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AllegradreamsofbeingpartoftheElevenO’Clockmusicaltheatercompanyandbecomingthestarof"FreakyFriday",aplaythatconsecratedhergrandmotheryearsago.GrandmotherCocóisalivinglegendintheworldofmusicalcomedyandhasacomplicatedrelationshipwithherdaughterCaterina,Allegra’smother.Allegra’slifeiscompletelyalteredwhenshefindsamysteriousbraceletinherhomethatsendsherbackto1994,theyearCaterinawasherageandtookherfirststepsinElevenO’ClockwhilelivingintheshadowofCocó,astar.atthepeakofhiscareer.Bylearningabouthermotherandgrandmother’spast,Allegrawillnotonlyhelphealthewoundsandbringthefamilytogether,butshewillalsodiscoverthatwhilethepastcannotbechanged,thereisalottolearnfromit.

This1992Japanesefilmtellsthestoryofascientistwhosetsouttocreatethenew"superAdamandEve",humanswhocannotbecontrolledbytheiremotions.Ofcourse,theendresultitnotexactlywhatthegooddoctorexpects.commentsfromimdb:Thismoderntaleofanattempttobuildacreatureisoneofthebest"horror"filmsevermade,evenifitsnotahorrorfilmbutsomethingelseentirely.Certainlyitsonmyshortlistofalltimegreatfilms.Thisfilmwasintroducedtomebysomeonewhotoldme"Ihavethisfilmthatprobablyoneofthebestfilmsyou’lleversee.Itwillmoveyouandtouchyouandmakeyouthink,butifItoldyouwhatitisandtoldyouhowitsdoneyouwillthinkitsthestupidestthingonthefaceofitandyouwon’twatchit."IntriguedIaskedwhatdidhemean,andhesaid,"WellitsaFrankensteinstory,withaverygoofysortofedge,butwhichusesittoitsadvantage."Myearsperkedup,andIbeingatrustingsoultookthetapeandwatchedit.Iwasblownaway.TheplotconcernsamadscientistattemptingtomakeanewAdamandEveinthewakeofasuicidalplaguethatisravagingtheworld.Lockedupinhislabhisexperimentsgodifferentlytheneitherheorweexpect.Someofitissilly(Theboltsintheneck,thewrestlingmoves...),allofitistouchingandthoughtprovoking.Icannotrecommendthismovieenough.IfyouarewillingtotakethefilmonitstermsandallowittotellitsstorythenIurgeyoutoseekthisfilmoutandseeit.Thisisanundiscoveredgemthatwillstaywithyouforever.15outof10andthensome.10/10Alsoknownas"TheLastFrankenstein",thisisanextraordinary,impeccablyproducedhorrorfilm.DirectorTakeshiKawamurausesMaryShelley’snovelasamerelaunchingpadforanexplorationofsubjectsasdiverseandfascinatingasthenatureoflove,desire,suicide,masshypnosis,sex,alienationandjealousy.Andthoughthefilmisdensewithsubtext,itisalsostunninglyphotographedandrichinatmosphereanddetail.TheperformancesareallamazingandKawamura’ssensitivehandlingofthestrange,delicaterelationshipsbetweenthecharactersresultsinanemotionallycharged,angst-riddentragedy.Thescenesoftheconfused,troubledmonsterhurtlingthroughafog-shroudedforestatnightarememorableandstriking,asisabrillianthomemovie-stylemontageofthefilm’smorecuriouscharactersenjoyingapreciousafternoonatthebeach.KawamuracreatesresonatingvisualpoetryofhorrorandsadnessbarelysightedsinceToddBrowning’sclassic"Freaks".Intelligent,emotional,tragicandreal,thisisanabsolutegem.9/10

Adysfunctionalcastisforcedbacktogetherandmustdealwiththeirunresolvedissuesintoday’sfast-changingworld.TheseriesstarsKeegan-MichaelKey,JudyGreer,JohnnyKnoxville,PaulReiser,RachelBloom,CalumWorthyandKristaMarieYu.StreamRebootSeptember20,onlyonHulu.

Fatherwhoisoutofwork,motherwhoworksatthekitchenforconstructionworkersandthereisa14-year-oldgirl,Se-juwhotellsthestory.Whentheprodigalson,Se-ju’sbrothercomesbacktothefamilywithlive-ingirlfriend,thefamilyfacesanothercrisis.

OurfocushereisonattractivecoupleGeorge(RafeSpall)andAmy(EleanorTomlinson).NewlyarrivedinWoking,theLondonEveningGazettejournalistandamateurscientisthopetheirnewsurroundingswillhelpthemfindpeace.GeorgesdecisiontoleavealovelessmarriagewithhiscousinLucyfortheeducatedAmyhasseenhimshunnedbypolitesocietyandestrangedfromhisfamily.Evenhisformerlyclosebrother,Frederick(RupertGraves),agovernmentofficial,nowhasnotimeforhissibling.Thisisaselfish,cruelpursuitthatcannothelpbutbringforththemostunpleasantconsequences,hehisses.However,whensixtrawlersmysteriouslydisappearoffthecoastofHull,itscleartheyareallfacingfarbiggerproblems.Atfirst,theBritishgovernmentblametheRussiannavy,butthenmeteoritesbeginlandingaroundthecountryside.OneofthemblazesatrailthroughHorsellCommon,arousingtheinterestofbothAmyandlocalastronomerOgilvy(RobertCarlyle).Aslocalsbegingatheringtogawkatthespacedebris,somethingstrangebeginstounfold.Themeteoriterises,emittingaheatraythatkillseveryoneittouches.Naturally,panicensuesandthegovernmentsinitialattemptstodownplaytheeventquicklyfallawayasmoreandmorereportsofsimilarincidentsacrossthelandcomein.Itisthough,onlythebeginning.

