There’s a prevalent trend in contemporary documentary filmmaking where directors are looking inwards towards their own lives and experiences. British Romanian filmmaker Rachel Taparjan’s “Something Familiar” is the latest entry within this mode. Even the title belies that. However Taparjan valiantly deconstructs her personality by examining her past and unearthing her demons and traumas. “Something Familiar” might be too self-reflective, even navel-gazing, but it’s strong nonetheless.
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Taparjan was adopted as a baby by a British couple from a Romanian orphanage. The couple’s daughter died when she was only 6 years old and they adopted Taparjan as a replacement. In archival TV footage
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