Isi and Ossi (2020)

🎥 Diamonds and Rocks. 

Reflection 
It has been scientifically proved that opposite poles of a magnet attract and like poles repel. But, is it true for human beings too ?
An attempt, to find a way out, an encounter that sends both North and South poles(Isi and Ossi) on a journey to strengthen and rediscover what they want from their lives.

Movie Details 
Name and Year: Isi and Ossi and 2020
Director: Oliver Kienle
Producers: Uwe Schott, Stefan Arndt and Jorgo Narjes
Screenplay: Oliver Kienle
Music: Michael Kadelbach
Cinematographer: Yoshi Heimrath
Editor: Knut Hake
Country: Germany
Language: German

Movie Plot 
The story revolves around a billionaire's daughter from Heidelberg and a struggling boxer from Mannheim, who are each other's opposites, and initially start dating to take advantage of each other.

Movie Trailer

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Post Sources
Movie Poster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Isi_%26_Ossi_poster.jpg
Movie Details and Plot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isi_%26_Ossi
Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/7WUv_c3aSb4


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My Bossy Girl / 너의 여자친구 / Neoui Yeojachingu (2019)

🎥 Being there...

Reflection 
"Life pulls us back every now and then,
Sometimes in a way,
It can be seen,
Sometimes in a way,
It can only be felt,
Either ways, it's a blessing,
To have someone beside you,
To lift you up,
When it rains."  ---#PoeticWithHope

Movie Details
Name and Year: My Bossy Girl (English)/너의 여자친구  (Korean)/ Neoui Yeojachingu (Romaji) and 2019
Director: Lee Jang-Hee
Producer: Kim Do-Yeon 
Screenplay: Lee Jang-Hee   
Cinematographer: Jung Gwi-Ho
Country: South Korea
Language: Korean

Movie Plot
Hwi-So is an engineering student. He has a warm heart, but he lacks social skills. Hwi-So enjoys creating robots, but he has never had a girlfriend before. One day, Hye-Jin suddenly appears in front of him. Hye-Jin is in wheelchair. She is an archer and brutally honest to other people. 

Movie Trailer

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Post Sources
Movie Poster: http://asianwiki.com/File:My_Bossy_Girl-p1.jpg
Movie Plot and Details: http://asianwiki.com/My_Bossy_Girl (Written by staff of AsianWiki)
Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/AH6wygVbVvs


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The Extraordinary Journey of The Fakir (2018)

An extraordinary journey indeed !!

Reflection

"Some are born under the shade,
Some in the shade,
Though dreams catch up,
Time plays its part,
Life twists and twirls,
Offers a ray of hope too,
Some miss it,
Some hold on to it,
And begin again." ----#PoeticWithHope

Movie Details 
'The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir' is based on a novel by French author Romain Puertolas titled 'The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped in an Ikea Wardrobe'.

Name and Year: The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir and 2018
Director: Ken Scott
Producers: Luc Bossi, Jon Goldman, Saurabh Gupta, Aditi Anand, Gulzar Chahal, Grégoire Lassalle, Genevieve Lemal and Jaime Mateus-Tique
Music: Nicolas Errèra and Amit Trivedi
Cinematographer: Vincent Mathias AFC
Writers: Romain Puertolas, Luc Bossi, Ken Scott and Jon Goldman
Editors:  Philippe Bourgueil and Yvann Thibaudeau 
Country: France
Language: English

Movie Plot
Ajatashatru Lavash Patel has lived all his life in a small Mumbai neighborhood tricking people with street magic and fakir stunts. He sets out on a journey to find his estranged father, but instead gets dragged on a never-ending adventure.

Movie Trailer

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Post Sources
Movie Poster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Extraordinary_Journey_of_the_Fakir.jpg
Movie Details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Extraordinary_Journey_of_the_Fakir
Movie Plot: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5371168/
Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/H1WASu-s4eA

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Entre les murs / The Class (2008)

🎥 A teacher and his class...

Reflection
"Teaching is an art.
For a true teacher,
An impromptu painting,
Smudges appear here and there,
Flowers wait to bloom,
Strokes intensify,
You can see the stream,
As it passes by,
In search of another dream." #PoeticWithHope

Movie Details
The film is based on the 2006 novel 'Entre les murs' by François Bégaudeau. The novel is a semi-autobiographical account of Bégaudeau's experiences as a French language and literature teacher in a middle school in Paris.

Name and Year: Entre les murs (French)/ The Class (English) and 2008
Director: Laurent Cantet
Producers:     Caroline Benjo, Carole Scotta, Simon Arnal and Barbara Letellier
Screenplay: Laurent Cantet, François Bégaudeau and Robin Campillo
Cinematographer: Pierre Milon
Editors: Robin Campillo and Stephanie Leger
Country: France    
Language: French

Movie Plot
Teacher and novelist François Bégaudeau plays a version of himself as he negotiates a year with his racially mixed students from a tough Parisian neighborhood.

