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DNA (2022)
a test truth
A boring course. Two mates and a DNA test inspired by the lecture of professor. An invitation, for one of them , to a speech sustained by a Shoah surviver.
But the result of test change many in the life of one of students , the contradiction with the invitation to Shoah lecture being the obvious one.
A very short film proposing a fair and interesting crafted fist of questions about significance of roots , dark secrets of family, simple jokes and their consequences, serious questions about identity and responsability about facts defining ancesters.
In short, just clever constructed story , pleasant acting and a page from Wikipedia offering a biography near the small poster about a testimony, each of them, side of same coin.
Around the Corner (2023)
family crisis
A man lost his job and entire his life becomes something between frustrations, boredom, pressure of wife. A young pretty lady, realt estate agent becomes the temptation , especially after a new fight between guy and his wife.
He is a good Christian. So, the remorses are normal , like the confession of infidelity to his lady.
The basic good point remains the realism of situation, obvious for each person becoming, in brutal way, unemployed.
The second- the beautiful acting as key for a story in which the tasks of house are on woman shoulders and the man lost the order of his life.
The words of end are clues about a Christian short film. In fact, Around the Corner has the gift to represent little more than that but a honest portrait of family crisis and, presumed, his fair solution.
Out of Control (2020)
the creek
First temptation was to be very critic about this short film. But two good points are significant in its case. The first - beautiful effort of young Lyla Hatley to create , in realistic terms, her character.
Second, the fair portrait of teenager behavior as protest, adaptation, need to be respected . The loss of father/ husband and the memories as refuge represents another virtue. Not the last, the precise image of psychic affection as altered perception of reality.
Sure, nothing perfect but more than noble intentions, beautiful photography and coherent story.
The main character - just the creek, the sweeming of young girl , reminding old fairy tales interdictions, being the nice axis of a film of reflection in inspired way crafted.
Time Traveling Through Time (2022)
a too ambitious project
The main motif to see it seems the cinematography. The story is confuse in the first part and easy to define the film as an experiment.
But it is one of short films who, in precise manner, using in clever manner the humor, reminds essential things, from ambitious projects and their high price to the freedom after end of manipulation and its lovely traits, to the adventure of makink films and the selfishness as cold circle.
And, sure, not the last, the serious risks of time travel.
So, provocative and sweet sounds just fair about this charming, courageous, prettz eccentric short film about a director becoming victim of his noble intentions.
International Male (2015)
refuges
I admitt, I liked. Just very much. For Brandon Rowan - Taylor, indeed, proposing nice portrait of lonely man and his eccentric, at first sight, idea but reflecting, in essence, a struggle defining many from us against different every day problems, from debts to isolation, routine and fragility in its profound symptoms.
I liked for the lecture from The Little Prince and for sketch of tea ceremony, for the melancholic end and for the music.
And, sure, for fine montage.
A short film about looking for love or affection. Seductive crafted, scene by scene. And beautiful acted, sure, in minimalistic manner but serving, in proper manner , a touching - nice idea. In some measure, a sort of reflection in mirror.
Here Comes Frieda (2020)
the ticket
Reminding simple, essential things.
This is the main virtue of this short film about a young blind woman, his lucky ticket, the greed/ selfishness/ cruelty of a neigbor and the cold truth behind win.
Admirable crafted atmosphere, fair reference to classics and the twist reminding the force of vulnerable presumed victim.
And the inspired end.
Just a beautiful short film, proposing , in fair terms, a powerful, wise constructed storz about a superstorm, a young woman and her ticket, about cynism form of the others and about fair terms to define yourself.
The gratitude for beautiful performance of Ellie Wallwork.
Dandansoy (2021)
a venerable aswang. her boy
Mong is a young boy addicted by video games. Working in a internet center, in an evening, a venerable lady is his client for write to her daughter an email.
This is the beginning of a profound touching story about oldness and youth, about imortality and its defaults, about family in not ordinary sense and about a very special friendship.
A seductive short film for acting, realism and for charming end.
For the way to discover and understand the other and for the gentle drops of humor. Not last , a good introduction of Antique old believes and fair portrait of the ages of characters. The precious gift - maybe the hope.
Canaan Cox: Hate Me More (2023)
behind words
At the first sight, a break up song. One of the most simple. But exactlz its simplicitz is the main virtue of it.
A young man defining his feelings about his ex. He hates her. But the hate is onlz reflection / mask of the hate against himself.
For me, Hate Me More represents the song of only lyrics- My sweetshirt s in the closet/Can t bring myself to wash it/ It smells like you.
This expression of love is the key of realism of this lovely videoclip and the source of deep honestty for the song.
Nothing more can be significant or more inspired than the manner to define, in realistic, simple and precise terms the profound affection behind words.
Canaan Cox - Wish (2022)
nostalgic touch
I like it. For fair references to classic scenes, for old fashion atmosphere , reminding 1950 decade, for the precise - pleasant definition of happiness, for choreographz, in same measure. A nice video, a beautiful song and lovelz portrait of happiness, in its basic, fair, seductive, honest and just charming terms.
