Turkey’s Nuri Bilge Ceylan won Cannes’ Best Director prize on Sunday for his searing family drama “Three Monkeys”.
Climates was lacking the nuance of Distant for me, so I’m very much looking forward to seeing this new one soon.
A very touching quote from Sabah: ” “I dedicate this award to my lonely and beautiful country, which I love passionately.” And a response from my wife: “A little like Pamuk… loving a country that doesn’t love him back.”
Interesting news from Pedro Almodovar: he’ll be focusing more in his next film Broken Embraces on male actors. Not that I mind his focus on women, but it would great to see him plunge his magnifying glass into the fears, desires, and needs of men. Of course, I usually think of his films as more concerned with sexuality rather than gender. I’m just happy that:
Broken Embraces … starring Penélope Cruz …
Antonioni’s recent death brought back memories of watching L’Avventura.
I’d say that the film was a thriller with a missing person, a chase scene, a dramatic climax, and a harrowing conclusion. Of course, saying this before actually seeing the film would be rather disappointing since it doesn’t represent any of those elements in a conventional way.
What sticks in your melded mind after watching his films is the relapse of a coldness of forgotten love.