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Rotation (1949)The movie portrays Mr Behnke who mostly stays away from politics.
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Young Törless (1966)
Reveals the shy and intelligent Törless who observes the sadistic behaviour of his fellow..
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Metropolis (1927)Depicts a dystopian future in which society is thoroughly divided into two castes.
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Nosferatu (1922)Remains among the most disturbing horror films ever made.
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Chloe
By Dave Calhoun
Dir. Atom Egoyan (US). Julianne Moore, Amanda Seyfried, Liam Neeson.
Atom Egoyan only directs – not writes – this more slick, less subtle but still enjoyably barmy remake of ‘Nathalie’, the 2003 film which saw a middle-aged Parisian (Fanny Ardant) employ a hooker (Emmanuelle Béart) to seduce her philandering husband (Gérard Depardieu) and report on the details.
There was something so French about the original (the implicit acceptance of adultery, for one) that it’s not surprising that the emphasis has changed so that the affairs of the husband (Neeson) are less certain and more of a possibility that prompts the hiring of Chloe (Seyfried) by his wife (Moore).
But there’s a literalism that disappoints: just when you’re enjoying the suggestion that the entire set-up is reflective of the wife’s turmoil or, at least, her mid-life crisis, the story takes a silly turn into stalker-thriller territory. Egoyan’s style is strictly arthouse-accessible: soft colours and dark shadows; modern architecture; a hint of erotica and the odd nipple shot.
