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, February 23, 2015

Melancholia (2011)

Directed by: Lars von Trier
Genre: Drama
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland
Running Time: 136 minutes


This Danish art film is based around the complex relationship of two sisters around the time of the wedding of one of them. As they are going through this hard time in their lives, a rogue planet is about to collide with the Earth.

Lars von Trier, who is known for non-conventional films, is true to form with this 2011 opus. The movie starts one with a long artistic intro with no dialogue covered by classical music.  Then, the story is told in two parts, from the point of view of each sister.  From the beginning of part one, you can feel the tension in the air as we go through the wedding of Kirsten Dunst’s character. Even before we know what is going on, we can feel that something is wrong.

It has been said that the director was going through a depressed time in his life and wanted to show how people can fail to react to extraordinary situations when they are is that state of mind.  He did achieve that goal and the actors were convincing in their roles.

That being said, I found this movie a tad long and depressing. Maybe I wasn’t in the right kind of mood, but it did not grasp me fully.  Lots of artistic merit to this film, just not really my thing.

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