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La vida que te espera (2004)
Beautiful and profound
A well told story with interesting questions about truth, redemption and sacrifice.
The plot is beautifully told and the scenery lovely.
I enjoyed this very much.
Cartas a Elena (2011)
So much to love about this movie
How have I not heard / made aware of this movie before?
It's released in 2012 and thanks to Amazon Prime Video, 8 years later, it somehow came to my attention.
I watched it without any prior knowledge of the plot or the ratings. I prefer it that way :-)
I have watched many movies that I enjoy and they are my favourites for their own unique reasons.
And this one, well this one will forever stay in my heart. Or at least for many years to come.
Please do me a favour - if you decide to check this out - turn off your mobile phones, and watch this by yourself. or if you do want to watch this with someone else, do not talk or get interrupted until it's finished.
Si tu voyais son coeur (2017)
if you saw this movie's heart..... spectacular!
This is why i don't care about "customer reviews" when it comes to work of art :-)
I think this film is deeply emotive without being melodramatic. It's full of love, loss, longing, desire, despair, joy - a whole spectrum of human struggles in desperate circumstances.
The story line is simple yet full depth - each main character's back story is brilliantly hinted at, and viewers can intelligently imagine what drives their actions.
The narrative plot makes it pacy and engaging. I probably didn't even blink for the whole movie.
Oh and of course, the acting - superb.
Atmospheric and gorgeous cinematography which fits the mood and the heart of the movie. IF YOU SAW THIS MOVIE'S HEART. And I did. 5 star.
Australia (2008)
A masterful epic, interwoven with social issues and love in its many forms
I cannot fault this film. It has everything, and Baz has taken the liberty of interweaving mysticism into the plot line. It would take some suspension of disbelief to thoroughly appreciate what he tried to convey in this beautiful film. Just as many people do not buy into the so-called myths of aboriginal beliefs, Baz would surely have expected similar comments in some bits of this film. It is one of those "cannot be proved" moments. The social commentaries incorporated into this film also impressed me no end. Racism, misoginy, colonialism, greed etc all tackled. Mrs Boss / Lady Sarah Ashley's character is so enduring, and brilliantly played by Nicole Kidman. This film also has many moments of natural humour.
Swept Away (2002)
Swept Away the movie.. not MADONNA in SWEPT AWAY
I think this film as a whole is thought provoking and challenges our thinking. It also, at times, disturbingly and uncomfortably a mirror image to what we are as a society which values material stuff. The acting is good - the fact that some people cannot displace Madonna the STAR from the character is pathetic. I mean do we really "forget" that it's Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Will Smith, Laurence Olivier etc when we watch them on the screen? Really.. The ending is frustrating but again this is another side of the movie that I find challenging. It certainly does not deserve the negative press it received. It is an uncomfortable watch - but by no means due to the actors in it. The material is very mature and the issues and dialogue, although at times corny, ring true to the state of our capitalist world and our modern values that we place on ourselves.