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The Wurst!: The Very Best of German Food

Otto Wolff

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A book celebrating all the greats of German cuisine--a food culture as rich as any other in Europe....

Citroen 1919-1949: La Belle Epoque

Wouter Jansen

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An icon of its era, here is the saga of the "double chevron" from its inception through 1944. This...

Awix (3310 KP) rated Les Misérables (2019) in Movies

Sep 10, 2020

Les Misérables (2019)

2019 | Crime, Drama

7.2

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Gritty French social thriller (if that's a thing) hits its targets. A policeman newly assigned to a special unit in Paris finds his first day at work turning into a nightmare as tensions rise between different groups and his superior turns out to be an undisciplined loose cannon.

Bleak but compelling: this film was made in 2018 and 2019, but its concern with race, poverty, police brutality and the abuse of power means it feels very timely. Gripping plot and strong performances result in a film which is frequently tense even if it's seldom reassuring. The climax is as strong a condemnation of the failure of the young by wider social structures as I can remember seeing. A powerful and serious film, but also a very satisfying piece of entertainment.