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Belfast (2021)
Suspicious
The beauty of generational ties within a family and wisdom testimonies handed over from one to another is shown in all its splendor here in this most beautiful monochrome crafted movie I've ever watched. All the emotions, feelings and lessons of life come brilliantly in black and white as various smaller stories intertwined in a bigger picture and in surprising camera angles. Maybe we could learn a few lessons of life with the strong characters in this film. Maybe we shouldn't take anyone for granted. This movie is a feast to everyone who truly delights in photography. As a photographer, I'm suspicious, I know. I confess.
Resistance (2020)
Art Has the Power to Rescue
One can not avoid relate Resistance movie with the russian invasion going on in Ukraine right now as some war consequences are similar, be it in 20th or 21st century. But art in its many expressions has the power to save, heal and restore the human soul amidst war, whatever one we're in. That's what Marcel Marceau's character does and I didn't know it until now. Powerful and worth watching.
Yao (2018)
More than our small world
We can easily get so caught up in our own business and goals that we forget to simply look around and testify that there is more life happening around us than our small world. So, it takes something or someone to get in our way and get our attention by interrupting our trajectory.. That can be bothering. It can be as challenging as being confronted with opposite cultures and mindsets that drive us off our comfort zone and make us go back to what really matters, stripped off of all that is accessory. Life can be simpler and more joyful. This is Yao: playfully serious.
Greenland (2020)
Enjoy the ride
It is a moving story (it can move you to the edge of your seat). It's uplifting (the main characters major fight is to get high in the air). It's a hot movie (so everyone wants to go to where it's cooler). It has nude stuff (so the best and worst of human nature are exposed). It addresses some of our toughest challenges (traffic jams and no wifi). It's a boost of energy (fireballs everywhere). C'mon, just enjoy the ride!
Radioactive (2019)
Two sides of radio
Amazing to see how every new scientific discovery has two sides and how they can be used both for good and bad motives. As Radioactive unfolds, there's an interesting approach related to main 20th century events where we see just that taking place. Besides that, I found very interesting all details about Pierre and Marie Curie characters of whom I only knew they had discovered radio. Rosamund Pike does it perfect!
I Still Believe (2020)
A story of faith
It's not an Oscar candidate but the world needs more stories and testimonies of hope like this.
The Goldfinch (2019)
The Shape of Future
What I found more fascinating in this story is how the main characters evolve and are molded, not so much by circumstances but by relatives, friends and other people that enter and leave their lives. And we all can relate with this. How different would our lives be if we had been born in another family, if our parents didn't get divorced and then someone else had not come to fill the void? If we hadn't been taught as young by an inspiring teacher or if we had met true friends to give us a piece of wisdom when most needed? In fact, each character in this story, as in real life, plays a part In redirecting and molding the path of life of the main characters. But ultimately it's our past and present choices that shape our future. Our choices have consequences. What happened for a naive kid to grow into a broken adult? What happened to us? The actors do succeed in getting us in their skin. And there's an irreprehensible Nicole Kidman. But even if she wasn't there, the movie would make its way anyway.
Werk ohne Autor (2018)
Never Look Away has its own clear voice
The story covers the span of time between childhood and adulthood of german artist Kurt Bartnert. Kurt is a sensible dreamer boy with innate drawing and painting skills.
While Hitler drags the country to the nazi ideology, young Kurt watches his beautiful aunt Elisabeth May being arrested and dragged to death camp on the pretext of mental illness diagnosed by a doctor supporter of the regime, professor Seeband. This event marks his life profoundly since there was such an intimate bond between them. Much of his family is killed during the II World War bombardments. In the aftermath of the war, Kurt falls in love with Ellie, a young woman strangely resembling his disappeared aunt which will eventually turn out to be the daughter of professor Seeband who is now fleeing the justice under the protection of a russian high rank officer. Germany is now split in two by Berlin Wall and communist ideology takes over, while Kurt strives to find his own voice as an artist. His relationship with Ellie suffers under the shadow of professor Seeband who never renegated his simpathy for the nazi ideology. Inspired by a series of old black and white family photographs, Kurt turns back to painting, his first and true passion since childhood. His pieces of art voice all the trauma he went through in the early years of his life and, without knowing, point out to the verdict on the Elisabeth May's disappearance case. After navigating through life traumas, Kurt finally finds his own genuine voice as an artist. The story evolves slowly and consistently during this 3 hours long movie, giving us the opportunity to meet all the characters and their dramas, as well as to understand the major political and cultural changes that took place since the late 1930's till early 1960's. The German language is by no means an obstacle to cinema addicts, plus it causes us to immerse even more in the plot, splashed with some subtle humour moments. Actors are irreproachable. Photography plays a defining role in decoding the characters feelings and the society of that age. In my view, this movie directed by Florian Donnersmarck is definitely a serious candidate to the Oscars best foreign movie in 2019.