The 50 Word Review

A gay fashion photographer facing his mortality is determined to leave a legacy. Now is the time for reviewing old memories and trying to leave a trace in a future he’s got no place in. Ozon’s made a little gem. I’ve rarely come across a movie about loss and death as warm and reassuring. Omid Nikfarjam

What would it take for you to kill someone? In Tzameti the protagonist unwittingly ends up in a secretive but deadly game of Russian roulette after following instructions intended for some one else. Shot in black and white, it’s nerve wracking, visceral and crazy.
JJ

A businessman spends his lottery winnings by soliciting a prostitute (Monica Bellucci) to live with him until his money runs out. Blier’s script is complex but captures the false expectations that lay between hope and love. Bellucci is mesmerizing and clearly what God intended women to be.
William Hilderbrandt