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Mary & George: The Wolf & The Lamb (2024)
not bad , but...
The final of this episode seems real forced. And the battle for Francine not the most inspired crafted. The role of George becomes, episode by episode, a sort of straitjacket for Nicholas Galitzine. And, indeed, Julianne Moore remains the engine of series.
The main question is if Tony Curran can be exactly James I. Sure, sentimental, pressure of past, some , not so surprising, signs of paranoia , past great love and the fair gesture in his memory but , only for look, he can be each Stuart . And the king is more complex than a spoiled lover.
The role of Lady Hutton and Francis Bacon are the good points of episode.
Under the Thicket (2024)
respiration of autumn
A ghost in a caffee shop , with his cup. His walk in forest. A black cat as presumed guide after a precious gift. The music, the splendid autumn images, the discover of destination and meaning of yellow flowers in paper bag.
Not a story but seductive seed of a state of soul, mix of emotion and new perspective about people out of this life, beautiful drawings and inspired music and the wise game with sadness tones.
In short, an admirable work, fair remind of essential things, delicate scene by scene, poetic at whole and significant for a form of lost grace discovered again, useful in profound sense.
Pink Trumpets (2024)
a photo
The photography of a road, with trees in flower.
The encounter, after six years after hot romance, of two men The visit of one in the cabin who was the refuge of their love, the talk, enthusiasm of one of them, reserves of other, the lunch and stories about the family - kids and ex wife of one, life in Paris of other.
The last part defines the dark side of past relation, from the double life and less honesty of a family father to the deep feelings, total trust of his patner.
The good point - a nice sketch of visit. The bad one - the pure unrealism of end. But, sure, all must be right and, after so many tragic- dramatic finals of homosexual films, some indulgence is not exactly a sin in this case. Nice performances, decent story.
Mary & George: Not So Much Love As By Awe (2024)
the victory
New characters : Earl of Esex and Francis Bacon. The mistake of Mary at first presence at Court and the presumed uluck of George. And, grace a form of revenge of ex husband of lady Somerset, the terrible, cold, spider web - like victory.
The virtue - like in case of preview episodes - the performances, the costumes and something easy to define as realism . Julianne Moore remains the star for fair exploration of ambitious Mary sides and the dialogue represents an obvious good point.
Not the historical accuracy is the main virtue of series but the well crafted atmosphere . And, sure, honest support of tension.
Marta (2015)
the tea
A young woman at home after the funeral of her mother. For help her husband, for self peace in womb of grief, she proposes him to prepair the tea. A visit changes the plan.
The guest is her father. Their dialogue opens a terrible box of Pandora, from the abandon of his wife and absence at funeral to the abuses against his daughter , each detail of his awful behavior from past is reminded. And his gesture is proof than it is not only a problem of past.
An impressive short film for the smart manner to explore sensitive subjects.
For the fair portrait of characters and, off course, for acting.
And for final . So, well crafted.
A Fábrica (2019)
the fall
A succesful factory, its appreciated manager, the meritous titles in newspapers as signs of inspired management.
The financial crisis and the drama of need to fire people. The family of manager, supporting the employes . And the dramatic answer of boss to the tragedy around him.
A story of bankruptcy , familiar, maybe, for part of audience, for me reminding one of consequences of recent pandemic.
But the virtue is in the profound wise manner of storytelling. In minimalism, performances, absence of dialogue making the story poetic, coherent and real touching. Not last, the realism is one of good points, seductive to impressing.
So, a pure great short film, inspired at whole.
A Minha Vez (2020)
choice
I admitt, I was seduced by story, performance of Antonio Teixeira and by cinematography.
A man, adoptif father and husband has a not so ordinary job - he is a drag queen in a cabaret show. He do not denied his masculinity and he feels be only an artist, passioned by his work, passioned , in same measure, by his family, without chance to real choose, againt a gesture who seems sign of radical decision.
Without be admirer of drag queens, I real loved the performance , the song , with touch of fado, offering the fair dose of bitterness and hope .
A film about vocation and imposible options, seductive for fair manner to be told.
Noiva (2016)
the answer
The first reproche can be the ambiguity. Obvious, a young man performed a future bride before the presumed happy ceremony.
But she is far to be happy and the message on mirror gives new accents to tension sustained by the inspired music.
Sure, easy dessapointment. But after few minutes from final credits, all becomes pretty clear and the basic impression is defined by bitter poetry of a love story in which courage has powerful meaning. A film about answers to critic situations, so personal ones than difficult to judge them or to understand in real sense.
And the performance of Joao Jesus is one of solide virtues of this short film, admirable crafted for high precision of details.
