In Iran it is illegal to dance
Robert Tanitch reviews the latest DVDs DESERT DANCER (Metrodome). Richard Raymond’ film is based on the Iranian dancer Afshin Ghaffarian who “did a Nureyev” and defected whilst on tour, seeking asylum ...
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Man finds the courage to be a woman
Robert Tanitch reviews the last DVDs THE DANISH GIRL (Universal). Portrait artist (Alicia Vikander) is married to a landscape artist (Eddie Redmayne) who enjoys standing in as a female model for her. ...
An Oscar-winning performance by Brie Larson
ROOM (StudioCanal). Lesley Abrahamson directs Emma Donihue’s adaptation of her best-selling novel which was inspired by a true horror story. A young woman (Brie Larson) is abducted, imprisoned and co ...
Can a war crime ever be excusable?
Robert Tanitch reviews the latest DVDs A WAR (StudioCanal). This understated Dutch war film is directed by Tobias Lindholm (who directed the excellent A Highjacking) and it raises a serious moral ques ...