The art of kitsch....

Rating: 10/10 (22 December 2005)

I saw this film when I was a teenager and it was the final step for me before I went to study film-directing.Baz Luhrmann was my inspiration. I don t agree with the theory of staying as faithful to the original text as possible.I believe in completely putting your mark on your work, even if that means changing the entire meaning of the play/script.And amazingly,kitsch never looked so arty like in that film...I don t know what other people look in films,but I like to be taken aback. The same way with books-if I can predict what s going to happen it s not a good book.About this one,I obviously knew the ending but the manner in which the story was delivered-the crazy editing,the amazing image(thank God for a great director of photography!!!),the mind-blowing soundtrack...Even if it may seem a bit chaotic,the film is actually composed in a very organised and clean manner.The first rule of film composition is that everything has a meaning,otherwise it wouldn't be there.The best example is the image of the two buildings belonging to the rival families separated by a statue of Christ...This is a definite must see!