Perfect Sense (2011)

A scientist and a chef fall in love with each other in the middle of an epidemic that causes loss of the senses.

'Perfect Sense' is a poetic drama, a metaphor of the modern world and the hope for intense and real feelings still being possible. The two protagonists are very well chosen, with a great chemistry and extremely expressive in portraying intense and traumatic experiences, which cause a variety of contradictory reactions. A real gem.

Director:  David Mackenzie   

With: Ewan McGregor, Eva Green, Connie Nielsen, Stephen Dillane

Rating: 9/10

Nocebo (2022)

A children's fashion designer suffers from a mysterious illness until the new nanny manages to improve her state with traditional Asian remedies.

'Nocebo' is a horror film with many psychological elements. It manages to visually paint the panic and suffering of the main character, but the mitigating circumstances that include the disturbing predictability, the lack of natural/believable reactions of all the characters after any dubious interaction, all cause the viewer to not be impressed by the suffering presented (no matter how obvious).

Director:  Lorcan Finnegan   

With: Eva Green, Mark Strong, Chai Fonacier, Billie Gadsdon

Rating: 4/10

Penny Dreadful (2014 - 2016)

Povestile unor personaje familiare ca Frankenstein, Dracula sau Dorian Gray se incalcesc minunat in aventuri noi si vechi in Londra victoriana.

Un serial inspirat de personajele unor romane gotice sau horror celebre. Povestea este in schimb foarte originala si foloseste unele elemente definitorii ale acestor personaje aproape numai in trecere. Jocul actoricesc este de prima mana (unele nume pe nedrept uitate in industrie), in frunte cu o Eva Green de zile mari. Subtil si creativ, incet pe alocuri, Penny Dreadful este plin de surprize si mereu neasteptat chiar si cand crezi ca esti foarte familiar cu povestea unora dintre personaje. Decorurile sunt bogate si armonie perfecta cu actiunea si pozitia istorica iar teama si misterul sunt in fundal la tot pasul iesind la iveala abil oricand regizorii intentioneaza asta.

Productie:  Showtime  

Creator:  John Logan   

Cu:  Josh Hartnett, Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Rory Kinnear, Billie Piper, Harry Treadaway, Helen McCrory

Rating: 9/10

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