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Æon Flux (2005)
Romance
When I first saw the advance publicity for this film, my immediate thought was why? Having watched the animated series without ever having the slightest clue what was going on - but being riveted nonetheless - my firm conclusion was that any live action film of this series would be impossible.
I was right - the only similarity between the series and the film are the names of some of the characters and the city and the fact that it is set in the future.
But I actually liked the film on its own terms, but not for the usual reasons. Yes, Charlize Theron looks great in the outfits and is a good athletic, if somewhat one dimensional, action heroine. The futuristic city and costumes look good, but what really interested me was the performance of New Zealand actor Marton Csokas playing Trevor Goodchild.
Csokas managed to squeeze every last intensely romantic drop out of his underwritten role. As he said in an interview about the film - the way he performed the role was to play Romeo to Aeon's Juliette. It is always a pleasure to see actors do good work in films where you don't expect them to. For me, Csokas was definitely the best and most interesting thing in an otherwise somewhat forgettable film.
Providence (1977)
my favourite film
This is my favourite film of all time. I first saw it many years ago, and it still remains my favourite. A masterpiece of subtle humour, irony, surrealism and commentary on what is real and what is fiction with a fantastic score and wonderful imagery. It also features some of my favourite actors - Dirk Bogarde, David Warner.
Like another reviewer here I also frequently check to see if it has been released on DVD and am disappointed and puzzled by its continued non release. It is not as though it figures an obscure director and actors and it is Resnais' only film in English!
I would also like to agree with other reviewers who says that it manages to capture the interior process of how a writer or creative artist works. There are very nice touches. As the writer (John Gielgud)gets progressively more sozzled on white wine, we see the characters he is imagining all standing around in the most improbable of settings with glasses of white wine in their hands.