It is just interesting the art of this canaan Cox, using, in smart manner, familiar themes with a sort of complicity with audience.
In short, just beautiful, the touch of West Side Story being the good spice for viewer , with entire nostalgic shadow.
And, at first sight, just it is it.
Canaan Cox: J.O.Y. (Joke's on You) (2022)
an eye blink
A guy in a hotel room. A videoclip on TV and the mobilisation for cleaned the room.
More than music, the good point is represented by lyrics, reminding the frustrution tunnel after break up, the life in a sort of happz depression as a form of revenge against the other and the kick reminding the need to real live .
Some humor, some realism and the good acting skills of Canaan Cox are the bricks of this video with sparkles of adultescence.
In short, a familiar storz, well reminded , well defined, with some charm and blink of eze to viewer in a sort of fair , teen stzle complicity about not so different situations from near reality.
Canaan Cox: As You Leave (2022)
dor expression
A song of love served, in inspired manner, bz a well crafted video.
Sci Fi atmosphere, an isolated man , The thoughts about her beloved one , memories of past, efforts of survive in protected area. And , at final, a great joz.
It was just a nice surprise to discover Canaan Cox , for the beat, with nostalgic traits, for beautiful storz and for the reference to recent pandemic.
But, first, for something easz to define as honestz.
The result is more than beautiful, the sound reminding fresh in memorz after the end of song being a reasonable proof.
In short, seductive, well crafted and fair define of the absence of other.
On the Ride (2020)
acceptance
I suppose, more than an inspired short film, admirable seed of special fist of emotions .
A young man . His morning bike ride. A letter . A bike accident. A visit. Flashes of memories about his husband , affected by cancer .
The letter, like the visit are simple - precise explanations for a way to heal for young biker. The hostess - single mother , knowing the traumoa of death of her husband , to, grateful for a decision of her guest saving the life of her son.
Sure, some unrealism, some holes, maybe few pathetic crumbs.
But a profound, for reflection, short film, defined by provocative story and inspired acting, by concision and admirable answer about reconciliation with yourself in grief periods, loss and too loud silences.
Late Night Creep (2015)
precise
A middle age man in a car.
A young man near him, presumed male escort or prostitute. Their talk. The care - love for young guy from his lover- protector- client. The teenager behavior of the younger. And, line by line, the discover of the true nature of relation between them and the obstacles making real difficult the dialogue.
The clever craft is the basic virtue of this game of nuances and source of revelation.
The easy use of sympathy for one or other character represents the main trait of Late night creep.
Indeed, a short gay film but in different terms than you suppose and this trick, not bad at whole, gives nice touch to the story.
Credit (2022)
impressive
Indeed, just impressive.
Basically, for the beautiful form of remind of old fashion gratitude. For portrait of miracle. For meet the actor of your childhood, admired by your late father. For the second chance of broken, retired actor, succesful in past. For lovely - touching simplicity of story.
For splendid end.
And, no doubts, for the acting. Brda Maule, like, like young Eric Kirton offering beautiful performances and splendid message.
In short, just a profound nice surprise about help, learning, courage and honesty, about truth and sensibility.
More than beautiful, impressive defines right this short film .
Don't Let Kyle Sit Down (2023)
the next door guy
A fading party in backyard. A guest preocuped to be nice to his not so very enthusiastic guests. For a better atmosphere, he invites a neighbor. But the plans are just real wrong in this case.
The shirtless stranger is a hero or liar. Not important. No doubts, he is a thief . And, the last scenes suggest this, a good presumed menace.
The virtue of film - the smart work with familiar ingredients, from the boring friend and his insistence for keep the guests at a too late party to the bizarre next door guy , looking for public for his eccentric stories.
In short, just a nice film and fair use of slices from near reality.
Promise (2023)
confession
Three friends in night. Talks, jokes, opinions about a feminin animation character. One of them living from room. Using this occasion, Chris, ironized for presumed gay behavior , makes a terrible confession.
At the end, the feeling to see a real great short film.
First, for wise crafted dialogue, exploring in fair terms a profound delicate theme.
Second - for acting, both. Rupert Fennessy and Sebastian Delascasas proposing intense, impecable constructed dialogue , in which trust, solid friendship, the heavy responsability, the radical change of image of the other are well defined moment by line.
A great film , special for the strange, bitter, dark, fragil confession of Chris.
Granny's Sexual Life (2021)
voice from past
Surprising, indecent, not polite. Maybe shocking.
The intime life of our grandmothers . Drawings - more than suggestive, testimonies, photos. But, after the first reaction, the memories about taboos and first sexual lessons and the atmosphere of old houses and the sounds from bedroom in summer vacantions and... .
Not shocking. Only portraits with presumed feministic touch. In fact, pure reality about domination of man, the word of Church about intime life of couples, the advices for tricks offering more easy life, cures for infertility and faces of ladies , reflecting their every day life in more than precise terms.
