Dans la maison (Francois Ozon, 2012)
French teacher recognizes the writing talent he never was in one of his students and his new found protege (and his story) is slowly getting into his head. For the first half this film was heading for a big score, but at some point it loses its strength a bit by making the story (too) complex. Do have to give the film maker credit though, this film is suspenseful and has more depth (social commentary etc) than meets the eye at first. 7.5/10
Prenom Carmen (Jean-Luc Godard, 1983)
Godard is a big name for a reason, he made some excellent films in the 60's. This later film in his oeuvre however is an artsy-fartsy piece of crap. We see two lovers (they meet at a bank robbery...) and later as a metaphor for their states we see two ships crossing or two passing trains driving apart. Come on...I honestly wonder if Godard had a plan or meaning with this film. It won some prices, so perhaps I am totally missing the point. 2.5/10
Kids (Larry Clark, 1995)
Was this shocking in '95? The film, treating the issue of HIV to some extent, feels a bit outdated although some of the scenes are still very effective. I would say half of the movie impressed me, the other half is a bit boring but adds to the atmosphere which feels very pessimistic and dark. Highlight is the performance by Chloe Sevigny. One of the writers, Harmony Korine, made a much better and more styleful take on youth this year. 6.5/10
Together (Lukas Moodysson, 2000)
Cute little 'hippie' film from the director of Fucking Amal and Lilja-4-ever, both very good films. This film disappointed me a bit, the story about a 70's community has a heart and some moving parts but Moodysson incorporates too many characters to make it a truly insightful film. 6/10
French teacher recognizes the writing talent he never was in one of his students and his new found protege (and his story) is slowly getting into his head. For the first half this film was heading for a big score, but at some point it loses its strength a bit by making the story (too) complex. Do have to give the film maker credit though, this film is suspenseful and has more depth (social commentary etc) than meets the eye at first. 7.5/10
Prenom Carmen (Jean-Luc Godard, 1983)
Godard is a big name for a reason, he made some excellent films in the 60's. This later film in his oeuvre however is an artsy-fartsy piece of crap. We see two lovers (they meet at a bank robbery...) and later as a metaphor for their states we see two ships crossing or two passing trains driving apart. Come on...I honestly wonder if Godard had a plan or meaning with this film. It won some prices, so perhaps I am totally missing the point. 2.5/10
Kids (Larry Clark, 1995)
Was this shocking in '95? The film, treating the issue of HIV to some extent, feels a bit outdated although some of the scenes are still very effective. I would say half of the movie impressed me, the other half is a bit boring but adds to the atmosphere which feels very pessimistic and dark. Highlight is the performance by Chloe Sevigny. One of the writers, Harmony Korine, made a much better and more styleful take on youth this year. 6.5/10
Together (Lukas Moodysson, 2000)
Cute little 'hippie' film from the director of Fucking Amal and Lilja-4-ever, both very good films. This film disappointed me a bit, the story about a 70's community has a heart and some moving parts but Moodysson incorporates too many characters to make it a truly insightful film. 6/10
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