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MOVIE OF THE WEEK December 4, 2020: LUXOR

November 30, 2020December 3, 2020 Jennifer Merin Andrea Riseborough, betsy bozdech, Cate Marquis, jennifer merin, leslie combemale, liz whittemore, loren king, luxor, marina antunes, maryann johanson, motw, Movie of the Week, nell minow, nikki baughan, Pam Grady, sandie angulo chen, susan wloszczyna, zeina durra

Centering on a powerful performance by Andrea Riseborough, Zeina Durra’s dreamy, introspective romantic drama Luxor explores what-ifs and second chances as its characters explore ancient Egyptian ruins, finding their way to a place of connection and understanding. Riseborough plays Hana, a British doctor who’s come to the city of Luxor to rest and recuperate from the stresses of her efforts as an international aid worker.

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LUXOR – Review by Nikki Baughan

November 23, 2020December 3, 2020 Nikki Baughan Andrea Riseborough, luxor, motw, Movie of the Week, zeina durra

Andrea Riseborough gives a luminescent performance in Zeina Durra’s contemplative, hypnotic Luxor, her talent and poise radiating through the suppressed trauma that leaves her character, Hana, seemingly teetering on the edge of complete breakdown. A medic and aid worker, Hana is in the Egyptian city of Luxor on a much-needed break between assignments, desperately trying to drown out the horrors she has witnessed by immersing herself in the beauty of this spiritual, historical city.

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LUXOR – Review by Susan Wloszczyna

November 23, 2020December 3, 2020 Susan Wloszczyna Andrea Riseborough, luxor, motw, Movie of the Week, zeina durra

London-born Arab writer-director Zeina Durra’s Luxor is sort of a meditative throwback to the ‘60s era of art-house cinema when movies were allowed to not always fill in the plot blanks for audiences. That opened the door for viewers to insert their assumptions as to what is going on with the main character. In this case that would be Hana (never-not-watchable Andrea Riseborough).