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REVIEW: Les Miserables (1998)

January 23, 2021 Grant Watson

Les Miserables, Victor Hugo’s insanely long 1862 novel about crime and social injustice, has long been a target for adaptation. There have been at least nine feature film versions, the enormously successful Boublil and Schönberg stage musical – even four … Continue reading REVIEW: Les Miserables (1998)

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REVIEW: Smilla’s Sense of Snow (1997)

May 27, 2017 Grant Watson

Smilla (Julia Ormond) is a Greenlandic immigrant living in Copenhagen. When a young boy living in her apartment building is found dead, having fallen of the building’s roof, Smilla refuses to accept that it was an accident. Her investigations draw … Continue reading REVIEW: Smilla’s Sense of Snow (1997)

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