..the starting of the film through the candle holder steal and return scenes, the first encounter among the main characters, etc it's a wonderful starting hint on the main plot setting the mind towards Victor Hugo's les Miserables masterpiece and nonetheless not looking as a plain copy or re-interpretation. Excellent choose of cast and Sophia Loren is as beautiful as ever, she not only has aged well but can still transmit this transcendence to external beauty, the mistery and even attraction to her character. Although the characters' interconnections were well developed I felt had to took off 2 stars only because I didn't see the complicity and synchronization of both main characters- don't know if this was done on purpose or as a way of leaving you with the sensation of death coming before this interconnection sets in as sometimes real death does , but for me I guess I just miss that feeling of completeness too much .. movie is definitely worth re-watching.
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The Four of Us
(2021)
Characters not well develop not even easy to watch
14 January 2023
Props for some shots and the frame scenery ... that was basically the only part - besides that plot is very weak , discussions have no substances and the character who is supposed to be "funny" plainly gives douchbag vibes (he even had a Karen hairstyle) and what's up with the conversations with no substance? .. maybe my expectations were too high as I was waiting to see a film as in "perfect strangers" that would absorb you into the conversation and discover the secrets piece by piece ... this thing instead has an ending that is completely out of sense and disconnected even from the whole previous scenes .. nice shots of the landscape and the hallmark images of the perfect blonde couple holding hands .. nothing against that but even in that it lack subtleness.
Paper Dove
(2003)
Interesting take on child indoctrination
3 April 2019
Paper Dove it's a movie that recounts the pre-90's time of terrorism in Peru, it's situated into an imaginary town where we follow the story of Juan and the crossroad he has to involuntarily take between the military, the ronderos and the terrorists . The movie tries to remain objective and express into a general narrative that can easily be applied to any ideology that turns into disaster once real human lives are involved. Fabrizio Aguilar does a great narrative job but lacks into too wide generalizations and sometimes soap-opera like situations that limit with the unbelievable. Otherwise great movie and very much worth a watch
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