Titane (2021)

A young woman, with a macabre taste for murder, hides her identity by posing as the lost son of a sad fireman.

"Titane" is an abstract thriller that tries to talk about the power of compassion and the need for closeness, even in extreme cases. The main actors carry the film admirably, and some moments are really interesting, but overall, the film is all over the place, implausible (as an idea, not its means of expression), and it takes half a film to reach something that leaves an impression.

Director:  Julia Ducournau      

With: Vincent Lindon, Agathe Rousselle, Garance Marillier, Laïs Salameh

Rating: 7/10

Possum (2018)

A disgraced puppeteer returns to his parental home where the reunion with his stepfather brings unexpected memories.

'Possum' is a psychological film, largely artistic, almost abstract. Extremely well acted by Sean Harris, the film is deep, but haunting, intelligent, but rambling and repetitive, the invested art seeming much more suitable for a short.

Director:  Matthew Holness     

With: Sean Harris, Alun Armstrong, Andy Blithe, Ryan Enever

Rating: 7/10

Blonde (2022)

An abstract artistic look at the life and essence of Marilyn Monroe through the prism of some events of her life, real and imagined.

'Blonde' would normally be categorized as a biographical film, but the mix of fiction and fact and the fluid, dream/nightmare-like and abstract style puts it in a completely different category - abstract semi-biographical drama? Ana de Armas offers us a completely vulnerable Marilyn (Norma Jean more precisely) and a victim of the environment in which she grew up and in which she thought she wanted to live, possibly very close to the essence of the real person, which was probably much more than the silly blonde she was sold as by the production companies that kept her under their control. The film is long, in some places it reminds one of a David Lynch film, in others it just reiterates the reality of the perpetual female drama, but it is very much worth experiencing.

Director:  Andrew Dominik    

With: Ana de Armas, Sara Paxton, Evan Williams, Xavier Samuel, Adrien Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Lily Fisher, Julianne Nicholson, Tygh Runyan, Toby Huss

Rating: 9/10

Twixt (2011)

Un scriitor de carti horror isi regaseste inspiratia intr-un orasel in care elemente interesante sunt presarate la tot pasul.

Un film fals etichetat ca horror, fiind un experiment regizoral ce descrie inspiratia creatoare si procesul compozitional. Interesant ca bucati ale unui intreg si ca analiza procesului creator dar neinspirat ca film pentru un public ce asteapta o poveste inchegata consistent. Nu oricine poate satisface audienta cu altceva decat ce asteapta cum reuseste David Lynch.

Regia:  Francis Ford Coppola    

Cu: Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Elle Fanning, Ben Chaplin, Joanne Whalley, Alden Ehrenreich

Rating: 7/10

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Mother (2017)

O relație se deteriorează treptat odată ce străini sunt invitați sa împartă căminul cuplului.

Un film metafora de la un cap la celalalt. Folosește simboluri religioase pline de însemnătate atat pentru oameni religioși cât și pentru atei. E păcat ca filmul a fost respins întocmai pentru acest conținut de oameni ce nu pot sa discearnă adevărul de doctrina.
Chiar și lăsând religia la o parte, filmul este o exagerare poetica a trăirilor unor anume tipuri de femei ca urmare a nașterii unui copil sau deteriorării treptate a ceea ce considera drag.
Sentimentele de sufocare psihologica și panica și teama de o soarta de Cassandra sunt atât de palpabile ca filmul este dificil de urmărit dar cu cinematografia sa atât de impecabila și cu măiestria lui Jennifer Lawrence , cu greu te poți abține sa nu continui.

Scenariu/regie: Darren Aronofsky
Cu: Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Brian Gleeson, Domhnall Gleeson

Rating: 10/10

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