Showing posts with label film. Show all posts
Showing posts with label film. Show all posts

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Io Sono Amore with Tilda Swinton

The Nambour Film Club does it again with a lyrical film starring and produced by Tilda Swinton. I must say, I have never found her an attractive woman, but she was just luminous in the first part of this film. She is an amazing actor and I am a new fan.

In I Am Love she spoke both Italian and Russian. The film is about love (clearly), family, the strictures wealth and society, and food. I smiled, cried and was left mouth hanging open at one point.

The costumes are by Fendi and Jil Sandler and the scenery is just outstanding.

I suggest you watch this with a good friend like Christel, a glass of red wine and some dark chocolate. This Lindt is excellent, just like is says on the package. Who knew salt and chocolate went together?

Like so many European films, this one has explicit sex scenes, but if you are not prudish I say see this film! It's just beautiful.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Nanni


The wonderful local film club has something new each month. For the price of $30 I can go and have nibblies and a glass of wine and see an interesting film every four weeks.
I just love Nanni Moretti, so was excited to see Caos Calmo (Calm Chaos), a beautiful film about a man and his daughter grieving their wife and mother. It was not as sad as you might expect. Like all the women in my family, I am afflicted with pathological, emotional crying, but I only teared up once.

Lars and the Real Girl


Hubby has the strangest taste in movies, and I often don't enjoy his choices. So when this one arrived I was sceptical, especially after reading the blurb. However, I really did love it. This is currently my favourite movie!

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Asterix


The girls went to their first film festival and saw Asterix aux Jeux Olympiques, their first subtitled film, starring Gerard Depardieu, Alain Delon and Michael Schumacher. It was hard for Dellylu to read so fast, especially with all those Roman-esque names and grownup jokes. They both enjoyed it, and I hope it will spark an enduring interest in that important canon of French literature, Asterix comics.