This Christmas …

 

In this unstable and unpredictable world, there´s something reassuring and comforting in our daily routines, in our habits and our traditions. I guess that´s why watching films related to the festive season has become another tradition that lots of people cherish. Sometimes, the film that people usually watch is not really related to Christmas but for very different and personal reasons we associate it with this time of the year. So, these days, why don´t you watch the film that is bound to make you happy or go to your local cinema in search of a new story that enables you to step into a new world which is full of unexpected, new and interesting characters? If you still haven´t come across the film that makes you feel it´s Christmastime, just keep watching more films, I´m sure you will find it.

I hope you´re having a Merry Christmas and I wish you a Peaceful and Happy New Year!!

A chapter of history

Today we mark the 35^th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. It´s been a long time since this historic event took place but I think that it is really necessary to recall it these days. If you wish to learn more about it, I advise you to read my post “our recent history in clips” (10^th November 2014). In that post I recommended The Lives of Others (2006, an 18 rated film) as a film which helps us to learn about the life in East Berlin from 1961 to 1989. It offers us a wonderful portrayal of human nature and takes us back to a period of history which everybody should know.

                       

Films which portray historical events are essential to our understanding of HISTORY and now, more than ever, we need to pay attention to them.