There is some truth in every legend and every story ever told. Inspiration doesn't pop up just like that but is triggered by something observed, noticed among events, gestures, and emotions. By being beaten by an animal you can contract various diseases, rabes included, which we have feared and experienced from time immemorial. But can you, due to one bite, contract an entirely different state of being? Who is responsible for the deaths of innocent people around you? Can you trust your closest friends and relatives? Can a mental disease be the basis of something else, possibly a memory which you wanted to get rid of and push to the box of long-forgotten? Can you, finally, put faith in yourself, especially when you notice the first symptoms? Can you stay away from The Wolfman? Enjoy.
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are three stepping stones in your professional life. One is at the
beginning of your career (full of high hopes and 'I want to prove
everybody wrong' drive), the second somewhere in the middle when you are
finally at ease with your duties and your profession blends with your
identity; and the final one, when you don't have to work anymore and
come to the conclusion that retirement might not be a solution at all.
The omnipresent question of work-life balance finally rings true. Can
you be successful in your career not sacrificing your personal life? Is
your career and morale of what you do really worth selling your soul to
the devil and resigning from personal values and aspirations? Is a
relationship worth giving up on your dreams and ambitions, being fragile
as it is in the world of frustrations, one-night-stands, and
infidelity? Difficult questions at any point in your career, proving
that you rarely can kill two birds with one stone and you always have to
choose between and deal with the consequences of these choices. Three
films depicting the reality of contemporary lifestyle, career ladder ups and downs, and
hopes for personal success, which is not for everyone. Lots of food for
thought, enjoy.
Let's be honest. We are always controlled by someone. Our mothers want to stick their noses into our life decisions, our fathers picture a life for us that we might not picture for us at all. Our family members all add their wishful pieces of advice and manipulate us from the early years. It's been this way and it's probably going to stay this way. One man's meat is another man's poison and it's difficult to finally say no to numerous suggestions from the outside and be the master of your own fate. Especially, if you are a woman and you were born to run the country. An inspirational story of strong will and the foundations of a beautiful marriage. The Young Victoria.
Can you put together the whole story from the bits and pieces of information that you are given to observe? Can you solve the mystery of a missing woman even though you can barely trust your own senses? Can you truly believe the ones you love or do you love the ideal of them sitting undisturbed in your head, sometimes so far away from the reality? And, can three so different women, with three different motherhood experiences, fall victim to one sinful mind of a man? An interesting outtake on women in general and one mystery to solve. The Girl on the Train.
Were you fond of fairy tales as a child? Don't you think that they taught you the wrong lessons? Was your childhood obsessed with princesses, magic fairies, happy ever afters and you grew up surprised that happy endings are ultimately a figment of hopeful imagination? There is no fairy godmother who turns your mortgage into a lotto prize. Your prince charming would rather leave you for a younger model or simply grow old than offer you his castle, carriage, and horses. Is it better to find a magic wand which turns everything into gold than work hard on it and achieve it by yourself? Is it wiser to switch one dependence (parents' house) to another (husband's house) rather than individually decide on your life choices and preferences? Is it worth to devote everything for the sake of one dream, neither fully grasping its consequences nor entirely understanding its price? Why fairy tales have so little do to with reality and why some decide to break the stereotypes encoded in a childlike good night tale? Into the Woods.
Occasionally you find yourself in circumstances which are different from your usual daily routine. At times you meet people who enter your world with a completely new perspective and allow you to explore their world. You might be worlds apart. You might end up friends, lovers or enemies. You can have a bad influence on each other. You can make each other mad. But all in all, something drives you to give it a go. Even if for a while. Even if for a wink. My Summer of Love. A film which will take you to one such get-together and will linger for some time, not allowing to let go.







