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    Tungsten (2011)

    Winner of Best Film at the 8th International Romanian Film Festival (Ro-IFF) in 2012 and nominated by the Hellenic Film Academy for Best First-Time...

    Death in Venice (1971)

    While the film’s exteriors were shot in Venice, the interior of Saint Mark’s Basilica was reconstructed at the Cinecittà studios.

    Harakiri (1962)

    Speaking of swords - accidentally - for the third time (check my previous two fun facts), the film’s lead, Tatsuya Nakadai, was genuinely afraid...

    Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

    Speaking of swords (check my previous fun fact), according to the film’s screenwriter, Terry Rossio, Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) is the best swordsman, followed...

    Sin City (2005)

    The swords used by Miho (Devon Aoki) are the same ones used by the Crazy 88 in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003). Tarantino had...

    Mimikos and Mary (1958)

    Like a Greek tragedy, the film is inspired by the true story of Marie Weber, a German expatriate teacher to the royal family, and...

    Close to Eden (1991)

    The first Russian film to be nominated for an Oscar. Previous nominations were under the Soviet Union.

    Animals Are Beautiful People (1974)

    It took 3.5 years and 152 kilometres of film to complete this wonderful 90-minute documentary.

    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)

    Several elements - like hummingbirds flying backward (the only bird in the world that can), cyclones spinning clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise...

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