Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)

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Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloë Grace Moretz, Johnny Flynn, Lars Eidinger, Hanns Zischler, Brady Corbet, Aljoscha Stadelmann, Benoit Peverelli, Luise Berndt, Angela Winkler, Gilles Tschudi, Caroline de Maigret, Claire Tran, Jacob Kohn

Storyline

At eighteen, Maria Enders (Juliette Binoche) played Sigrid, an alluring young woman who disarms and eventually drives her boss Helena to suicide, the role that changed her life. More than twenty years later she is being asked to step into the other role, that of the older Helena. Rehearsing in Sils Maria with her assistant (Kristen Stewart), she finds herself face to face with an ambiguously charming woman who is an unsettling reflection of herself.

Opinion

Talky and slow, Clouds of Sils Maria is a beautiful and delicate drama that witnesses the formidable duo Juliette Binoche-Kristen Stewart.

The film is a bit enigmatic, but a thing I can say for sure: this is a stunning character study. In particular, the film explore the intricate psychology of the main character, that has to face what everyone considers a great opportunity, but is traumatic to her and fills her with a sense of death, and despair. She will find herself dealing with her age, with time that passes, and with a role that will slowly blend with her persona. Alongside but opposed there is Valentine, Maria's assistant, that resembles a version of Maria when she was young. Lastly there's Jo-Ann, a young actress that respects Maria, but has a completely different personality.

A very interesting aspect of the film is the interlacing of the relationship of Maria and Valentine and the relationship of Helena and Sigrid. Sometimes the scene becomes cloudy, and it's difficult to say if the dialogue we are witnessing is reality or part of the play.

Having said all of that, the script has some flaws. In fact, some elements of the story seem random and disconnected with the rest of the story - e.g. the old actor, or the attempted suicide of the wife of Jo-Ann's lover.

The acting is first class. Juliette Binoche perfectly captures the anxiety of aging in a youth-obsessed society, and therefore gives a strong performance as Maria, that almost seems like a self-parody. Kristen Stewart is at her very best playing Valentine, a woman that seems tailored made to suit her own temperament. The actresses have a wonderful, electrifying chemistry together, and their bonding seems truly natural. Last but not least, Chloë Grace Moretz also captures her character's personality very well.


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Valentine: It's theater. It's an interpretation of life. It can be truer than life itself.

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The Name of the Rose (1986)

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Il nome della rosa, Der Name der Rose, Le nom de la rose

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Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham, Christian Slater, Helmut Qualtinger, Elya Baskin, Michael Lonsdale, Volker Prechtel, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., William Hickey, Michael Habeck, Urs Althaus, Valentina Vargas, Ron Perlman, Leopoldo Trieste, Franco Valobra, Vernon Dobtcheff, Donal O'Brien, Andrew Birkin, Lucien Bodard, Peter Berling, Pete Lancaster, Dwight Weist

Storyline

When a murder occurs at a secluded Benedictine Abbey, monk William of Baskerville (Sean Connery) is called in to investigate. As he and his apprentice, Adso von Melk (Christian Slater), delve deeper and deeper into the case, more dead bodies begin to turn up.

Opinion

*** This review may contain spoilers ***
Freely based on Umberto Eco's novel of the same name, The Name of the Rose is a dark and moody mystery film that may fail in keeping you interested if you have read the book.

Despite all the differences between the book and the film, the story is well told, and does not bore. However, I had some hard time processing some things. I'll start with the ending. I don't like the Hollywood fairytale, the "and they lived happily ever after" bullshit, because it's not how the story was supposed to end. In the book, there was a real hell on earth and that's was I was expecting. Another annoying thing is that the bad guys, or villains - I don't really know how to call them - are all portrayed like completely evil people. Eco blurred the line between good and evil, as evil can come from good, and  vice versa. And at last, the meaning of the title. The film makes you think it refers to the girl, if not for the Latin locution - stat rosa pristina nomine, nomina nuda tenemus, the ancient rose remains by its name, naked names are all that we have.

While the wonderful citations from the novel got lost in this cinematic adaptation, the gloomy atmosphere is spot on. First of all everything looks and sounds medieval - and being a lover of the Middle Ages, watching this has been a great pleasure and experience. Second, the cinematography by Tonino Delli Colli is wonderful. Despite the darkness, it finds the perfect glimmers of light to illuminate the faces.

