years without doing a thing.’’