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quel film li` gira adesso da queste parti. lo consigli?
-- 
"Io non piango dal 1984, bambolo."
(George Kaplan su i.a.c.)

 quel film li` gira adesso da queste parti. lo consigli?
E come no? E' di Terence Davies, il grande regista di "Trilogy" e
"Distant Voices - Still Lives", che approfitto per mettere nella lista
dei film piu' da piangere.
Se non s'e' rincorbellito cogli anni, come capita ai sudditi di Sua
Maesta' britannica con maggior frequenza che ad altri, il suo film
potrebbe essere l'antidoto ai film della premiata ditta di balocchi &
costumi Merchant-Ivory.
Ciao, Paronzini
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O mio babbino caro!
          --- Gianni Schicchi

 costumi Merchant-Ivory.
infatti, quella e` la ragione per cui finora l'avevo evitato...
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 "Distant Voices - Still Lives"
Mi chioso: l'ultimo, esempio originale, intelligente, elegante e 'altro'
di musical, nonche' di pudore espressivo e di castita' che non ha
bisogno di voti, manifesti e cinture.
Ciao, Paronzini

quel film li` gira adesso da queste parti. lo consigli?
A proposito di film che girano adesso da quelle parti, tu "Billy
Elliot" l'hai visto?
Enrico Pacciani
http://www.ottoemezzo.com

 costumi Merchant-Ivory.
Yep!!! E' quello che dicono nelle molte recensioni positive. C'era pure un
trafiletto su Sight & Sound... moment, ve lo trascriverò.
Dovrebbe uscire venerdì.

 infatti, quella e` la ragione per cui finora l'avevo evitato...
             ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!

 
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Ma e' vero che esce in Italia questo venerdi'?
-- 
Open yourself, let me inside
Open your arms, I have nowhere
To go, so let me into you
I need to be where nothing can hurt me
--
Style Matters              
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N. 6 nella lista di proscrizione del Kaplan

 Ma e' vero che esce in Italia questo venerdi'?
Ciao, sapevo che saresti giunto qua......
Pare. E' annunciato da un po', ma temo ritardi. Non lo trovo tra le uscite
di vari giornali e siti.

 Dovrebbe uscire venerdì.
Bene! Cosi' attacco subito un thread sulla magnificenza di Edith
Wharton.
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-La moglie di ogni uomo e' anche femmina di un altro uomo.-
Dott.ssa Merope Generosa

 Wharton.
Per me "The house of mirth" č sufficiente a consacrarla nell'Olimpo degli
autori.
Uhm, tu sei quella di Henry James, per cosě dire?   :)
Ci risentiremo, ok??
Ciao
NB

