I thoroughly enjoyed this odd fantasy film. Tilda Swinton is Alethea, a middle-aged professor of narrative. She is long-divorced, an orphan, only child and childless. Fortunately she is a naturally solitary person. Attending a conference in Istanbul, she buys an old glass bottle in the Great Bazaar and, cleaning it in the hotel bathroom, releases a Djinn (Idris Elba), who has spent 3000 years, off and on, imprisoned since Solomon trapped him in one out of jealousy for his relationship with the Queen of Sheba. He offers Alethea 3 wishes. But her years of study of narrative have told her that such pledges do not end well, so she refuses to play. He eventually admits that the only way he can escape from the human realm and back to the happy place where Djinns dwell is by successfully granting 3 wishes to a mortal. He tells her many stories of the brief periods over 3000 years when he was free; unfortunately, most of them confirm her view that the 3-wishes thing usually goes horribly wrong for the wisher. It's a strange film which (ironically) lacks an overall narrative for much of its length. Djinn tells Alethea stories and they are interesting, not to mention sumptuously filmed, but it's not clear where it's going.

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
Film Reviews 2022	03/01/22 19:30:00	Joe Conneely
Re:The Tragedy of Macbeth	03/01/22 19:54:00	Joe Conneely
Licorice Pizza	08/01/22 17:38:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Licorice Pizza	08/01/22 17:44:00	Joe Conneely
Re:Re:Licorice Pizza	08/01/22 19:48:00	Norman Redfern
Re:Boiling Point	14/01/22 20:57:00	Joe Conneely
Re:Re:Boiling Point	15/01/22 13:48:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Re:Boiling Point	16/01/22 15:25:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Re:Boiling Point	20/01/22 22:50:00	Sara Nathan
A Hero	18/01/22 16:21:00	Susan Kelly
Belfast	21/01/22 17:12:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Belfast	22/01/22 08:41:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Belfast	24/01/22 09:55:00	Chris Hurley
Re:Re:Re:Belfast	10/02/22 13:23:00	Joe Conneely
Nightmare Alley	26/01/22 16:46:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Nightmare Alley	31/01/22 23:29:00	Sara Nathan
Parallel Mothers	30/01/22 17:47:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Parallel Mothers	01/02/22 18:58:00	Chris Hurley
Re:Parallel Mothers (possible spoilers?)	10/02/22 12:01:00	Adam Kimmel
Death on the Nile	18/02/22 18:21:00	Susan Kelly
Flee	23/02/22 20:26:00	Susan Kelly
The Duke	27/02/22 17:20:00	Susan Kelly
Re:The Duke	01/03/22 12:31:00	Sara Nathan
Re:The Duke	03/03/22 15:29:00	Alastair Banton
Trailers	28/02/22 13:38:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Trailers - "The Duke"	01/03/22 12:31:00	Joe Conneely
Re:Re:Trailers - "The Duke"	04/03/22 08:19:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Re:Trailers - "The Duke"	04/03/22 10:06:00	Norman Redfern
Marry Me	01/03/22 12:37:00	Sara Nathan
Cyrano	12/03/22 15:02:00	Susan Kelly
Ali & Ava	16/03/22 18:11:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Ali & Ava	17/03/22 08:51:00	Norman Redfern
Re:Re:Ali & Ava	17/03/22 17:04:00	Susan Kelly
Hive	20/03/22 16:13:00	Susan Kelly
Great Freedom	23/03/22 18:55:00	Susan Kelly
The Worst Person in the World	27/03/22 17:00:00	Susan Kelly
CODA	30/03/22 11:15:00	Alastair Banton
Re:CODA	12/04/22 18:21:00	Susan Kelly
Re:The Worst Person in the World	12/04/22 11:07:00	Norman Redfern
Paris, 13th District	01/04/22 19:11:00	Susan Kelly
True Things	07/04/22 16:58:00	Susan Kelly
Department No 6	10/04/22 22:15:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Department No 6	18/04/22 19:35:00	Chris Hurley
Re:Re:Compartment No 6	19/04/22 13:45:00	Susan Kelly
The Outfit	18/04/22 18:07:00	Susan Kelly
Operation Mincemeat	20/04/22 17:42:00	Susan Kelly
Happening	24/04/22 16:38:00	Susan Kelly
Murina	28/04/22 18:08:00	Susan Kelly
