Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Monday, August 31, 2015

Live Flesh (Carne Trémula) (1997)

Live Flesh (1997)

Genre: Thriller / Drama
Directed by: Pedro Almodovar
Starring: Liberto Rabal, Javier Bardem, Francesca Neri
Running time: 103 minutes



Victor Plaza has an altercation with a junkie girl he was trying to sleep with for a second time, and, when shots are fired, two cops arrive. In the melee, one of officers get shot and injured. Victor ends up in jail. Upon his release, years later, he seeks revenge on those he blame for what happened to him: That injured cop, now a wheelchair-bound basketball player, who now forms a couple with the reformed junkie.

Unlike so many of Pedro Almodovar’s movies, this 1997 Spanish thriller/drama does not deal so much with mommy issues. Here is a story of revenge, jealousy and desire. All the actors involved do a very good job to carry a compelling well-woven story. It was especially nice to catch a glimpse of Javier Bardem before he was so well known for his work in American movies.

Live Flesh (Carne Trémula) is a very good film. Some might be turned off by a Spanish movie with English subtitles, but it is so easy to follow and get on board. Almodovar truly possesses a knack for solid and compelling storytelling and he always has known how to pick good actors to carry the roles he writes.

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