A Separation (Asghar Farhadi) **** -
Wow. What an intense, devastating drama. A husband and his wife separate. But an
incident involving a miscarriage of a pregnant female caretaker of the husband's
father opens up a whole new can of worms. This is one of the reasons why I love
cinema. This is an eye-opening look into what goes on in Iranian society. This
story can only be told in Iran yet its humanity is universal. The cast is
amazing. I also absolutely love the fact that you really sympathize with all the
characters involved, which makes this film all the more heartbreaking. It is one
of the best films of the year.
Jane Eyre (Cary Fukunaga) ***1/2 - I
haven't read the Charlotte Bronte book it's based on but I've found out that
it's actually a Gothic novel with supernatural/spooky undertones. This film
adaptation actually brings out some of that. So in that way, the film kind of
reminds of Twilight, however, this story
has a far more well-written, stronger female character. And that character is
brought to life beautifully by Mia Wasikowska, who's well on her way to becoming
a major actress. (And supported by a great supporting cast too). Speaking of
that, the young director of this film, Cary Fukunaga is also likewise on his way
to becoming a major director. Despite being a period romance, the film is
totally absorbing and never feels stuffy, this is all due to his direction. A
solid piece of work.
Coriolanus (Ralph Fiennes) *** - This is
yet another modernized adaptations of one of Shakespeare's plays and this is one
of his more obscure ones. For good reason, it isn't quite as great as Hamlet or Romeo & Juliet or Macbeth but it's still an interesting,
compelling story anyway. As for the film adaptation, Ralph Fiennes acquits
himself well both as a lead actor and first-time director with the help of a
great supporting cast. It's very good but far from great.
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Never seen any of these
Hey man, Ralph Fiennes ain't no small-time actor! He directed this one, eh?
I'll be sure to check out Coriolanus, definitely. Hell, the Shakespeare geek in me wouldn't feel normal if I didn't!
The other two soooound famiiiiliaaaar, especially the name Cary Fukunaga. Meh, still somethin' to check out~!
Thanks for the info, m'man!
A Separation sounds really good, I'll have to check it out. Any recommendations on how to find it?
Legally, i mean.
My wife is a high school English teacher and Jane Eyre is classic lit. She loves this book and Ralph Fiennes aka "he who must not be named."
Coriolanus is the one I'd like to see especially with the modern setting....
A Separation sounds great man, I love stuff like that, I'm going to have to check it out.
A Seperation sounds really good. Those are the elements of great story telling, and that's something that seems to be overlooked in movies these days.
That last one looks very interseting! thanks for posting about these movies!
I have never watched any of these movies.
I've heard a lot of great things about A Separation. Gotta see this one ASAP.
Never heard of any of these.
I saw a play of Jane Eyre once. It was a high school production though so keep in mind how good the quality must have been. :P
Coriolanus. It's just fun to say.
I always wanted to read Jane Eyre, being classic and all that.
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