Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

Hercule Poirot is forced by circumstances to solve the mystery of a murder committed on the train he is traveling on.

'Murder on the Orient Express' is a new and modern adaptation of Agatha Christie's famous novel. Apart from the modern air (here we mean the observable technology proved by the perfect picture and the color and cinematography in general), the current adaptation does not bring much more than the old ones, except that once again, an impressive and different team of well established artists have gathered to bring the movie to life.

Director:  Kenneth Branagh  

With: Kenneth Branagh, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Daisy Ridley, Michelle Pfeiffer, Johnny Depp, Lucy Boynton

Rating: 7.5/10

Dolor y gloria / Pain And Glory (2019)

Un regizor cu multe probleme de sanatate se izoleaza in amintiri si in lucrarile sale vechi.

Un film de Pedro Almodóvar ce contine stilul sau tipic (viata reala dar plina de activitate, culori si interactiune a multor personaje bine creionate) amestecat cu mai multa drama, nostalgie si note personale. Cu un Antonio Banderas foarte diferit dar in perfecta concordanta cu personalitatea obosita, obturata emotional, usor excentrica, melodramatica si tipicara a lui Salvador, filmul reuseste sa mentina interesul prin stil, oda placerilor mici ale vietii si prin portretizarile detaliate ale personajelor implicate.

Regia:  Pedro Almodóvar   

Cu: Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Nora Navas, Penélope Cruz

Rating: 9/10

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