Homemade (2020)
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”A woman tries to connect with her mother through a virtual call during lockdown.”
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Cinematographers around the world are showing their perspectives on social isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic. Curated by Chilean director Pablo Larraín (‘Jackie’, ‘No’, and ‘The Club’), and his brother Juan de Dios Larraín, we follow 17 shorts with different views on this difficult period. Big names in cinema such as Paolo Sorrentino, Sebastián Lelio, Ladj Ly, Kristen Stewart, and Maggie Gyllenhaal are participating in the project. It's amazing to see how creativity can still stand out even if it's done from home or just showing their unhappy children with the new routine. It's an interesting idea from Netflix, which divided each short into an episode like a series; and from the Larraín brothers, showing that to make a movie you don't need big locations or even leave your residence.
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A collection of short films created by celebrated filmmakers around the world. Confined at home as a consequence of the COVID-19 outbreak, filmmakers created personal, moving stories that capture our shared experience of life in quarantine.
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Jackie
Natalie Portman's incredible performance as Jacqueline Kennedy brings both sides of the former First Lady to the big screen: the serene, well-mannered and glamorous woman from Washington; and the strong, determined woman who makes it clear without raising her voice that she can do anything for her family. Special mention also goes to the art direction and the almost exact recreation of Dallas and the White House in November 1963. Recommended for fans of good acting or historical reconstruction.
The Club
A psychological and complex criticism of the Church and its cases of pedophilia. The feature does not lose the impact of the subject it deals with, but even more so: it is complex and even scares us with its revelations. An excellent movie for denouncing.
Tony Manero
Chilean Pablo Larraín's movie, a highlight at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. An captivating production about the story of a man, during Augusto Pinochet's military dictatorship, obsessed with John Travolta's character Tony Manero from 'Saturday Night Fever'.
Ema
From Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín (director of 'Jackie', 'Neruda' and 'No'), 'Ema' is a powerful drama both visually and narratively. Screened at the 2019 Venice Film Festival, it is a film that tackles such diverse themes as female sexual liberation, the creative spirit of the arts, trauma, as well as contemporary family schemes, often far removed from the idea of children and marriage. Alongside Mexican Gael García Bernal, one of Larraín's recurring collaborators, Chilean actress Mariana Di Girolamo achieves a delicate yet impressive balance between composure and desperation in her performance, which you won't soon forget.
Neruda
Forget about the usual biopics. ‘Neruda’ deconstructs the traditional format, foregoing the mission to portray each moment of Pablo Neruda’s career to dive into a point that is defining of the poet’s personality: the persecution by the Chilean government. The result is a clash between the author’s lyricism and the darkness of those times. A movie for cinema lovers, literature buffs, or for those who enjoy great political and fight stories.
Spencer
As director Pablo Larraín ("Jackie") defines it: "Spencer" is not a biopic, but rather a fable based on real events - literally in this case, since we are talking about royalty. Unlike the 2013 feature "Diana" starring Naomi Watts, here we get to know a playful story about a part of Princess Diana's life - impeccably portrayed by Kristen Stewart. As in Larraín's other works, "Spencer" is a delicate and slow film that focuses heavily on scene compositions creating an impeccable cinematography. The director brought out a side of Diana that goes beyond what has been seen of her before, emphasizing her psychological side and how her relationship with the Royal Family was troubled. This caused several problems with her health. As the story develops around Diana, all eyes turn to Kristen Stewart. The actress delivers one of her best performances, if not the best of her career.
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Underdog
In its effort to raise awareness about the precarious social reality of certain sectors of the population, Mexican cinema tends to fall into miserabilism (or so-called "poverty porn"), whether in documentaries or fiction. The quest of Mexican cinema for new creative and narrative horizons is ongoing, and in the case of Underdog (Correr para vivir), director and co-writer Gerardo Dorantes opts for what, in its conventions, is an action and crime thriller extrapolated to the context of the Rarámuri (or Tarahumara) indigenous people of northern Mexico, famous for their running tradition (and their extraordinary talent for it). The plot follows two brothers: Omero (Vladimir Rivera), who dreams of being a runner; and Capó (Manuel Cruz Vivas), who is more talented but also troubled. Both are dragged into a life of service to the drug trade when Capó, in an attempt to provide for his pregnant girlfriend, fails in a cocaine delivery. To be honest, it's a good attempt to steer Mexican cinema towards other directions that are not the typical exploitation of social dramas or anthropological documentaries. However, the film ends up falling into the same vices, representing Rarámuri culture from a superficial and idealized exoticism, creating entertainment from a real social context with little sensitivity.
Downtown Owl
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Baby
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Cake
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