The characters. Beside from the English monk with a Scottish accent and Sherlock Holmes's mind, the most impressive is Jorge. On one hand he is afraid of Aristotle's second book of poetics, and would like to destroy it; on the other hand he is sentimental about it, he realises that no matter how sinful the book is, it's just too precious to be destroyed.

Many strong performances make the film entertaining, and definitely worth watching, from Sean Connery's excellent portrayal of William of Baskerville, to Ron Perlman's outstanding portrayal of the heretical hunchback. However, F. Murray Abraham's talent is wasted.

Overall the film represents a good effort, but the book is way far more satisfying. 


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William of Baskerville: The only evidence I see of the antichrist here is everyone's desire to see him at work.

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Sarah's Key (2010)

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Elle s'appelait Sarah

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Kristin Scott Thomas, Natasha Mashkevich, Arben Bajraktaraj, Mélusine Mayance, Charlotte Poutrel, Niels Arestrup, Dominique Front, Frédéric Pierrot, Michel Duchaussoy, Gisèle Casadesus, Aidan Quinn, George Birt

Storyline

Julia Jarmond (Kristin Scott Thomas), an American journalist married to a Frenchman (Frédéric Pierrot), is commissioned to write an article about the notorious Vel' d'Hiv round up, which took place in Paris, in 1942. She stumbles upon a family secret which will link her forever to the destiny of a young Jewish girl, Sarah (Mélusine Mayance, young - Charlotte Poutrel, adult).

Opinion

Sophie's Choice, Schindler's List, Life Is Beautiful, The Pianist, The Boy with the Striped Pajamas have two things in common: they all are films about the Holocaust; they all show the Germans brutality. This film shows instead the French participation in this horror, and it does in a discreet way.

Based on Tatiana de Rosnay's novel with the same name, Sarah's Key is an extraordinarily moving, thoughtful, powerful film about the past and the present.

As I said before, this film deals with a dark part of France's history that is not known to all, the Vel' d'Hiv Roundup. I've been reading around, and lots of people have been complaining because the "event" isn't detailed. To those people, I'd like to remember that, firstly this is not an historical film; secondly it is plenty of novels, essays, and documentaries about this they can learn from.

Having said that, what the film is trying to show is that everyone was guilty back then, from the police, to the people who took the apartments remained empty after the roundups. On the other hand, it also shows that everyone had the opportunity to redeem themselves, as the French policeman did by letting the two little girls escape from the concentration camp.

The story is unique, and like Sophie's Choice, this film shows that it's impossible for the "survivors" to have a normal life after what happened -- this brings to my mind the Italian writer Primo Levi, who was devastated by the Holocaust.

However, this film has its flaws. The story is interesting, but as the movie goes on I had the feeling it was focused on Julia, the journalist, and not Sarah. Also, the ending could have been a lot better. It plays with the emotions of Sarah' son, but we don't even get to know him that well, so it's not that effective.

Kristin Scott Thomas is great as the American journalist, but Mélusine Mayance steals the scene as young Sarah.


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Julia Jarmond: When stories are not told, they become something else... forgotten.

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Young & Beautiful (2013)

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Jeune et Jolie

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Marine Vacth, Géraldine Pailhas, Frédéric Pierrot, Charlotte Rampling, Jonah Leysen, Fantin Ravat, Nathalie Richard, Djedje Apali, Lucas Prisor, Laurent Delbecque, Jeanne Ruff

Storyline

After losing her virginity, Isabelle (Marine Vacth) takes up a secret life as a call girl, meeting her clients for hotel-room trysts. Throughout, she remains curiously aloof, showing little interest in the encounters themselves or the money she makes.

Opinion

"Once a whore, always a whore", says one of the men to Isabelle. No other quote could have summarized the film in a better way.

Young & Beautiful is a different kind of coming-of-age story, that had the potential to become something truly interesting, but unfortunately it's shallow and doesn't go beyond its title. 

François Ozon's intentions are not clear at all, nor clear is the motivation of the main character. As the movie goes on, the only clear thing is that the filmmaker is not interested in lessons, or psychological insights, as the audience would expect.