Downton Abbey: A New Era	29/04/22 17:05:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Downton Abbey: A New Era	30/04/22 08:04:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Downton Abbey: A New Era	28/06/22 15:18:00	Sara Nathan
Wild Men	10/05/22 17:09:00	Susan Kelly
Re: Everything Everywhere All At Once	20/05/22 11:28:00	Joe Conneely
Re:Re: Everything Everywhere All At Once	11/01/23 20:26:00	Sara Nathan
The Quiet Girl	24/05/22 16:56:00	Susan Kelly
Benediction	25/05/22 21:25:00	Susan Kelly
Men	08/06/22 19:26:00	Susan Kelly
All My Friends Hate Me	11/06/22 17:02:00	Susan Kelly
Good Luck to you, Leo Grande	19/06/22 15:41:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Good Luck to you, Leo Grande	28/06/22 15:15:00	Sara Nathan
Elvis	28/06/22 16:46:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Elvis	05/07/22 20:18:00	Susan Kelly
Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War	03/07/22 16:36:00	Susan Kelly
Re:The Good Boss	15/07/22 21:28:00	Joe Conneely
Where the Crawdads Sing	25/07/22 23:46:00	Sara Nathan
Hit the Road	09/08/22 21:53:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Hit the Road	12/08/22 09:17:00	Adam Kimmel
Re:Re:Hit the Road	12/10/22 23:55:00	Sara Nathan
Nope	17/08/22 20:38:00	Susan Kelly
Mr Malcolm's List	28/08/22 15:11:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Mr Malcolm's List	24/11/22 00:10:00	Sara Nathan
Official Competition	30/08/22 20:51:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Official Competition	12/10/22 22:57:00	Sara Nathan
3000 Years of Longing	03/09/22 15:26:00	Susan Kelly
See How They Run	13/09/22 18:43:00	Susan Kelly
Re:See How They Run	01/10/22 08:50:00	Norman Redfern
The Forgiven	15/09/22 16:12:00	Susan Kelly
Both Sides of the Blade	18/09/22 17:26:00	Susan Kelly
Hallelujah	20/09/22 14:35:00	Chris Hurley
Don't Worry, Darling	25/09/22 15:09:00	Susan Kelly
Silent Land	26/09/22 17:48:00	Susan Kelly
Ticket to Paradise	29/09/22 16:34:00	Susan Kelly
Mrs Harris Goes to Paris	02/10/22 15:14:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Mrs Harris Goes to Paris	21/11/22 00:19:00	Sara Nathan
The Woman KIng	11/10/22 20:28:00	Susan Kelly
Women Talking	12/10/22 23:04:00	Sara Nathan
Argentina 1985 (Spanish)	12/10/22 23:07:00	Sara Nathan
Amsterdam	12/10/22 23:46:00	Sara Nathan
Living	12/10/22 23:53:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Living	08/11/22 19:55:00	Susan Kelly
The Banshees of Insherin	13/10/22 23:58:00	Sara Nathan
Emiloy	15/10/22 14:43:00	Susan Kelly
Pinocchio	18/10/22 17:47:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Emily	26/10/22 22:08:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Re:Emily	27/10/22 09:34:00	Susan Kelly
The Swimmers (English and Arabic)	18/10/22 22:17:00	Sara Nathan
Decision to Leave	23/10/22 14:44:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Decision to Leave	14/02/23 11:40:00	Joe Conneely
The Banshees of Inisherin	25/10/22 18:20:00	Susan Kelly
Raymond & Ray	28/10/22 15:31:00	Sara Nathan
The Good Nurse	28/10/22 22:03:00	Sara Nathan
Re:The Good Nurse	04/11/22 19:56:00	Joe Conneely
Re:The Banshees of Inisherin	08/01/23 15:17:00	Joe Conneely
Lady Chatterleys Lover	30/10/22 19:13:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Lady Chatterleys Lover	30/10/22 21:07:00	Susan Kelly
The Son	30/10/22 19:32:00	Sara Nathan
The Whale	31/10/22 00:13:00	Sara Nathan
She Said	31/10/22 00:39:00	Sara Nathan
Re:She Said	27/11/22 17:40:00	Susan Kelly
Triangle of Sadness	01/11/22 18:33:00	Susan Kelly
Empire of Light	03/11/22 01:01:00	Sara Nathan
The Fabelmans	03/11/22 01:10:00	Sara Nathan
Bros	04/11/22 16:51:00	Susan Kelly
My Policeman	04/11/22 21:55:00	Susan Kelly
Re:My Policeman	05/11/22 10:40:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:My Policeman	28/11/22 08:02:00	Sara Nathan
Nostalgia (Italian & Arabic with subtitles)	06/11/22 18:31:00	Sara Nathan
Armageddon Time	19/11/22 15:36:00	Susan Kelly
