<h1>Darrel Manson</h1>

Darrel Manson

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Polina: Failed Dreams

Polina: Failed Dreams

Sep 1, 2017

For me, dance movies are very similar to sports movies. The protagonist works hard to reach the goal of recognition and success. They must overcome obstacles, but they grow through the process. Polina is not quite that kind of film. Sometimes people lose their vision...

After Love: The Pain of Divorce

After Love: The Pain of Divorce

Aug 25, 2017

Divorce is a stressful time for all involved. After Love (French title: L??conomie du Couple) places us into a divorcing household in which those stresses are amplified. After fifteen years of marriage Boris and Marie are separating. They both love their twin...

The Fencer – Symbol of Hope

The Fencer – Symbol of Hope

Aug 18, 2017

In The Fencer Endel Nelis (M?rt Avandi) arrives in the small town of Haapsalu, Estonia, to take a job in a school. Among his duties is to have a sports club. But no one is very interested, until one of his students finds him practicing his fencing and asked to be...

Leap! – Why Do You Dance (or Whatever)?

Leap! – Why Do You Dance (or Whatever)?

Aug 16, 2017

?Why do you dance?? Leap! is a story of dreams and heart, of overcoming failure, of finding the answers to the questions that matter most. It?s not unlike any number of films (I?ll refer to a few of them later), yet sometimes hearing a familiar story in a new setting...

The Last Dalai Lama? – A Life of Compassion

The Last Dalai Lama? – A Life of Compassion

Aug 5, 2017

?So long space remains So long sentient beings remain So long suffering remains I will remain. In order to serve. That is the real purpose of our life.? Documentarian Mickey Lemle first made a film about the 14th Dalai Lama (Compassion in Exile) in 1991. Now that His...

Wind River – Hunting for Justice

Wind River – Hunting for Justice

Aug 4, 2017

The modern American frontier has been a subject that Taylor Sheridan has been coming to from different angles in recent films. Wind River represents his ?conclusion of a thematic trilogy? that includes Sicario and Hell or High Water. Three very different films, but...

Brigsby Bear – A Stranger in a Strange Land

Brigsby Bear – A Stranger in a Strange Land

Jul 27, 2017

?Brigsby Bear may sound like the title of a children?s TV show (and, in fact, in this film it is), but this isn?t a children?s movie. This is a look at home, family, and belonging. It is also a story about coming to grips with a world you never knew but now must live...