existentialize-86248
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I've seen it as a part of Italian Cinema Festival in Lisbon, the director was there. To the end I wondered how this relatively young man could make it - bring a spectator in the intersection of sorrow, enchantment and tension and keep him there the whole film.
There was a lot of wondering in general - during and after, - a lot of associations and interpretations. The film keeps you very alive in spite of difficult theme, awaken, wanting something from the characters, wanting to be like the characters, asking questions, enjoying slow beautiful shots, colors, landscapes, soundtrack, actresses. Remembering other roles of Juliette Binoche as in "Three colors: Blue" and "Paris, je t'aime", other astonishingly beautiful Italian films like "Stealing beauty". Wishing it to resolute and stop and to continue after titles.
J.S. Foer said "humorous is the only way to tell a sad story". "L 'attesa" with very convincing vitality states that the only way to tell a sad story is beautiful.
There was a lot of wondering in general - during and after, - a lot of associations and interpretations. The film keeps you very alive in spite of difficult theme, awaken, wanting something from the characters, wanting to be like the characters, asking questions, enjoying slow beautiful shots, colors, landscapes, soundtrack, actresses. Remembering other roles of Juliette Binoche as in "Three colors: Blue" and "Paris, je t'aime", other astonishingly beautiful Italian films like "Stealing beauty". Wishing it to resolute and stop and to continue after titles.
J.S. Foer said "humorous is the only way to tell a sad story". "L 'attesa" with very convincing vitality states that the only way to tell a sad story is beautiful.
Stunning movie for those who remember that fairy tales initially addressed not morality but flows of unconscious, common human mistakes, initiations and struggles on the way to maturity.
It is unusual, surprising but not too much to stop being engaging. Awesome image, deliciously dark stories, great acting. And the big stars - Selma Hayek and Vincent Cassel - are not the brightest here.
When you watch it, think about devouring narcissistic mothers, distant fathers'daughters marrying predators, about lust and futile fantasy of idealized eternal beauty.. Think metaphors and dreams, don't cling to rather literal world of Christian tales remade by Grimm brothers.
It is unusual, surprising but not too much to stop being engaging. Awesome image, deliciously dark stories, great acting. And the big stars - Selma Hayek and Vincent Cassel - are not the brightest here.
When you watch it, think about devouring narcissistic mothers, distant fathers'daughters marrying predators, about lust and futile fantasy of idealized eternal beauty.. Think metaphors and dreams, don't cling to rather literal world of Christian tales remade by Grimm brothers.