A short film , for some reasons, just useful as voice from past.
Gaspard (2021)
a terrible revenge
A not ordinary friendship between a yyoung girl and a fly. A jar as home for little pet. An imprudence and one of gesture too familiar for many from us. But, in this case, the cruel murder of a poor fly has not so nice consequences.
Many virtues of this so violent short film than seems more than the ordinary horror.
First, the beautiful performance of young Sidonie Vilas Boas. Second, the portrait of Liuba, the death of insect defining her terrible frustrations and the source of not ordinary friendship. In same measure, the graphic violence, intense and pretty surprising for Arma lux univers. And, sure, the end.
Retrospection: Summer (2019)
end of summer.
It is almost strange to define the freshness as basic virtue of Arma Lux film. Because it is , always, the basic spice.
But , in this case, the improvisation, cinematography, the comments and the dramatism of story, more suggested, are the basic good pieces composing, in beautiful manner, this lovely freshness.
A late summer. Three young people at the vacantion house of one of them for the last evening of summer.
Memories, friendship, maybe romance crumbs, a hot night in cover of party, a pill making, in both senses, the night more intense, the shadow of father.
In short, a profound beautiful film, seductive, for fine work of young actors, atmosphere and close ups, for the wise atmosphere of end of vacantion, just precious.
Hard to Reach (2022)
Morey. and his Jackson
Being myself teacher, I saw this film with...empathy. And interest. Recognizible situations, inspired end, good acting, honest perspective about roots of behavior of two characters , beautiful cinematography.
And, maybe more important, wise doses of high realism, defining not only the relation between a young man, teribilistic, frustrated, looking for attention and affection and to find his way and his mentor, high vulnerable- at the first sight, not very different by his student.
A film to remind small significant things about define young people , about our barriers in relation with others and about use of a run in forest. And, sure, about photography art.
La Mémoire du Silence (2018)
a seed of state
The intense beauty of the films proposed by Arma lux. This is the essential gift offered by short films like the Memory of Silence, defining small, ordinary stories - in this case, the romance between a couple and his cheeting, her sadness and the sea as answer to the sentimental deroute.
The touch of hands - beautiful - inspired image proposed in Keep on shining, to, a photo and the advices of a friend. That is all, not ignoring the gentle music.
Difficult to define it, you love the spring air and the grace of story. And the close ups, not less.
The films of Arma lux are seeds of states, not exactly stories. This remains their essential, precious virtue.
Keep on Shining (2020)
a man. the rope
A shirless man, with body covered by beating signs, front to table. A noose. Suffed of mouth and eyes. Hands in chain.
He released his mouth and eats from a plate from him.
Memories about a woman, romance, affection moments, her sleep are source of a chain of states.
Finnaly, the happiness front to the rope.
No dialogue . Inspired close ups . The torso of man as basic tool for define his feelings.
Easy to see it as a sort of poem , about the steps from frustration, grief, phisical pain to happiness reminding unique , significant past moments. Beautiful work of Felix Fouletier, inspired nuances offered by Arma Lux , remind of Victor Hugo, Le dernier jour d un comdamne.
Ripley: I A Hard Man To Find (2024)
charming premise
Not being a serious fan of Patricia Highsmith univers, considering than Plein soleil and The talented Mr. Ripley are the reasonable adaptations of series, , being Netflix viewer not so often, the basic kick for see was Andrew Scott , especially after admirable job in All of Us Strangers.
I was seduced by the film noir atmosphere.
By close ups and by vulnerability of Thomas Ripley proposed by steven Zallian, by hunted animal status, poor apartment and the tricks for survive defining the life of Ripley.
Not knowing the books, the atmosphere, just beautiful crafted, is enough for me.
So, charming premise.
Gorgo (1961)
Irish Godzilla
Charming. It is fair term about this trash film inspiring, today, smiles, a form of nostalgia and the appreciation for special effects of 1960 decade.
A small Irish isle . A ship looking for water. Bizarre reactions of fishers and a smart little boy helping two men from ship.
And the source of preocupation of local people revealed. For water , a proposition from strangers. And beginning of terrible consequences.
Indeed, nothing new but the good consolation remains the end and the invulnerability of monster, like the fall of London symbols from London Bridge to Big Ben.
Few nice scenes and the red eyes of monster , the remind of Godzilla and full unrealism - few good points of this film for pure nostalgics.
Steven Wilson: People Who Eat Darkness (2018)
the other
At first sight, a video about depression. A song about the way to discover the other and his miserable life as presumed compensation of your sad life. And, sure, the presumed only option in tough period.
A song about loneliness and self hate.
Simple crafted, realistic at whole.
And , maybe, useful for remind - reflect old truths.
Animation, like in case of videos of Steven Wilson, as fair - inspired option for define significant slices from near reality , defined by domestic life aspects, by conflicts and voyerism of neighbor.
So, people who eat darkness. In so many cases, too often, just us.