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Sweet Dreams (2000)
Oscar material
Black and white film a-la Andrei Tarkovski, very much reminded me of "Ivan's Childhood" by the famed Russian director Andrei Trakovski. The concept of the picture is unjustifiably severe attitude of parents towards their children with tragic consequences. Film's director in his movie created his own cinematographic world with ease. He is not just showing reality, but stays true to life, time, human mentality, he transforms it into that kind of truth that he believes in as a person and artist. It gives us hope that with a good dramaturgy material for the following work, talent of this young director will gain momentum, and I'm sure we will enjoy his new interesting feature films. Overall I truly believe this picture is Oscar material.
Childhood (2001)
Beautifully shot, exceptional cinematography and acting
Beautifully shot, exceptional cinematography and acting. The kid is the best child actor I've seen in a really long time. Hope to see a lot more of him. The cake eating scene was a most vivid description of all temptation and sin. For me it was the most painful sequence. This is a definite must see movie. Tragic case of child abuse, loss of joy and hope. Haunting, dramatic, a great piece of film. The director effectively captured one of the worst tragedies of human kind. I was left speechless for at least 5 minutes after the film. BRAVO! Simply put - AMAZING! haven't seen so much emotion in film. Fully intense, happy scenes followed by tragic sorrow. Definitely recommended with a strong message. A great quality film. Intence, moody, beautifully shot. Definitely a "10"! Do not miss it!