Simón del desierto (1965)
provocative and little more
Familiar character of saint on column for an Greek Orthodox believer. Provocative portrait of devil and realistic ones of visitors of Simon . Fair result of fall in temptation and not must comfortable final - sure, in 2024, nostalgia covers the intentions of Bunuel. Like Nazarin, a precise definition of Christianity of director, precise definition of sins and vulnerability, honest image of temptations.
In same measure, easy to see it as blasphemy or mockery but, not last, fair to appreciate as remind of fights of Christian.
And this is the matter thing in this case , as a sort of dialogue, one of obvious purpose, with director intentions.
Safe Word (2023)
the orange. the rope. the safe word
Touching.
Fair term for define it because it is more than well crafted homosexual story, portrait of relation between dominated and dominator, image of ritual before humiliation ritual or example of masochism.
It is a film about self acceptance and kindness wisdom of a guy determinated to help - cure his client in a not so expected manner.
The result - a self definition and the source of masochistic behavior. Not a game but a powerful drama of deep loneliness.
Inspired cinematography, precise crafted story , the force of the three symbols - the orange, the rope, the safe word. Not last, the final , easy to offer to viewer the way to define it in his proper terms.
A Voicemail to Try and Make You Feel Better (2020)
a poem
A simple poem as frame of touching love story, defined more for simple gestures than by verses.
A man and his habits.
A visit and revelation about its meaning. Familiar ingredients of homosexual romance but working just well and, in good measure, exactly this remains the main virtue of a film becoming itself a poem, grace image, performances, gentle gestures and the perspective about happiness and thing real matters.
I like it for the inspired state.
For the spring air and for a special beauty , reminding the essence of life.
So, not memorable but, in good measure, useful for a special state, after tough day.
Bath Nap (2024)
transformation
Too short to say a credible story seems the fair start prejudice about this short film. But it is just well crafted, proposing simple, coherent story , nice performance and smart use of thrill about more than familiar habit.
A young man, regretting the consume of beer. A bath before sleep and correct use of cinematography for suggest precise atmosphere, And ...the dive in water of bathtube. The consequence is not so surprising but the end is just interesting.
In short, three minutes short film, nice job of Jakob Owens and the water as main actor in a change story who offers to viewer the privilege to figure the details.
Slasher DMC (2024)
a romantic slasher
The first part is seductive for the reference to Alice in Wonderland or Little Red Riding.
The second -for...sensitive slasher , version of Freddy Krueger , for details of the hunt and for noble gesture for help his friend.
Sweet seems exagerated but, in good measure, it is just the fair term. In short, a nice horror, half a fist of thrill, half pure romance, sure , in not so ordinary aspects but fair image of sensitivity of a bad guy in his personal confession light , proved by the not most smart / polite way to help the young girl by her depression.
Few clever used cliches, simpathique final.
Overnights (2023)
"Do not leave the desk unattented..."
A veterinar technician in her night shift. The order of management to not leave the desk and the dialogue with a mate about confirmation about permanent, drastic surveillance of bosses.
But strange noises, bizarre coins, a desperate man with a blancket covered by blood. And the pressure of high care for pets , the grief about their death and, in same measure, the life imposing, for different debts, new and new night shifts against fatigue or fears.
The end seems the vulnerable part of film. And confirmation than the indication of management is not so fair. But, sure, against costumes and old presences in B horrors, the hope of presumed reasonable survive.
The best part - the performance of Anatasha Blakely.
Mary & George: The Hunt (2024)
the women
It seems an episode of women. The queen, Mary, the presumed future mother in law of poor John, the prostitute , the invocated efeminate traits of George, including his white, marble - like skin, the reactions of jealousy of Earl of Somerset.
It is, in same measure , episode of new demonstration of art of Julianne Moore , offering to her character the energy and precise mother traits who , in some measure , impresse in profound measure, including for the fall of obstacle of age.
And, not last, seductive portrait of James I proposed by Tony Curran.
A story about ambition and about rhytm of a period . Just well done.
Relationship to Patient (2024)
touching
A woman visits the man who she is dating. Obstacles to see him. Emotions about encounter and about real nature of relation. Fair doses of tension and humor and a well crafted story about two people in love , together in special circumstances.
Delicate, sweet, touching are fair words for define this short film, beautiful in profound way especially for fair performance of Eleanore Pienta.
A nice story of love and dedication , presumed platonic relation and the look for right tone of conversation.
In good measure, old fashion romance, seductive for natural tones and well used realism of situation .
Tabitha in Love (2019)
the pool
Surprising. This was the first word about this not so ordinary story about a lady, a young man cleaning the pool, her accident and her presumed help, pills and a game being perfect surogate for copulation.
The final is just great and the impression after its end is a large ball of emotions , feelings and...fascination.
