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Of an Age (2022)
Insanely beautiful
I have watched thousands of movies in my life and the vast majority I could watch again and not remember I ever saw them. The list of those movies which have touched me is in the end fairly limited. "Of an age" is definitely such a movie. The acting of Thom Green and Elias Anton is absolutely phenomenal, the story is insanely human and beautiful and I end up in tears and sobbing. The close-ups make the movie extra intimate and since the acting is so good, you are really with them, in the car, sharing their feelings. To me, the movie is really about how "timing" means everything in life (in any aspect of our lives really); the movie also shows how much sheer beauty there can be in us, humans. Some days, you kind of forget about that with all the hatred all around us. This movie is a gem and the director obviously must have thrown some of his own life experience in there....
Cobalt Blue (2022)
Gem
This is just a gem! Pure gem! This movie bursts with feelings and sensitivity and pure artistry. Also, While gay life in the west has improved dramatically, I remember the loneliness of growing gay in a society that did not accept it. I feel for gays in India and many parts of the world.
Call Me by Your Name (2017)
INSANELY PERFECT
There is so much humanity in this movie that it is almost unbearable. This movie is perfection: from the atmosphere in northern Italy in the early 1980's, the music, the landscapes, the dialogues, the feelings BUT especially the character of Elio. Thimotee Chalamet is BEYOND PERFECT. He is like an open book. All his feelings are expressed so PERFECTLY on his face: the pain, the love, the confusion. This is a masterpiece. This movie is very personal to me and certain scenes just make me explode in tears. He is spot on!!!! I remember and I can feel the pain from 30 years ago and this young actor is simply magnificent. Armie Hammer is also terrific and the father is just an amazing character. The dialogue with his son towards the end is so true, so exact, so human.... even if fairly unlikely coming from a father.... I discovered this movie well over one year after it came out. I am not a movie fanatic and I must say that except for 20 or 30 movies I tend to forget everything about them because it is seldom memorable. "Call me by your name" is the real deal! I have never felt the need to post a movie review before. My all time favorite movie was until now from 1996. It took 21 years to best it.... This one will be hard to beat! Thank you so much Luca Guadagnino and thank you Timothee Chalamet. I will watch this movie many times for years to come.