However, the photography manages to capture the beautiful shooting locations, and Marine Vacth delivers a great performance as Isabelle, but it's really nothing compared to the performance by Adele Exarchopoulos in "Blue Is the Warmest Colour".


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Serena (2014)

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Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Rhys Ifans, Sean Harris, Sam Reid, David Dencik, Blake Ritson, Ned Dennehy, Charity Wakefield, Michael Ryan, Kim Bodnia, Ana Ularu, Bodil Jørgensen

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In Depression-era North Carolina, the future of George Pemberton's (Bradley Cooper) timber empire becomes complicated when he marries Serena (Jennifer Lawrence).

Opinion

I was pretty excited about this film because I couldn't wait to see Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper working together for the third time. Judging from reviews of Ron Rash's novel of the same name, I was expecting a good film, but it is a total disaster.

Serena is a huge misfire on all fronts, absolutely nothing works, from storytelling to filmmaking. It fails in being involving and entertaining. The only positive thing about this film is Morten Søborg's cinematography.

At some point in the film, Jennifer Lawrence says, "I think you've taken nine months to do about six months work", and that's funny because the film took over 18 months to be completed, while it could have been easily made in a few months, and still have the same crappy result.

The setting in the woods reminded me of when I saw Jennifer Lawrence in Winter's Bone, but the comparison only ended up disappointing me. This could have been J-Law's Black Swan performance, but she is over the top and the emotional scenes are not believable. Bradley Cooper totally loses his charm, but the fault is of the script. At least, there is chemistry between the two actors and you can tell.

In a nutshell, the film is the proof - or reminded - that Hollywood stars such as Cooper and Lawrence can make lousy choices just like the rest of us.

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What's in a Name? (2012)

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Le Prénom

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Patrick Bruel, Valérie Benguigui, Charles Berling, Guillaume de Tonquédec, Judith El Zein, Françoise Fabian, Yaniss Lespert, Miren Pradier, Alexis Leprise, Juliette Levant, Bernard Murat

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Father-to-be Vincent (Patrick Bruel) is invited for dinner by his sister Élisabeth (Valérie Benguigui) and his brother-in-law Pierre (Charles Berling). When he announces the scandalous name for his future son, the hosts objects to that, and the situation eventually gets out of hand.

Opinion

Being a big fan of French films, I couldn't help but love this one. What's in a Name? is a wonderful and hilarious comedy/drama.

The film, entirely set in a upper-middle class Parisian living room, is semi-realistic, and neither vulgar nor banal. The first hilarious part is followed by a more dramatic second part, which is still enjoyable.

The brilliant script, the delightful and sharp dialogue and the continuous twists help the viewer not to feel bored.

However, the most important role is played by the actors: they did a fantastic job and the chemistry between the five of them is remarkable. Guillaume de Tonquédec is the one who impressed me the most, considering he has convinced everybody - audience included - he is gay.


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Pierre: What's first? Cheval Blanch or Fontaines de Provence?
Vincent: To drink or wash our hands?

Rating

8.0/10
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The Past (2013)

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Le passé

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Bérénice Bejo, Tahar Rahim, Ali Mosaffa, Pauline Burlet, Alyes Agius, Jeanne Jestin, Sabrina Ouazani, Babak Karimi, Valeria Cavalli, Eleonora Marino

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Ahmad (Ali Mosaffa), an Iranian man, reunites with his estranged wife (Bérénice Bejo) in Paris to finalize their divorce, which is soon complicated by a shocking revelation by her daughter (Pauline Burlet) from a previous marriage.

Opinion

A little bit less tense than A Separation, The Past is a very well-made and interesting drama, wherewith Asghar Farhadi wants to remind us that to look forward in our lives is essential to take note of the past.
Masterfully directed and superbly written by Farhadi, the film is believable and very close to reality, and the handheld camera engages more the viewers. 
The Iranian capital has been replaced by a peripheral Paris, as much as peripherals are the lives of each character to each others. There is a deep analysis of the characters and no one is left behind.
All actors are greatly chosen, as the performances are outstanding and realistic. Bérénice Bejo doesn't play Marie, she is Marie. Ali Mosaffa is wonderful and brilliantly portraits Ahmad. Tahar Rahim wonderfully delivers. 


