It's the trailer Sally Potter shot to launch her beautiful movie "The Tango Lesson" (1997). The notes of one of Astor Piazzolla's masterpieces, Libertango, are played by Yo-yo Ma, who also appears in the clip.
Laurent Cantet won the Golden Palm at 2008 Cannes Film festival directing with great sensitivity a story about two generations and school's role in everybody's life. The movie is about Francois, a brilliant teacher in a high school, challenged by a student who doesn't like his methods.
The famous Brazilian actor Matheus Nachtergaele debuts behind the camera with A Festa da Menina Morta (The Dead Girl's Feast), the story of Santinho, a young man who's considered a religious guru from his Amazonian community.
Tsai Ming Liang after a career as a brilliant, uncompromising director built in Taiwan, returned to his homeland, Malaysia, to shoot another inspired chapter of his narration about deep feelings. Here, three characters, a young immigrant, a homeless and a young waitress rediscover themselves taking care of the other.
To see Sabine Azema and Daniel Auteil in the same movie is a rare and unmissable grace. Here they play a couple who gives new life to their relationship following... instinct. It's a nice comedy, perfectly acted and well directed by Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu.
Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien, one of the best living filmakers, IMO, directs Juliette Binoche in his first movie shot in Europe. All his poetics seems to be in the film, presented in the Un Certain Regard section at 2007 Cannes Film festival.
Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Tropical Malady director), makes a portrait of his parents (both doctors)' lives, before they became involved, setting their stories in two different time periods with recurring actions, conversations, feelings, characters. It can sound confusing but it is indeed a great film about who we are, how we change, what we fear and love.
Just a clearer version of the trailer done for Crialese's exceptional movie. Nuovomondo (The Golden Door), that won the Silver Lion Revelation at Venice Film festival.
Here the quality of Crialese as a director is way more evident, IMO.
After watching Almodovar's latest masterpiece Volver, I thought to another of his movies I really love. It's La flor de mi secreto (The flower of my secret, 1995), with an exceptional Marisa Paredes (one of the best living actresses IMO), a beautiful story, and a very powerful use of flamenco (Joaquin Cortes is also in the cast).
On December 31st Anthony Hopkins (who was born in Port Talbot, Wales, in 1937) celebrates his 70th birthday. After the one I made last year, here's another small tribute to this fantastic actor's talent.
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Guv Van Sant adapted for the big screen Paranoid Park, the novel by Blake Nelson. The story is built around a teen skateboarder who accidentally causes the death of a security guard. From then, his life starts to fall apart. The movie won the 60th anniversary prize at 2007 Cannes Film festival.
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