TheoldDGMmighthaveleftBannermanSchool,buttheirspiritremains,andthereisstillaneedtogeteven,wrongsmustberightedandinjusticehastobefought.

Awealthyrais(aheadoflocaladministrationinTadzhikistan)buildshistoiletrightnexttothehouseofateacherinthevillage.Thearomasofthetoiletdisturbthelifeoftheteacher’sfamily;itisveryupsettingforthem.ButtheraisisalsoanewTadzhik(newmoney)andignoresthecomplaints.Moreover,everytimehevisitsthetoilet,heshamelesslystaresattheteacher’syoungwifeoverthefence.However,thepoweroftheraisissogreatthatnobodydarestoopposehim.Theteacherbuyscheaplyahomerightinfrontoftherais’shousefromanoldmananddecidestobuildapublictoiletthere.Itseemsthattheeraoffairytalesandlegendshasvanishedanditisnotpossibletomakefilm-parables.However,JamshedUsmonovcreatesfilm-parables.Ineveryoneofhisfilmsthereisacharactertellingalegendthatturnsthemeaningofthefilmallaround.InFlightoftheBeeitisataleaboutabee,whichsavedthelifeofanarmy:Onceuponatimeitwasacustomtokilloldpeoplewhoreachedacertainage.ButoneofthesoldiersofAlexandertheGreatdidn’thavethehearttokillhisfather.Hehidhiminhistravelingtrunkandcarrieditonhisbackduringmarches.Thearmycametoadesertandthewarriorsstartedtodiefromthirst.Nobodyknewhowtofindwater.Thefathersaidtohisson:Catchabee,tieawhitethreadtoitslegandfollowit.Itwilltakeyoutowater.Theyfoundwaterandthearmywassaved.Afterthatoldpeopleweresparedbecauseeverybodyrecognizedthemasasourceofwisdom.Thevillageteachertellsthisstorytohisstudentsatthebeginningofthefilm.ItisinterestingtonotehowinthefilmFlightoftheBeedifferentmentalitiesintermingledandco-existed.TheteacheristypicaloftheSovietintelligentsia:hewritesbooksthatnobodypublishes;helooksforjusticefromthegovernmentthathasneverbeenfairtohim.ThesurroundingsofthevillagearestillSoviet:theraishasLenin’sportraitinhisoffice;youngpeopleareidleanddrunkastheyalwayswereduringtheSovietera.Thenewcapitalists,thenewTadzhiksinthevillage,donotweardesignerjacketsanddonottalkoncellphones.Thenewmoneyispresentedinthecharacteroftherais.Ithasalmostafeudalquality;itisthepowerofalocallord.JamshedUsmonovhasauniquetalenttobalancethefunnyandserious,thesimpleandcomplicated.He,likenobodyelse,sensesthisborder,whereasimplestoryturnsintoaparableandfilmcharactersstandoutasarchetypesofdifferentperiodssettogetherinthegapoftimes.(kinokultura/GULNARAABIKEEVA)

ThreeyearsafterthelossofhisbrotherVittorio,withwhomhesharedhisentirecareer,PaoloTavianireturnstotheworksofLuigiPirandello,whichthepairadaptedin1984(Chaos)and1998(YouLaugh).InkeepingwiththeSicilianplaywright’svision,thefilmisnotatallwhatitappearstobe.Thetitlemaycomefroma1910novella,butthereisnotraceofthatbook’sjealousy-riddledplot.Instead,thefocusisonPirandellohimself,orrather,hisashes,whicharetransportedfromahastyburialsiteinfascistRometoapermanentrestingplaceinSicily,onatrekthattakesusthroughpost-warItalyanditsfilmedmemories,asseeninnewsreels,amateurfilmsandfragmentsofNeorealism.Havingburiedthemaster,Leonoraaddiothenshiftsgearfromroadmovietofilmadaptation,buthereitpicksadifferentPirandellostory,namelythelastone,writtenshortlybeforehisdeathin1936.Fromthefarewellofthetitletoitsreturntothewriter’slastwords,itishardnottoreadthiswork,sofreeandyetsomuchapartoftheTavianiworld,asamovingbrotherlyfarewellwhich,justasin2012’sGoldenBearwinnerCaesarMustDie,onceagainusescinematogivevoicetoliteratureandhistory.

Everthestand-uppartyanimal,comicBertKreischerriffsonparentingandfamilylife,beingagunandpetowner,hisdaddiscoveringpot,andmore.

Paris1895;PierreisaParisiandandyandpoetonthevergeoffame.HeandhispoetfriendHenriarebothmadlyinlovewithMarie,thecheekydaughteroftheirmentor,Franco-CubanpoetJosé-MariadeHeredia.AlthoughshelovesPierre,obeyingherfathershemarriesHenritopayoffherfathersdebtandinsearchofabettersocialposition.ThereuponPierredecidestofleetoAlgeriaandtheremeetsZohar,withwhomhesharesapassionforeroticphotography.ReturningtoPariswithhertwoyearslater,hefindsMarieagain,whoconfessesthatheistheonesheloves.TheystartacaseagainstthebackdropofParisseroticphotography,inacat-and-mousegamewithpeoplewhoinvolvetheirlivesandbreakingthecodessetbysocietywhichwillwillmakethemoneofthebest-knownwritersandpoetsof19th-centuryFrance.Writtenbylament