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All About Eve 1950
What an incredible film.. crazy to think that the direction and screenplay are the work of Herman J. Mankiewicz's "little brother", Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
Shot in an elegant black and white 'All About Eve' has a perfect script, with some of the best dialogues I have ever heard, acting performances like few in history, Anne Baxter and Bette Davis are just wonderful; both (like the rest of the cast) demonstrate a rare ability to make every single word they pronounce…Translated from by -
Annihilation 2018
More than seven years and I still don't understand what 'Annihilation' is. I'm glad there are authors like Alex Garland, with ideas, always true to themselves, who don't follow easy commercial logic and continue a path of original and intelligent works without worrying about audiences and critics. I just discovered that Sonoya Mizuno plays the alien in the last 10 crazy minutes (accompanied by an absolute banger of musical track), she is so talented that she can do anything. Natalie Portman very right choice, she deserved and deserves more roles of this type.
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Whiplash 2014
Raw, brutal and very material, 'Whiplash' remains Chazelle's best work so far. Impressive acting and physical performances; without Teller and Simmons we would not have this film, they give us a dualism with few precedents, generous performances and pushed to the limit by a sharp script, with tight and very intelligent dialogues. Chazelle's directing style is perfect, dynamic, - in perfect harmony with Tom Cross's fast and magnetic editing - without drops in pace with the right moments of apparent…
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Portrait of a Lady on Fire 2019
Clearly influenced by Ingmar Bergman's 'Persona' (but not only), Céline Sciamma's 'Portrait de la jeune fille en feu' is a dazzling film, stylistically magnificent and very emotional. Embellished with a simple but sumptuous mise-en-scène, the film is a study on the power of painting, on looking at oneself and being looked at and on the subtle difference between regret and memory; there's not even a need for music here: the sea waves crashing on the rocks, the 'Fugere non possum'…
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