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Marie Brisson: I'll tell them to apologize.
Samir: In this way, you will teach them that always there is an escape way named apology!

Rating

9.0/10
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Cinema Paradiso (1988)

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Nuovo Cinema Paradiso

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Philippe Noiret, Salvatore Cascio, Marco Leonardi, Jacques Perrin, Antonella Attili, Enzo Cannavale, Isa Danieli, Pupella Maggio, Agnese Nano, Leopoldo Trieste, Nino Terzo, Giovanni Giancono

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After learning that Alfredo (Philippe Noiret) has died, famous filmmaker Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (Jacques Perrin) recalls his childhood at the Cinema Paradiso where Alfredo, the projectionist, first brought about his love of films.

Opinion

Cinema Paradiso is an outstanding film about friendship, made with love and appreciation for the filming art. Giuseppe Tornatore makes a tribute to a cinema capable not only of filling the seats, but also of enriching people's lives - the love story between the two viewers is a proof of that -, and so passionate to give birth to a fantastic friendship between an old projectionist and a little boy. Tornatore also succeeds, in an extraordinary way, at balancing laughters and emotions.
The real leading character is neither Totò nor Alfredo, but the Cinema itself, and at the end a part of ourselves leaves with it.
The sublime music, by Ennio Morricone, contributes in making this beautiful piece of cinema.
The acting is great. Salvatore Cascio is flawless as child Totò. Philippe Noiret is marvelous as projectionist Alfredo.


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Alfredo: Living here day by day, you think it's the center of the world. You believe nothing will ever change. Then you leave: a year, two years. When you come back, everything's changed. The thread's broken. What you came to find isn't there. What was yours is gone. You have to go away for a long time... many years... before you can come back and find your people. The land where you were born. But now, no. It's not possible. Right now you're blinder than I am.
Salvatore: Who said that? Gary Cooper? James Stewart? Henry Fonda? Eh?
Alfredo: No, Totò. Nobody said it. This time it's all me. Life isn't like in the movies. Life... is much harder.

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9.5/10
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The Iron Lady (2011)

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Meryl Streep, Alexandra Roach, Jim Broadbent, Iain Glen, Olivia Colman, Anthony Head, Nicholas Farrell, Richard E. Grant, Susan Brown, Martin Wimbush, Paul Bentley, Robin Kermode, John Sessions, Roger Allam, David Westhead, Michael Pennington, Angus Wright, Julian Wadham, Nick Dunning, Pip Torrens, Ronald Reagan, Reginald Green

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An elderly and prisoner in her own home Margaret Thatcher (Meryl Streep), Britain's first woman Prime Minister, talks to the imagined presence of her recently deceased husband (Jim Broadbent) as she struggles to come to terms with his death while scenes from her past life, from girlhood to British Prime Minister, intervene.

Opinion

The Iron Lady is not as good as I thought. The storytelling is a huge misfire. Boring at first, enhances a bit, and it gets boring again. This film is mostly about an elder and mentally unbalanced Margaret Thatcher, which remember her life through flashbacks. I would have liked a deeper insight into how she run the country.
Meryl Streep is outstanding and mesmerising as always, but she slightly uplifts the film.

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Quotes

Margaret Thatcher: Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become your character. And watch your character, for it becomes your destiny. What we think, we become. My father always said that. And I think I am fine.

 Airey Neave: If you want to change this party, lead it. If you want to change the country, lead it.

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6.0/10
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Nikita (1990)

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Anne Parillaud, Tchéky Karyo, Marc Duret, Patrick Fontana, Rolande Blanche, Alain Lathière, Jeanne Moreau, Philippe Leroy, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Jean Reno

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Nikita (Anne Parillaud) is a teenage junkie who participates in the robbery of a pharmacy owned by a friend's parents. The robbery goes awry, and she kills several policemen.
Sentenced to life in prison, Nikita is given a new identity and trained as a top secret assassin.

Opinion

Nikita wasn't up to my expectations. The story, with a promising beginning, is way too flat, and lacks of tension required by an action/thriller film.
Luc Besson uses the cinecamera masterfully, and the first scenes of the film are really beautiful and strong.
Anne Parillaud, sweet yet ruthless, delivers an incredible performance loaded with charm. Jeanne Moreau as Amande and Jean Reno as Victor leave a mark, even though they have a small part.

