Far North

Lonesome Loser | March 4, 2009

<A HREF=”http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Funreqlove-20%2F8001%2F000b761a-bb50-4b39-90f2-87cb2c1aff12&Operation=NoScript” mce_HREF=”http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Funreqlove-20%2F8001%2F000b761a-bb50-4b39-90f2-87cb2c1aff12&Operation=NoScript”>Amazon.com Widgets</A> *SPOILER WARNING:  All film discussions may include information that would spoil the ending for viewers who have not yet seen the film. Far North (2008) is a sparse film, with only three real characters and not a lot of dialogue.  Still, I found it arresting and disturbing, with unrequited love as [...]

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Snow Falling on Cedars

Lonesome Loser | February 10, 2009

*SPOILER WARNING:  All film discussions may include information that would spoil the ending for viewers who have not yet seen the film. Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)is a haunting and understated film on the pain of unrequited love (amongst other themes).  The protagonist and would-be lover is Ishmael, played by Ethan Hawke.  Set in the [...]

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Birth

Lonesome Loser | January 17, 2009

*SPOILER WARNING:  All film discussions may include information that would spoil the ending for viewers who have not yet seen the film. Birth (2004), starring Nicole Kidman and Cameron Bright, is IMHO an understated and under-appreciated film on the complexities of one-sided love.  Nicole Kidman is Anna, a wealthy New York socialite about to be [...]

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