Lista filmelor eligibile pentru Oscarul de film strain

fiecare tara trimite un film, Romania a trimis Morgen. Bafta !Din lista finala de pe indiewire, cred ca mizez pe Le Havre al lui Kaurismaki (care se va vedea asap la Festivalul lui Mungiu cu filmele de la Cannes) si pe Pina al lui Wenders (care ruleaza la noi) sa ramina acolo. Alfabetic, dupa tari:
Albania - The Forgiveness of Blood, directed by Joshua Marston (adica film albanez regizat de un american, cel responsabil de Maria Full of Grace !!!)

Austria - Breathing, directed by Karl Markovics

Belgium - Bullhead, directed by Michaël R. Roskam (thriller belgian, premiera la Berlin, pe lista mea de vazut)

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Belvedere, directed by Ahmed Imamović

Brazil - Tropa de Elite 2, directed by José Padilha

Bulgaria - Tilt, directed by Viktor Chouchkov

Canada - Monsieur Lazhar, directed by Philippe Falardeau

China - Flowers of War, directed by Zhang Yimou (cu Christian Bale !)

Chile - Violeta, directed by Andres Wood

Colombia - The Colors of the Mountain, directed by Carlos César Arbeláez

Finland - Le Havre, directed by Aki Kaurismaki

France - Declaration of War, directed by Valérie Donzelli

Germany - Pina, directed by Wim Wenders

Greece - Attenberg, directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari

Hong Kong - A Simple Life, directed by Ann Hui

Hungary - The Turin Horse, directed by Bela Tarr

Iceland - Volcano, directed by Rúnar Rúnarsson

Iran - A Separation, directed by Asghar Farhadi

Israel - Footnote, directed by Joseph Cedar

Ireland - As If I Am Not There, directed by Juanita Wilson

Japan - Postcard, directed by Kaneto Shindō

Lebanon - Where Do We Go Now?, directed by Nadine Labaki (People's Choice Award la Toronto, TIFF)

Lithuania - Back to Your Arms, directed by Kristijonas Vildžiūnas

Mexico - Miss Bala, directed by Gerardo Naranjo

Morocco - Omar Killed Me, directed by Roschdy Zem

Netherlands - Sonny Boy, directed by Maria Peters

Norway - Happy, Happy, directed by Anne Sewitsky

Peru - October, directed by Daniel Vega Vidal

Phillippines - The Woman in the Septic Tank, directed by Marlon Rivera

Poland - In Darkness, directed by Agnieszka Holland

Portugal - Jose and Pilar, directed by Miguel Gonçalves Mendes

Romania - Morgen, directed by Marian Crisan


Russia - Burnt By The Sun 2: Citadel, directed by Nikita Mikhalkov

Serbia - Montevideo, God Bless You!, directed by Dragan Bjelogrlić

Slovakia - Gypsy, directed by Martin Sulik

South Korea - The Front Line, directed by Jang Hun

Sweden - Beyond, directed by Pernilla August

Taiwan - Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale, directed by Wei Te-Sheng

Venezuela - The Rumble of the Stones, directed by Alejandro Bellame Palacios

Vietnam - Thang Long Aspiration, directed by Lưu Trọng Ninh

On the set of CTTM

adica Closer To The Moon, noul film al lui Nae Caranfil !!!
in fata Bancii Nationale (filiala 16 februarie, adica set Polizu),
One Two Three....three amigos...three men and...three babies, sau "Six: FatherHood is easier than bank robbin' (titlu de lucru): taglines: who are the stooges ? sau Raising Doftana's)!

A.C., N.C. si ALD, foto de Laura Arnold !

ALD si Banca Nationala ! foto A.C.

The Prisoner (2009)

"I'm Not a Number, I am A Free Man!"
Am vazut finalmente cum au refacut The Prisoner, cel mai iconic si cel mai atipic serial facut vreodata. In 1967 Patrick McGoohan, satul de james bondismele din serialul sau de spionaj, Danger Man, a avut ideea sa creeze acestui mister desavirsit, The Prisoner, in care un agent e rapit si dus in Sat, The Village (filmat in Portmerion, in Wales), unde toata lumea are numere in loc de nume ! Si el e Number 6 ! In total 17 episoade, all cultissim ! Am scris despre el, in 2009, atunci cind a murit McGoohan !
Din pacate cele 6 episoade pe care le-a filmat ITV in parteneriat cu AMC in Africa de Sud si Namibia in 2009 sunt doar mambo Jambo. Jim Caviezel e Number 6 si Ian McKellan e Number 2, nemesisul sau. Aproape neinteligibil, condensat in 6 episoade, toate cu titluri preluate din serialul original (de la Arrival, la Anvil, Harmony, Darling, Schizoid si Checkmate).

Six e american din New York, lucreaza pentru o companie hi-tech si face surveialance. se trezeste in desert, unde de-a lungul dunelor, se vad Doua Turnuri, si satul are aerul unei colonii de vacanta. Cavizel este absolut necarismatic, stresat si aproape crucificat (nah, doar l-a jucat pe Jesus) pe parcursul celor 6 episoade. Iar concluzia finala si intelesul ascuns (la click ai spoiler-ul total) nu au nimic de-a face cu seria originala. Aici inspiratia e de tipic Matrix si Lost meets Truman Show?Dark City. Caviezel nu e agent secret si in principiu Satul sau nu poate exista. Montajul psihedelic (furat direct din stilul lui Tony Scott) si muzica lui Brian Wilson de pe Smile nu ajuta, desi sunt elemente frumoase, dar in final aceasta serie nu are sens si nu face justitie numelui de Prisoner.
2 din 5, 4 din 10 !

"Be Seeing You"

RIP Johnny Raducanu

a murit cel mai cunoscut pianist de jazz roman, supranumit "Mr. Jazz of Romania ". Avea 79 de ani ! Nu l-am mai vazut si auzit demult, dar in anii '90 era omniprezent la festivalurile de jazz la care mergeam. A creat o scoala de jazz, pe vremea cind aceasta muzica era "tolerata" la noi ! RIP !