Mother and Child Movie Review by Selma Duckler

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“THE RELATIONSHIP OF MOTHER AND CHILD REMAINS INDELIBLE AND INDESCRIBABLE…THE STRONGEST BOND ON EARTH” – Theodore Reik

Mother and Child (2009) is a good movie,even though It has a contrived plot,and is predictable.The acting and writing is superb. iIt absorbed my attention and reflection long after I saw the movie.

Rodrigo Garcia, the writer and director is a master of relationship dialogue.He was the writer of the popular HBO series, The Sopranos, and the executive producer, developer,creator, writer and director of the HBO series , In Treatment, (taking it from the wildly successful original BeTipul, in Israel.) Continue reading Mother and Child Movie Review by Selma Duckler

The Shop on Main Street Reviewed by Selma Duckler

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The Shop on Main Street (1966) became the highest rated film in the history of Slovak, Czech and Czechoslovak cinema. It was the first production from Central Europe, whether communist or democratic, to win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Ida Kaminska was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her part. Slovakia was Communist dominated, but it was possible to make it as it was a period of political and cultural relaxation. The government allowed it to be released to the US, Finland, Continue reading The Shop on Main Street Reviewed by Selma Duckler