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Amande: There are two things that are infinite: femininity and means to take advantage of it.

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7.0/10
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Paddington (2014)

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Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, Nicole Kidman, Tim Downie, Michael Gambon, Imelda Staunton, Simon Farnaby, Matt Lucas, Michael Bond

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The film tells the story of a young Peruvian bear who travels to the city in search of a home. 
Finding himself lost and alone, he begins to realize that city life is not all he imagines, until he meets the Brown family who read the label around his neck saying, "Please look after this bear. Thank you", and offer him a temporary home: Paddington should stay one night while they find a place for him to live permanently. 

Opinion

Whatever your age is, if you haven't already, I suggest you to go to the nearest movie theater, rent or buy this film, because it's worth the time and the money.
Director Paul King turns what might seems a children's film is a little jewel of cinema. Paddington is a real pleasure to watch. The little bear, cuddly and funny, sends an important message to nowadays kids: always be polite, no matter what.
Loved seeing Doctor Who aka Peter Capaldi. Also loved the music, and the group popping out in the streets.


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Paddington: In London nobody's alike, which means everyone fits in.

Rating

8.0/10
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Philomena (2013)


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Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Anna Maxwell Martin, Mare Winningham, Michelle Fairley, Ruth McCabe, Barbara Jefford, Peter Hermann, Simone Lahbib, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Amy McAllister, Cathy Belton, Sean Mahon

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1952. Teenage Philomena (Sophie Kennedy Clark) became pregnant and her father sent her to Sean Ross Abbey in Roscrea. Ireland.
After giving birth, she was forced to work in the convent laundry, seven days a week, for four years to pay off the cost of her stay.  One day she discovered that the nuns had given her son to a couple for adoption.
2002. Philomena (Judi Dench) hasn't given up on finding her son (Sean Mahon) and she wants to find out what kind of person he is now. 
Journalist Martin Sixsmith (Steve Coogan) helps her in the search.

Opinion

Philomena is a high emotional content film. The real story is told with great accuracy by a talented director, Stephen Frears. He deserves special mention because a lesser filmmaker could have turned this project into junk. Judi Dench is brilliant as the adult Philomena. 

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Philomena: Just because you're in first class doesn't make you a first class person.

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8.0/10
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Only God Forgives (2013)

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Art house | Crime | Neo-noir | Thriller

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Nicolas Winding Refn

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Denmark | France | Sweden | United States

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Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas, Vithaya Pansringarm, Tom Burke, Rhatha Phongam, Gordon Brown, Byron Gibson, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Charlie Ruedpokanon, Joe Cummings, Oak Keerati, Kovit Wattanakul, Danai Thiendgham, Nophand Boonyai, Teerawat Mulvilai, Wittchutta Watjanarat

Plot
Julian (Ryan Gosling) is an American expatriate who runs, along with his brother, a muay thai club in Bangkok, Thailand, that is front for a drug smuggling operation.
After his brother Billy (Tom Burke) raped and killed an under-age prostitute, Lieutenant Chang (Vithaya Pansringarm) allows the girl's father, Choi Yan Lee (Kovit Wattanakul), to beat Billy, but he Chois goes too far and ends up killing him.
Julian's mother, Crystal (Kristin Scott Thomas) moves to Bangkok determined to do justice in her way.

Opinion
Refn said, "I find it thrilling to do things that make people either love or hate you". I am one of those who love him. Only God Forgives is a brilliant artistic work, every single frame is needed, as in Drive. 
The scenography is spectacular, from the furniture through clothes and lights. Everything is added to perfection.
The music of Cliff Martinez is hypnotic and perfectly blends with the movements of the camera.
I'm glad Ryan Gosling starring in this film. He's great in Julian's role, and I believe this could be the start of a brilliant bromance - I can say it, right? - between Gosling and Refn.


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Remember, girls, no matter what happens... keep your eyes closed. And you men... take a good look.

Rating
8.0/10
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The Intouchables (2011)

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Intouchables

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François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny, Audrey Fleurot, Clotilde Mollet, Alba Gaïa Bellugi, Cyril Mendy, Christian Ameri, Grégoire Oestermann, Thomas Solivéres

Plot
Inspired by the true story of Philippe Pozzo di Borgo (author of Le Second Souffle) and his caretaker, Yasmin Abdel Sellou, the film tells of the encounter between two seemingly distant worlds.
After Philippe (François Cluzet) becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, the aristocrat hires a young man (Omar Sy) - called Driss in the film - from the projects to be his caretaker.

