filipglanbia
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Wow very artistic and stylish move in black and white. There are only 3 actors in the movie and its all indoors in an apartment.
Acting and photography make this move. There is a lot of subtle things in this move. I don't want to spoil anything in this review, but the plot tickens slowly and a bit unexpectedly. There is a certain point when the repetitiveness of the movie and rondo (a tune that is the same but interesting) is broken and it gets more interesting.
The main theme is that 2 strangers become friends by playing chess every sunday. The chess game at a point gets more interesting because the characters have more motivation to beat one another. That motivation comes from those certain events between them that happen.
Its a smart, very likeable movie. Kudos to the director and Milivoj Vizintin for photography, one of my favorite scenes is the few seconds close up on one of the chess players who is usually very stoic, but now can see his ambition in a few seconds shot of his look behind thick glasses.
Must see movie.
Acting and photography make this move. There is a lot of subtle things in this move. I don't want to spoil anything in this review, but the plot tickens slowly and a bit unexpectedly. There is a certain point when the repetitiveness of the movie and rondo (a tune that is the same but interesting) is broken and it gets more interesting.
The main theme is that 2 strangers become friends by playing chess every sunday. The chess game at a point gets more interesting because the characters have more motivation to beat one another. That motivation comes from those certain events between them that happen.
Its a smart, very likeable movie. Kudos to the director and Milivoj Vizintin for photography, one of my favorite scenes is the few seconds close up on one of the chess players who is usually very stoic, but now can see his ambition in a few seconds shot of his look behind thick glasses.
Must see movie.
The acting isnt phenomenal but the movie is based on a popular book of a life in Zagreb. In the movie you will see the main character and his friends living "on the edge" everyday, husting, having fun, chasing girls. The movie is quite naturalistic - poverty, rape, prostitution, alcohol something like Charles Dickens in Zagreb.
The main character isn't very driven to live a normal life he said he would rater live a more fun but shorter life then long and boring.
I love how the movie portraits Zagreb life, "hoolingans", zagreb accent and tougher life. On the other hand the movie shows cutscenes within the movie of an interview with the main character in the streets where he gives his view on life. And viewing the movie you see his experiences and what his answers on life are based on.
The main character isn't very driven to live a normal life he said he would rater live a more fun but shorter life then long and boring.
I love how the movie portraits Zagreb life, "hoolingans", zagreb accent and tougher life. On the other hand the movie shows cutscenes within the movie of an interview with the main character in the streets where he gives his view on life. And viewing the movie you see his experiences and what his answers on life are based on.