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The Portrait of a Lady 1996
The bourgeoisie have such a tough life.
I just could not care less about the people in films like this… im sure the servants and people working in the stables had a lot more interesting things going on.
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Handsome Serge 1958
A cautionary tale of why we should never go back to the town where we grew up.
This is the kind of film where you are desperate to cling to a character as some sort of moral compass… and can’t. Towards the end of the film there is a type of resolution that leaves the viewer wondering if anything will ever change or if simply a new generation of desperate confusion has been brought into the world.
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Heat 1995
Two for the price of one classic. Pacino and De Niro team up in this fast paced drama with pretty much everything you could ever want from a Bank Heist movie. High powered guns, explosions, car chases, complex characters…. This flick has it all.
Only thing i dont like… is the camera work. ZOOM OUT for gods sake!!! I know Mann thinks he is being clever by doing this but i found it amazingly annoying. Why would you try to squeeze such a huge film into such a small frame. I hate this choice.
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Phantom Thread 2017
Did i miss something? I feel like i need to watch this film again to better understand what the message is?
The acting was superb. The cinematography, wardrobe and set design was all so elegant… but the story.
I just don't understand what i am supposed to take away from this film other than there are some people with really strange and neurotic relationships in this world… which i already knew.
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