Opinion
A must watch. I gotta say I particularly like French comedies because they are usually good (e.g. Le dîner de cons, Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis).
The Intouchables is able to arise the two most genuine reactions of each human being: laughter and tears. The directors and screenplay writers Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano are able to balance both.
This film is also a wonderful example of goodness without being banal, and shows the great value of friendship.


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My true disability is not having to be in a wheelchair. It's having to be without her.

Rating
9.0/10
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This Must Be the Place (2011)

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Sean Penn, Frances McDormand, Judd Hirsch, Eve Hewson, Kerry Condon, Harry Dean Stanton, David Byrne, Olwen Fouéré, Shea Whigham, Liron Levo, Heinz Lieven, Simon Delaney, Kristine Graverson, Er Li Deng

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Cheyenne (Sean Penn) is a wealthy former rock star, now bored and jaded in his 20-year retirement in Dublin. He retired after two of his teenaged fans committed suicide.
He travels to New York to reconcile with his estranged father during his final hours, only to arrive too late. After reading a few of his father's diaries, Cheyenne realizes how the life of the father has been in the last thirty years: he devoted himself to obsessively seek a Nazi criminal who took refuge in the United States.
With a relentless slowness and no investigator ability, Cheyenne decides to continue the research for his father and, therefore, to go seek, through the United States, a nonagenarian German probably already died.

Opinion
This Must Be the Place is entertaining and occasionally very moving. The lyrics of the Talking Heads song that gives the title to the film, plays a role in one of the most important and intense scenes and represents a kind of summary of this film.
The directory of Sorrentino is good; the wide shots, which suggest the characters' moods, are alternated with intense close-ups, which focus on the characters' wrinkles and face's lines. The music of David Byrne emphasizes perfectly every single moment. The performance of Sean Penn is good.

Quotes
The problem is [...] without realizing it, we go from an age where we say, "My life will be that" to an age where we say, "That's life".

There are many ways of dying, the worst of them, is to continue living.

Rating
8.0/10
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Supercondriaque (2014)

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Dany Boon, Alice Pol, Kad Mérad, Jean-Yves Berteloot, Judith El Zein, Marthe Villalonga, Valérie Bonneton, Bruno Lochet

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Romain Faubert is a forty year old hypochondriac. His best and only friend is Zvenka Dimitri (Kad Mérad), who is also his doctor for eighteen years.
Dimitri believes that Romain could improve from his hypochondria seeing people who are really suffering, so he takes Romain with him to volunteer in the center for refugees of Tcherkistan (fictional Eastern European country).
There, for several reasons, he is mistaken for Anton Miroslav (Jean-Yves Berteloot), leader of the resistance, and Dimitri's sister, Anna (Alice Pol), helps him to escape. Anna, though she's married, falls in love with Anton/Romain, and Romain reciprocates. When the false identity of the false revolutionary falls apart, the French police repatriates him in Tcherkistan, country that sentenced him to death. 

Opinion
This comedy passes from romance to action without losing its comic effect. The comic duo Boon-Mérad (Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis) returns in one of the most hilarious comedies in recent years. Guaranteed to make you laugh.


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7.0/10
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Babysitting (2014)

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Philippe Lacheau, Alive David, Vincent Desagnat, Tarek Boudali, Julie Arruti, Grégoire Ludig, David Marsais, Enzo Tomasini, Gérard Jugnot, Clotilde Courau

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Looking for a baby-sitter for the night, Marc Schaudel (Gérard Jugnot) entrusts his son Rémi (Enzo Tomasini) to the care of his employee Franck (Philippe Lacheau). 
Franck is getting 30 years old this weekend and Rémi is a very capricious child.
The next day, Marc and his wife (Clotilde Courau) are awakened by a call from the police: Rémi and Franck are missing and the house is totally devastated. 

Opinion
This film is appreciable. The mockumentary technique is managed at perfection. The comic sense is simple but efficient. The rhythm is insistent, never boring.


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7.0/10
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