Movie Trailer

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Post Sources
Movie Poster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Entrelesmurs.jpg
Movie Details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Class_(2008_film)
Movie Plot: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1068646/
Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/GeQj4ErAe2k


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The Farewell (2019)

🎥 'To Tell or Not to tell'

Reflection
Each one of us will die one day. Would it make a difference if we could know 'when' we would stop breathing ?

Would you prefer to 'know' the time of your appointment with death ? or would you prefer to 'not know' the time of your appointment with death.  

Favourite Line 
Nai Nai: Life is not only about what you do, it's also about how you do it. (Original dialogue is in Mandarin!)

Movie Details
The film is based on director Lulu Wang's life experiences, which she first publicly discussed as part of her radio story 'What You Don't Know' on the show 'This American Life'.
Name and Year: The Farewell and 2019
Director: Lulu Wang
Producers: Daniele Melia, Peter Saraf, Marc Turtletaub, Andrew Miano, Chris Weitz, Jane Zheng, Lulu Wang and Anita Gou
Screenplay: Lulu Wang
Music: Alex Weston
Cinematographer: Anna Franquesa Solano
Editors: Michael Taylor and Matthew Friedman
Country: USA  
Language: Mandarin and English

Movie Plot
A Chinese family discovers their grandmother has only a short while left to live and decide to keep her in the dark, scheduling a wedding to gather before she dies.

Movie Trailer

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Post Sources
Movie Poster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Farewell_poster.jpg
Movie Details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Farewell_(2019_film)
Movie Plot: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8637428/
Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/RofpAjqwMa8


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Blinded by the Light (2019)

📹 An ode to Bruce Springsteen.

Reflection 
"It is heavenly,
It is divine,
Heals wounds, Mends hearts,
No matter Who we are,
Or where we are from,
Touches us in different ways,
Acts as a shoulder,
Lifts us up,
Fills our soul,
Travels across boundaries,
And carries us all along."  PoeticWithHope

Movie Details
Blinded by the Light is a 2019 British comedy-drama film directed by Gurinder Chadha. It is inspired by the life of journalist Sarfraz Manzoor and his love of the works of Bruce Springsteen. Sarfraz Manzoor co-wrote the film script along with Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges. It is based on Manzoor's memoir 'Greetings from Bury Park: Race, Religion and Rock N’ Roll'.
Name and Year: Blinded by the light and 2019

Producers: Jane Barclay, Gurinder Chadha and Jamal Daniel
Music: A. R. Rahman
Cinematographer: Ben Smithard
Editor: Justin Krish
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English

Movie Plot
In England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star Bruce Springsteen.

Movie Trailer

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Bruce Springsteen Delight
Song: Dancing in the Dark 

Song: Born to Run 

Song: The River

Post Sources
Movie Poster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Blinded_by_the_Light_(2019_film_poster).png
Movie Details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blinded_by_the_Light_(2019_film)
Movie Plot: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8266310/
Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/LlAGNDB1w7Y
Songs:
https://youtu.be/129kuDCQtHs   (Dancing in the Dark )
https://youtu.be/IxuThNgl3YA   (Born to Run )
https://youtu.be/lc6F47Z6PI4   (The River)


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Love is Blind (2019)

 📹 Is Love blind ? 

Reflection 
What is real ? What is not real ?
Can the nights be glorious ?
Can the days be dim ?
Some of us have eyes,
But, fail to see.
Some can only feel,
But, can clearly see.
is it that we don't wish to see ?
Or is it the way we see ?  #PoeticWithHope 

Movie Details 
Name and Year: Love is Blind (formerly titled 'Beautiful Darkness') and 2019
Directors: Monty Whitebloom and Andy Delaney
Producers: Alexis Alexanian, Lucy Barzun Donnelly and Alexandra Kerry
Screenplay: Jennifer Schuur
Cinematographer: Monty Whitbloom
Editor: Alex Kopit
Music: John Carbonara, Mick Gormaley and Linda Cohen
Country: United States
Language: English

Movie Plot 
A woman with selective perception, who cannot see her mother, is prescribed by her psychiatrist to spend time with a suicidal man that has fallen in love with her - but she cannot see either.

Movie Trailer

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Post Sources
Movie Poster: https://www.signature-entertainment.co.uk/film/love-is-blind/
Movie Details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Is_Blind_(2019_film)
Movie Plot: https://m.imdb.com/title/tt4712086/
Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/Y5pg8EHIYKk


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