Not good, not great. Only smart crafted scene by scene, amusing, mysterious, pretty kinky and sweet, provocative and fascinating.
And, sure, enough clues for define large piccture at level of suppositions.
The good point - maybe clever of familiar fantasies without exceses. So, smart crafted work.
Animus (2023)
the spirit of Trevor
A young physicist is interogated about the death of his husband. It is the three marriage for young lady, the previous men dying in mysterious circumstances, as result , for their wife, of accidents.
But this case is not exactly an accident.
It is not a death.
And it has chances to represent a sort of revenge against first husband spirit from his wife.
A simple, at first sight eccentric story, beautiful crafted and, in good measure, seductive. The acting has its significant importance, like the simple explanation of bad marriages.
A sort of film noire more than thriller , reminding domestic abuse and old trauma work.
Borne (2023)
a single mother
The predactibilitz is the maine virtue of this short film about a zoung single mother, beautiful performed by Grace Hogg - Robinson, a generous neighbour , offering her help for zoung child , a religious communitz becoming a sort of familz for zoung woman and the ignore of limits by kind neighbour, ignoring the mother rights or will about her child.
Second good point is the cinematography , the town near ocean , the nuances of blue , the intense isolation.
The last, the inspired final.
A film about love of a mother and her answer when the apparences fall.
A precise crafted story about vulnerabilitz and use of it by a profound ambiguous religious comunitz of venerable ladies.
Beautiful in profound sense for elegant use of bitterness and explore of fundamental truths.
Specter of Weeping Hill (2021)
the return
A woman returns to the graveyard where, in childhood, she was witness of a strange apparition. The death of her sister is the occasion to find the truth and confront her old fears.
And, at the first sight, all is exactly the same.
But the meaning, it is the significant one, transforming a not special short horror in interesting portrait of a long effort to discover the rest in peace of a soldier.
So, pretty difficult to define it as horror in real sense, easy to see it as touching.
In short, a seductive short film about apparences and way of ghosts and, sure, about perception of facts at different ages.
Red Gloves (2024)
the truth
Before the match , a young boxer discovers a painful truth about his father who, across years, was his hero. The pressure of competition , the wrong gloves, the past mistakes of his brother - manager, the care for his mother are pieces of more than tension but lost of basic secure points for angry young man.
The match itself seems way to defeat.
But a gesture of mother, touching because you recognize in it the gestures of your mother saves the situation in a way not exactly cheesy or touchin but pure fair.
A nice short film about sport, the image of loss father of a boy and a young man assuming the mistakes of beloved ones in honest, fair manner.
Detached (2023)
in middle of tension
A teenager, pasioned by dance.
The conflict between her parents , defined , by the alcohol addiction of mother and new girlfriend of father, by their breakup. The decision about Emily is decide by father but , from her audition to her emotional secure, all becomes confused.
Not a great film but a correct crafted one and this detail is the matter one.
A nice story for acting but, especially , for realism of story, fair portrait of impact of parents breakup on teenager life and the conflicta around her as fuel for beautiful dance performance.
Beautiful image, interesting performance of young Adrianna Picone.
Last Dream Before Sunrise (2019)
a lady in a cabin
A pure beautiful film. For cinematography , indeed. For acting, not last, for craft of story, maybe first.
I loved the house , in same measure as the performance of Marian Frizelle. I loved the image of motherhood and the grace of sketch of grief and the second chance.
A story reminding things out of words . Grace and precision and the emotion in fair terms. In same measure, the feeling to be, in some measure, a story about me. In essence, exactly this fact makes special this short film about a lady, return to a cabin, an unique experience and the reconciliation with herself.
Delightful sounds too much. Useful - too personal. Only a significant story seems fair definition.
Charming (2016)
the true love
A great tour across classic fairy tales , seductive for humor, craft of story, acting - the blond boy especially - , irony about familiar characters and , sure, for final.
A young man, in forrest, discovered by a young boy , offering his not so happy story about need to marry the whitch who helped him in childhood.
Sure, the alternative is not missing but it seems really difficult to become reality.
So, a lot of walks and delicate situations and helpless support of friends.
But a beer , the words of a young woman and a trade with Aladdin are source of great surprise and the meet of the chosen.
In short, just cool.
The Wishflower (2021)
the price
A young lady in an old house. Her presence has precise purpose - to meet , again, a man who she loves. But the guest must obtain a present. Not exactly the promised one by visitor . Not exactly only the one who seems interest her. But one more precious.
A warning , in the way to house is not enough. The house itself proposes a clue , easy ignored, to.
So, after expression of wish , a kind of nightmare.
The air of old Gothic stories represents the main virtue of this short film about reality in subjective perspective. A film about to have and an old notebook and a lady offering answers to the wishes of others , But, always , the price is high.