Anton Manuel

Anton Manuel

Composer for screen and concert music

Favorite films

  • The Godfather
  • Schindler's List
  • Inglourious Basterds
  • La La Land

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  • La La Land

    ★★★★★

  • Maestro

    ★★★½

  • American Fiction

    ★★★★½

  • Poor Things

    ★★★★★

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  • Maestro

    Maestro

    ★★★½

    Overall good film, it centred mostly on his relationship with his wife Felicia and the double life he was leading. As someone who has always idolised the music of Leonard Bernstein and his conducting, I was disappointed by how much the film gave tribute to his music journey and I don’t think there were enough minutes in the film that were purely about his music, whether showing his process of composition, conducting, educating etc - even West Side Story, one…

  • American Fiction

    American Fiction

    ★★★★½

    great film, interesting and ambiguous ending I loved it. Also the dialogue of Jeffrey Wright’s and Issa Rae’s characters towards the end of the film (you’d know the scene I’m talking about after watching it) really captured the overall essence of the overall message that the film is conveying

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  • Poor Things

    Poor Things

    ★★★★★

    Look I don’t go on letterbox often but could not resist after watching this film. Haven’t seen such a beautifully made and unique film in such a long time. Generally and without giving anything away, all aspects of the film: casting, music, cinematography, production design and so many other aspects work so well together - it has got an overall very unusual feel and is quite quirky but there was no point in the movie where the rhythm did not…

  • The Holdovers

    The Holdovers

    ★★★★½

    very wholesome film with a brilliant performance by Paul Giamati

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