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Phoenix (2014)
Why save money on a mask ? Just vanity ?
Not taking the public serious is the worst crime an author can commit: Christian Petzold's post-Holocaust drama is based around an incredulous premise: why wouldn't a husband recognize beautiful Nina Hoss if we, the audience, recognize her in the very first seconds of her appearance? Has vanity prevailed against the lessons taught by Charlize Theron in her believable ugliness in "Monster"? And: if Jews lived in luxury in postwar Germany having ordinary Germans as there servants do we really see a compelling reason for emigration to Israel ? Her diminished condition remains abstract. "I no longer exist," she laments, adding, "I'm really jealous of me." Bearing witness to a world that has moved on without her, she epitomizes the identity crisis of Holocaust survivors in the immediate aftermath of the war. The whole film, costing millions, would have been much less of an insult if the team had invested some money in a decent mask, worth maybe 50.000 Euros.
También la lluvia (2010)
3 films in one
Makes people understand Indian culture, how capitalism works, shows art and real life, what politics is about. There is much here to savor, including scenes reminiscent of the best of Werner Herzog and Costa-Gavras, Dennis Hopper's The Last Movie, and Jorge Sanjines' Yawar Maliku (Blood of the Condor). Three beautiful male actors fight for hearts and minds. Gael Garcia Bernal gets a run for his money from his co-stars, especially newcomer Aduviri as the pint-sized water activist. There is a late scene where Costa tries to get Sebastian over a depression that's left him temporarily bedridden. No, they don't go there, but one can fantasize – it's the ultimate reason we keep going to the movies.