Posts with the tag 'drama'
SEE THE SEA- Directed by Francois Ozon. Premise by Netflix. “Sasha is a young mother staying in an isolated French beach community with her baby, awaiting her husband’s return. Her solitude is broken by the appearance of Tatiana, a brooding backpacker who asks to camp outside her cottage. Sasha grows increasingly fascinated with her mysterious visitor … even as Tatiana becomes increasingly ominous and insinuates herself into Sasha’s home.”
7/10- A weird movie that had me unnerved but I watched to the end. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama, Foreign
July 25th, 2010
ORLANDO- 1992. Premise by Netflix. “Director Sally Potter adapts Virginia Woolf’s 1928 allegorical novel about a woman who lives for 400 years — the first half as a man — in this surrealist study of sex and gender roles throughout the ages. The transition from man to woman and from the 16th to the 20th century is realized by Tilda Swinton‘s breakthrough performance and the film’s Oscar-nominated costumes and art direction. Quentin Crisp plays Queen Elizabeth I.”
9/10- Bizarre movie and I just could not get into it and I tried. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama
July 24th, 2010
GET LOW- 2010. Premise by Netflix. “Robert Duvall and Sissy Spacek team up to tell the true story of Felix “Bush” Breazeale, a Tennessee loner who planned his own funeral in 1938 while he was still around to attend — and enjoy — the proceedings. Also starring Bill Murray and Lucas Black as the co-proprietors of the funeral home, the dramatic thriller was penned by the screenwriting team of C. Gaby Mitchell (Blood Diamond) and Chris Provenzano (“Mad Men”).” Great reviews.
8/10 To my surprise I did like this movie even though it was clearly a vehicle for Duvall to shine once more. I have never liked Murray outside of the comic role and didn’t here either. TRDB.
Tags: drama
July 21st, 2010
DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS- Premise by Netflix. “Tim Conrad (Paul Rudd) hosts a weekly dinner party where he invites his friends to bring along the saddest, most pathetic loser they can find. But when the ultimate schmuck (Steve Carell) arrives, his actions somehow turn everyone else into the losers. Comic heavy hitters Zach Galifianakis and Ron Livingston lend able support in director Jay Roach‘s (Austin Powers) darkly humorous film, an adaptation of the French comedy The Dinner Game.” Very good early reviews although this is not usually my kind of movie.
Tags: drama
July 21st, 2010
THE DRY LAND- 2010. Premise by Netflix. “American soldier Raymond Gonzales (Wilmer Valderrama) returns home to Texas after his tour of duty, unsure how to reconcile what he’s seen and experienced with the everyday mundanities of home and family life. This drama, from first-time writer-director Ryan Piers Williams, takes a head-on approach to confronting the conflicted emotions of the modern warrior. The stellar cast includes America Ferrera (“Ugly Betty”), Melissa Leo and Ethan Suplee.” Fair reviews.
11/10- This movie was just OK in portraying a common theme. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: drama
July 21st, 2010
CHARLIE ST. CLOUD- Premise by Netflix. “Ben Sherwood’s intriguing novel is the basis of this ghost story about Charlie (Zac Efron), who is devoted to his brother, Sam, even after Sam’s death. As the caretaker of the cemetery where Sam is buried, Charlie has lots of time to commune with the dead. Sam visits frequently to hang out with Charlie, but when Charlie meets a mysterious young woman (Amanda Crew), he must decide whether to move forward or remain trapped in the past.” Poor reviews.
Tags: drama
July 21st, 2010
HOME- 2008. France. Premise by Netflix. “When an unused highway next to their home is rebuilt and put back to use, Michel (Olivier Gourmet) and Marthe (Isabelle Huppert) soon discover it’s an affront to their once peaceful life, adding din and dust to their daily existence. Their extroverted son, Julien (Kacey Mottet Klein), grows more introspective; their daughter, Marion (Madeleine Budd), turns obsessive; and Julie (Adélaïde Leroux) is a near lost cause. But how can they fight back?” Fairly good reviews.
7/10- Interesting drama and very good acting especially the wonderful Isabelle Hupert. I liked it. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
July 20th, 2010
THE SECRET OF THE GRAIN- Premise by Netfllix. “After 35 years of shipyard work in the French port town of Sète, Tunisian immigrant Slimane (Habib Boufares) takes his severance pay and pursues his impossibly expensive dream of opening a couscous restaurant. His only hope lies in his fractured family, including his mistress, Lilia (Leila D’Issernio), her entrepreneurial daughter, Rym (Hafsia Herzi), and his ex-wife and ace couscous cook, Souad (Bouraouïa Marzouk), in this César-winning drama.”
7/10- I saw this about a year ago and I liked it a lot. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
July 20th, 2010
SEASIDE- Premise by Netflix. “Marie (Helene Fillieres) lives in the small seaside town of Cayeux, so renowned for its pebbly beach that it has a factory that cleans the stones. An employee at the factory, Marie’s become restless with her job and her life and dreams of exploring the world; just as the town has a seasonal life — popular in the warmer climes, isolated in winter — so, too, must its residents ebb and flow with the seasons. Will Marie leave to find her dreams?”
7/10- This movie was as boring as the town of Cayeux was portrayed to be. Small town ennui. TRDB.
Tags: drama, Foreign
July 17th, 2010
BREATHLESS- 2008. Premise by Netflix. “Writer-director Ik-Joon Yang also stars in this dark drama as Sang-Hoon, a deeply troubled lowlife gangster who vents his rage at the world by cursing out and brutally beating anyone who gives him the slightest provocation. But when he meets the equally tough and foulmouthed schoolgirl Yeon-Hue (Kot-bi Kim), the young brute finds a kindred spirit and the glimmer of a different life. Man-shik Jeong co-stars in this violent, expletive-saturated film.”
Tags: drama
July 17th, 2010
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