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Tag / 2011

August 10, 2019August 10, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Tatsumi (2011)

  • Khoo, Eric
  • 2011, Eric Khoo, Singapore
  • 1 Comment

3.5 stars

Khoo’s loyal fans and Tatsumi’s cult followers will lap up this highly-personal animated film.

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July 5, 2019March 23, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Alps (2011)

  • Lanthimos, Yorgos
  • 2011, Greece, Yorgos Lanthimos
  • 3 Comments

A cold if intellectual exercise that experiments with the notion of coping with grief through role-playing, but it doesn’t really push all the right buttons.

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Rating: 3 out of 5.
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June 30, 2019October 4, 2021 by Eternality Tan

Jane Eyre (2011)

  • Fukunaga, Cary
  • 2011, Cary Fukunaga, UK
  • 2 Comments

Fukunaga’s second feature is a gloomy and brooding adaptation of the famous Charlotte Bronte novel.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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May 18, 2019January 10, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Separation, A (2011)

  • Farhadi, Asghar
  • 2011, Asghar Farhadi, Iran
  • 6 Comments

It does feel over-hyped, but it is still a remarkable and insightful look at the human issues facing Iranians today.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.
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May 4, 2019November 30, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Melancholia (2011)

  • von Trier, Lars
  • 2011, Denmark, Lars von Trier, Sweden
  • 4 Comments

One of the films of the decade, this is a bold work by Lars von Trier that is as much a unique cinematic experience as it is thought-provoking.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.
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March 17, 2019August 24, 2023 by Eternality Tan

Life Without Principle (2011)

  • To, Johnnie
  • 2011, Hong Kong, Johnnie To
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A film of two halves – the first uninteresting, and the second intriguing in this flawed Johnnie To drama.

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Rating: 3 out of 5.
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December 27, 2018October 19, 2025 by Eternality Tan

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)

  • Ceylan, Nuri Bilge
  • 2011, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkey
  • 8 Comments

This deliberately paced anti-investigative procedural, directed by Ceylan in astonishing form, is my favourite film of the 2010s decade, as a methodical ‘character’ study about personas, geographical psychology, stasis and incommunicability plays out with profound philosophical effect.

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Rating: 5 out of 5.
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December 25, 2018January 31, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Simple Life, A (2011)

  • Hui, Ann
  • 2011, Ann Hui, Hong Kong
  • 2 Comments

Amid the laughter and tears lies a film that subtly calls to attention the fragility of human relationships, no matter how close they are, in a modern, urban society.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.
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December 9, 2018April 9, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The (2011)

  • Fincher, David
  • 2011, David Fincher, USA
  • 6 Comments

It may be an imperfect re-envisioning of the best-selling novel, but Fincher shows why he is one of the most technically-gifted filmmakers of his generation.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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November 26, 2018June 30, 2019 by Eternality Tan

Shame (2011)

  • McQueen, Steve
  • 2011, Steve McQueen, UK
  • 3 Comments

4 stars

Steve McQueen’s powerfully raw character study on one man’s sexual addiction is spearheaded by a truly exceptional performance by Michael Fassbender.

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