French New Wave, 1981 – Adventure/Thriller/Comedy Note: for the desired effect, read this with this song on loop There is a definition I read some time back about the Nouvelle Vague, or the French New Wave of cinema, that I really liked: Truffaut, Godard, Resnais and friends decided at some point to create cheap, mould-breaking… Continue reading Le Pont du Nord
Tag: Author Work
Barbenheimer
I have wanted to write this text for an extended amount of time. Ever since I first saw the teasers that showed the conception of the two movies that concern us this time I have been possessed by some kind of infantile enchantment. It had some air of mythical. Headlines like “First shots of Greta… Continue reading Barbenheimer
Suzhou River
Not every day you have the opportunity to watch a nationwide forbidden movie directly in a theater. Even in fewer days this opportunity comes, no more and no less, restored in 4K. I read in the brochure I picked the interview to the director after delighting myself in this lovely film, but the reasons for… Continue reading Suzhou River
Mantícora
Spain, 2022 Suspense/Drama Author Work Trailer Mantícora (“Manticore”) is the newest work of Spanish cult filmmaker Carlos Vermut. My story with this man is verily something unusual to have happened -the first time I heard about him was in a local Comic Con almost a decade ago. Back then, he was promoting in a side… Continue reading Mantícora
Three Thousand Years of Longing
Australia/Turkey/UK, 2022 Drama/Fantasy Author Work Trailer Ever since humans developed a culture of their own, or perhaps even before, storytelling has been there. Stories do not only serve as amazing entertainment, but also can bear further purposes. Expression of feelings and art, lessons hidden within them, knowledge from our past and present… or even the… Continue reading Three Thousand Years of Longing
Belle
Japan, 2021 Musical Author Work Trailer It has been very long since my last Corner. Very very long. Probably since March or April didn’t I write anything, mainly due to my thesis, paperwork, regular work and whatever things more that agitated my life and made it a scorching mess of exhaustion and excitement. Given that… Continue reading Belle
Angry Indian Goddesses
India, 2015 Postmodern Author Work Trailer Part of the magic of cinema (what a cheesy term, huh?) is its amazing ability to connect and resonate with certain parts of the audience. Many times, this effect is aimed from the very conception of the movies: when a film wants to deal with a particular topic, it… Continue reading Angry Indian Goddesses
A Hero
Iran, 2021 Drama Author Work Trailer The director of this movie is Asghar Farhadi, which is a name I have frequently read each time I inform myself about the newest intellectual gossip from the cinema of the Iranosphere. Even during the promotion campaign of the wonderful There is no Evil that was released last year,… Continue reading A Hero
Licorice Pizza
USA, 2021 Romance/Coming of Age Mainstream Trailer If you ask anybody involved in the artistic creation of any kind of narrative fiction, they most probably will tell you that youth is a perfect setting for a story. It is a period of life that evokes strong, heartfelt emotions and excitement; and most importantly, it awakes… Continue reading Licorice Pizza
The Matrix: Resurrections
USA, 2021 Mainstream/Author Work Action/Mindfuck Trailer The sudden resurrection of the Matrix franchise, after all these years without anything that could hint its happening, has provoked a bunch of different reactions from the audience. Aside of two trailers and some teasers, there has been practically no big marketing campaign to promote this Christmas’ blockbuster. This… Continue reading The Matrix: Resurrections