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.

Thursday, April 5, 2018

Sing Street (2016)


Genre: Musical / Drama
Directed by: John Carney
Cast: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton, Maria Doyle Kennedy
Time: 106 minutes



Forced to change school due to his father’s precarious financial situation, Conor Lawlor, a timid Irish teenager, decides to start a band with a few of his new classmates to impress a girl that he has just met. Turning to his older brother, a rebellious (in words more than in action) music fan, for advice, Conor might very finally break out of his restricted shell in grand fashion.

Sing Street is a wonderful feel-good coming-of-age story. As somebody for whom music was so very important in his life, I totally can relate to Conor, even though the musical influences are not necessarily the same.

The acting here is very good. You have no problem believing those characters and caring about their fate. The idea of creating music has always been a romantic idea to me, and this film totally captured that romanticism and pulled me in for its duration. By the end, you feel the urge to express the same kind of happiness as does Conor’s older brother.

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