 Ci risentiremo, ok??
a presto, si
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Vi assillo con altre recensioni e con le belle notizie che:
1- il film ha vinto in una categoria dei British Independent Film Awards,
indovinate quale?! [Avevo già scritto un post su questo, ma penso sia andato
perso];
2 - esce in Italia il 10 Novembre, lo saprete se avete visto il fantomatico
trailer.
Ciaooooooo
Nicole-Lily
PS: Proprio oggi ho trovato su Film-TV una secca stroncatura del film, che
dice praticamente il contrario di quanto sostengono l'80% delle recensioni
estere. Non so però quanta attendibilità abbia ormai una rivista che da
tempo sembra stroncare le cose belle ed esaltare le cacchiate (IMHO). Fate
voi...
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From The Irish Times:
The House of Mirth
By Michael Dwyer
Five years after his first American film, the disappointing The Neon Bible,
Terence Davies is back at the peak of his form for his second literary
adaptation set in the US, his enthralling treatment of the Edith Wharton
novel, The House of Mirth, which he filmed on location in Scotland.
Davies's best film since his searing Distant Voices, Still Lives - and a far
superior Wharton adaptation to Martin Scorsese's The Age of Innocence - the
impeccably composed The House of Mirth proceeds at a perfectly measured pace
as it reveals the emotionally bruising fate of Lily Bart, a New York
socialite in the early years of the 20th century.
Reliant on her aunt for money, Lily believes that she must marry into
wealth, which rules out the prospects of a loving relationship with the
amiable lawyer, Lawrence Selden (Eric Stoltz) who has little money. A
combination of mis-steps, misinterpretations and her own impulsive
behaviour - and the scheming of a spiteful socialite (Laura Linney) - render
Lily's social standing ominously precarious, with devastating consequences.
The characteristically sombre, unhurried approach Davies brings to the
material he films allows ample time and space for the characters and the
drama to breathe and develop, heightening the emotional turmoil which
inexorably ensues. In marked contrast to the majority of period pictures,
the emphasis here is firmly on the characters rather than the trappings
which surround them, and the use of sets and costumes is refreshingly
unobtrusive. The drama is permeated by the film's precisely captured milieu
of suffocating social hypocrisy, in which image and status are
all-important.
Unlike Scorsese's The Age of Innocence, which had Joanne Woodward reading
Wharton's book on the soundtrack to advance the narrative, Davies's film
often proves more revealing through looks and glances rather than what is
uttered verbally. In this respect, the director is very well served by the
expressive performances of his imaginatively chosen cast.
Lily Bart is played in a revelatory performance by X- Files star Gillian
Anderson, in an example of casting against type which pays off handsomely.
In addition to Eric Stoltz and Laura Linney, the sterling supporting cast
notably includes Dan Aykroyd, Anthony LaPaglia, Jodhi May, Elizabeth
McGovern and Eleanor Bron.
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From Leicestershire Mercury:
The House Of Mirth (PG)
Funnily enough, this is the business – a beautifully photographed costume
epic from director Terence Davies. It's superbly acted, very moving and has
a story that builds and builds. All Hollywood producers, take note.
Lily Bart (Gillian Anderson) is a ravishing New York socialite at the height
of her success. But she quickly discovers the precariousness of her position
when her beauty and charm start attracting unwelcome interest and jealousy.
Torn between her heart and her head, Lily goes with the head. She seeks a
wealthy husband, but in trying to conform to social expectations, she runs
the risk of missing her chance for real love.
This is stunning stuff – an intense, exquisite love story based on the
classic Edith Wharton novel. It is set, like Wharton's best-known work, The
Age of Innocence, against a background of wealth and social hypocrisy in
turn-of-the-century New York. It is so emotional, it hurts to watch.
British director Davies and producer Olivia Stewart have assembled a
first-rate cast and crew. X Files star Anderson is joined by Eric Stoltz,
Dan Aykroyd, and Laura Linney.
It was filmed in modern Glasgow, but you genuinely wouldn't know it. The
movie captures the atmosphere of the time perfectly, with the hypocrisy of
social manners clearly identified, and then hung out to dry.
Davies also manages to get a performance of real worth out of Anderson, who
for some time, has been regarded as totty on a cult sci-fi series. Here she
is magnificent, and through Davies' probing and her sensitivity we are able
to feel her rise and decline.
OK, the movie is a little slow, OK it is wordy, but it has a sense of
occasion that we very rarely see at the cinema these days. You might have to
travel a bit to see this, but it's well worth catching a film and a
performance – by Anderson – that is already being touted as Oscar winning
material.
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From Looktown:
THE HOUSE OF MIRTH
by Gloria X
A magnificent tragedy adapted from the Edith Wharton novel.
In "The House of Mirth" Gillian Anderson is exquisite in her portrayal of an
independent-minded woman stifled by the rigid social structure in New York
in 1905.
She plays Lily Bart, charming and beautiful, but carrying the twin burdens
of being penniless and unmarried. Although she truly loves Selden (Eric
Stolz,) he is not rich enough to support her so she seeks out a wealthy and
influential mate. Of course she's approached by all manner of dullards. As
time passes, her debts increase and desperate Lily asks her friend's
husband, Gus, (Dan Ackroyd) to help her. He agrees but the repayment he
demands is of a compromising nature and Lily flees his advances and is left
with an even greater debt to pay.
More trouble follows when another so-called friend accuses Lily of having an
affair with her husband in order to mask her own dalliances. The ploy causes
Lily to be banished from her circle and forces her to enter the working
world to earn a living. She is ill-prepared for work having been raised as a
lady. Destitute and miserable she seems completely lost but she has the
means to reinstate herself with society. Will she resort to the same
shameless tactics that others have used to destroy her? Gillian Anderson's
face reflects every agony of Lily's choices.
The House of Mirth is gorgeously appointed with every plush detail of
costume and set evoking the period.
A wonderful film.
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The 3rd Annual British Independent Film Awards - a complete list of winners,
from Sky News:
Best British independent film: Billy Elliot
Best newcomer (on-screen): Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot)
Best actor: Daniel Craig (Some Voices)
Best actress: Gillian Anderson (The House Of Mirth)
Best director: Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot)
Best independent foreign film (English language): The Straight Story
Best independent foreign film (foreign language): Kadosh
The Douglas Hickox award for British directorial debut: Kevin Macdonald (One
Day In September)
Best screenplay: Lee Hall (Billy Elliot)
Best newcomer (off-screen): Justine Wright (editor of One Day In September)
Best Achievement in production: One Life Stand
Producer of the year: Andrew Eaton