The Quiet Girl (Irish plus subtitles)	21/11/22 00:22:00	Sara Nathan
Aisha	21/11/22 00:27:00	Sara Nathan
The Menu	22/11/22 20:16:00	Susan Kelly
Corsage (Mostly German with subtitles)	24/11/22 00:17:00	Sara Nathan
Aftersun	24/11/22 14:38:00	Susan Kelly
A pale blue eye	25/11/22 00:11:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Aftersun	06/12/22 07:06:00	Sara Nathan
Babylon	26/11/22 22:30:00	Sara Nathan
Tar	30/11/22 22:20:00	Sara Nathan
Hustle	03/12/22 00:09:00	Sara Nathan
Enola Holmes 2	03/12/22 00:13:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Enola Holmes 2	03/12/22 09:26:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Enola Holmes 2	03/12/22 16:57:00	Sara Nathan
Tori & Lokita	03/12/22 16:09:00	Susan Kelly
The Wonder	03/12/22 16:56:00	Sara Nathan
Re:The Wonder	04/12/22 23:37:00	Joe Conneely
Emancipation	04/12/22 22:52:00	Sara Nathan
Phantom of the Open	06/12/22 20:35:00	Sara Nathan
Till	14/12/22 23:22:00	Sara Nathan
Blonde	14/12/22 23:36:00	Sara Nathan
Matilda the musical	14/12/22 23:44:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Matilda the musical	26/12/22 16:14:00	Susan Kelly
Winners (Farsi with subtitles)	14/12/22 23:47:00	Sara Nathan
Catherine called Birdy	21/12/22 22:11:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Catherine called Birdy	22/12/22 08:18:00	Susan Kelly
Young Plato (theoretically English but, bizarrely subtitles)	23/12/22 17:02:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Young Plato (theoretically English but, bizarrely subtitles)	23/12/22 17:18:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Young Plato (theoretically English but, bizarrely subtitles)	03/01/23 22:33:00	Sara Nathan
Persuasion	23/12/22 23:14:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Knives Out : Glass Onion	24/12/22 09:11:00	Joe Conneely
Midwives (Rakhine (!)) Englsih subtitles	26/12/22 18:56:00	Sara Nathan
Cha cha real smooth	26/12/22 19:02:00	Sara Nathan
Re:All Quiet on the Western Front	27/12/22 12:12:00	Joe Conneely
Re:Re:All Quiet on the Western Front	29/12/22 21:40:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Re:Re:All Quiet on the Western Front	05/02/23 22:27:00	Sara Nathan
Broker (Korean with sub-titels)	27/12/22 22:58:00	Sara Nathan
You Resemble Me (French and some Arabic with subtitles)	27/12/22 23:02:00	Sara Nathan
The Lost King	27/12/22 23:09:00	Sara Nathan
Decision to Leave (Korean with subtitles)	28/12/22 14:43:00	Sara Nathan
Tori & Lokita (french with subtitles)	28/12/22 18:52:00	Sara Nathan
Glass Onion	28/12/22 23:46:00	Sara Nathan
The Gravediggers Wife (Somali with sub-titles)	29/12/22 18:39:00	Sara Nathan
The Railway children returns	29/12/22 21:43:00	Sara Nathan
Filums of the Year	31/12/22 17:35:00	Susan Kelly
Favourite Films of the Year	01/01/23 13:08:00	Adam Kimmel
Re:Favourite Films of the Year	02/01/23 00:09:00	Joe Conneely
Re:Re:Favourite Films of the Year	02/01/23 18:47:00	Norman Redfern
Re:Re:Favourite Films of the Year	02/01/23 18:50:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Favourite Films of the Year	02/01/23 19:08:00	Adam Kimmel
Ticket to Paradise	02/01/23 19:01:00	Sara Nathan
Saint Omer (French with subtitles)	03/01/23 22:25:00	Sara Nathan
EO (mostly Polish, some Italian with sun-titles)	07/01/23 22:27:00	Sara Nathan
Holy Spider (Farsi with sub-titles)	08/01/23 18:10:00	Sara Nathan
Close (French - mostly - with subtitles)	08/01/23 21:21:00	Sara Nathan
RRR (Telugu(?)and subtitles)	08/01/23 22:23:00	Sara Nathan
Re:RRR (Telugu(?)and subtitles)	11/01/23 08:57:00	Norman Redfern
Top Gun Maverick	09/01/23 20:05:00	Sara Nathan
Re:Top Gun Maverick	11/01/23 17:04:00	Mark Evans
Triangle of Sadness	11/01/23 23:07:00	Sara Nathan
Brian & Charles	19/01/23 20:26:00	Sara Nathan
The Woman King	21/01/23 21:16:00	Sara Nathan
Batman	05/02/23 00:03:00	Sara Nathan
Wakanda	05/02/23 00:06:00	Sara Nathan
See How They Run	14/02/23 10:17:00	Sara Nathan

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