There's no other way to put it, I don't like war movies. It's a whole different story when it comes to cold war though as it's not your typical war, but it's more about espionage, which I love since always. So without further ado, here are my picks for Wandering Through the Shelves' Thursday Movie Picks.
Cold War (2018)
Set in Poland from the late 1940s until the 1960s, it follows the star-crossed romance between a musical director (Tomasz Kot) and a young singer (Joanna Kulig). Although it's not my favourite foreign film from last year, it's far superior to Roma in terms of story, characters, acting and, especially, cinematography.
From Russia with Love (1963)
It follows James Bond (Sean Connery) as he's sent on a mission to acquire a Russian cypher machine before the evil SPECTRE organization takes it. One of my favourite Bond movies, this one has a complex and gripping story, a charming Sean Connery, a hell of a villain, Red Grant, and it's pretty faithful to the novel.
The Lives of Others (2006)
Set in 1984 East Germany, it follows a Stasi officer (Ulrich Mühe) as he becomes absorbed by the lives of the couple he's surveilling, a writer (Sebastian Koch) and his lover (Martina Gedeck). I can't stress enough how beautiful and moving this movie is or how powerful and mesmerizing Mühe's performance is.
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