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Something Wild 1986
A film summed up to the moment where Charley and Audrey begin dancing while The Feelies' "Loveless Love" slowly fades. The music frames the moment, with its extended instrumentals, very well. Just that precise moment, when something 'wild' as in "love" was churning. Subtle, however the music of The Feelies gives an austere 'tipping point' of 'what's to come'.
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Punch-Drunk Love 2002
Punch-Drunk Love.
A film that captures the essence of Chopin, though likely not intended. You can find an innocence and keen naiveté of Sandler, but not just that. The 'uncertainty' of his character as he navigates a tunnel of life is an uncertainty that is sharp if not cold. He's cold. The feeling of being lost or something like that is a feature of Chopin. You can almost hear the nocturnes as they open to give a sense of emotional…
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Asteroid City 2023
This film has an iridescence and overall charm. The coloration is akin to Wes Anderson, though in this case it really shines as a '1950s' intensity. When I emphasise 'intensity', I refer to the shear connection of Anderson's coloration/direction and 1950s nostalgia. This kind of nostalgia, however is linked with the intensity of images and adverts of the 1950s that show a fiery and 'excited' form or movement. The picture features a lot of Americana primary color emotion while also…
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The Golden Coach 1952
Le carrosse d'or..
The films of Jean Renoir capture a social tapestry that is often a subject of criticism. More notably, the films preceding Le carrosse d'or (La rivière), have these sustaining narratives that compel a proairetic code. That is, the build-up of social tension connected with character and action. This is more poignantly expressed in Le carrosse d'or in the way psychological tenets that surround the characters define the narrative. Simple. The choices, are progressive and become rather omnipotent…
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