Balada triste de trompeta (2010)

B-Est 2011 (editia a 7-a) pe ploaie...
l-am ratat pe Denis Tanovic.
Am ratat si Cirkus Columbia din cauze de Blue Moods...
am ratat datorita Francescai si pentru a patra oara Burnt by the Sun 2 al lui Mihalkov. Dar nu mi-l amintesc pe primul bine so...
dar n-am ratat Balada triste de trompeta de regizorul meu preferat spaniol Álex de la Iglesia (nedus deloc la biserica),
acum laureat cu premiul pentru cel mai bun regizor si cel mai bun scanariu la festivalul de la Venetia, courtesy fanboy-ului Quentin Tarantino, seful juriului, cu care are lucruri in comun, in mod curios mai ales cu Inglorious Basterds in re-interpretarea istoriei-aici se musca mina lui Franco ;-), iar Caroline Bang mi-a adus aminte de Melanie Laurent !
E acelasi univers pe care l-a redat si Guillermo del Toro in Labirintul faunului si Espinazo dela Daiablo, Spania fascista
-Primul film nescris alaturi de scenaristul sau partener fidel, Jorge Guerricaechevarria, cu participarea actorului fetis, Santiago Segura, Payaso tonto !

O capodopera de grand guinol si grotesc, o alegorie si satira politica, comedie neagra, film de dragoste, ura si razbunare, triunghi monstruos, care citeaza din nenumarate filme, Jodorovski (Sanat Sangre si El Topo), Tod Browning, Hitchcock, Tim Burton in Batman Returns, King Kong, Texas Chainsaw massacre 2, etc, etc-un film care nu e pentru toate gusturile (s-au raportat plecari masive :0 la Studio) ci pentru kinossseur-i psihotronici :), paroxistic, ultrarapid si dinamic, care a impartit critica in doua, a scandalizat si socat-15 nominalizari la premiile Goya (Oscarul spaniol, filmul cu cele mai multe mentiuni), si a plecat acasa cu doar 3 premii (machiaj, sunet, efecte speciale)!
Doar un film de Álex de la Iglesia a mai rulat la noi la cinema, Crimen Ferpecto, despre care am scris in 2005 in Sapte Seri.
Carolina Bang e mega-hot, ea e partenera de viata si muza lui Iglesia (aproape de Lisa-Marie pentru Burton).

-filmul va rula in America sub titul "The Last Circus" (Magnolia Pictures' Magnet Releasing label). O sa fie jale :)

"THE LAST CIRCUS is a perfect combination of batshit insanity and drama mixed with elements of horror and comedy. The film really defies genre classification, except to categorize it as fantastical."

(Gordon and the Whale)

plot synopsis:

“1937 – Spain is in the midst of the brutal Spanish Civil War. A “Happy” circus clown is interrupted mid-performance and forcibly recruited by a militia. Still in his costume, he is handed a machete and led into battle against National soldiers, where he single handedly massacres an entire platoon. Fast forward to 1973, the tail end of the Franco regime. Javier, the son of the clown, dreams of following in his father’s career footsteps, but has seen too much tragedy in his life – he’s simply not funny and is only equipped to play the role of the Sad Clown. He finds work in a circus where he befriends an outlandish cast of characters but as the Sad Clown he must take the abuse of the brutish Happy Clown Sergio, who humiliates Javier daily in the name of entertainment. It is here that he meets Natalia, a gorgeous acrobat, and abused wife of Sergio. Javier falls deeply in love with Natalia and tries to rescue her from her cruel and violent husband, unleashing Sergio’s jealousy. But Natalia is torn between her affection towards Javier, and her lust for Sergio. With neither man willing to back down, this twisted love triangle evolves into a ferocious battle between Sad Clown and Happy Clown, escalating to unbelievable heights in this absurd, shocking, irreverent and unforgettable film.”

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trailer spaniol, prezentat de regizor !
in mod cert cel mai ambitios, poate si cel mai bizar si cel mai personal film al lui Iglesia ! Cel mai apropiat de Muertos de Risa, pe care l-am vazut la Madrid in 1999 !

4 1/2 din 5, 9 din 10 !!!

-il mai prindeti la MTR (NCRR) azi la ora 19 si va fi distribuit la noi de Transilvania Fikm (Cu siguranta va fi la TIFF, in cinema mai vedem...)