CartiDi,CartDi said:rgirl- have you read Requiem for a Dream? i don't know which is more intense, the book or the movie, lol. Ellen Burnsteyn is amazing. And the music score was amazing and fit really well with the movie, too.
ITA, BG. See my post to CartDi above. Jennifer Connelly also really impressed me. She was a great choice to embody what Selby shows as the pitfalls and downright dangers of being beautiful. Clearly "Requiem" helped Connelly deepen her acting so that when "A Beautiful Mind" came along, she could really imbue that role with a multitude of conflicting emotions while always coming from a place of deep love for her husband. Amazing that within two years, Connelly played a 20-year-old and then a woman who goes from her early 20s to her 50s.BronzeisGolden said:"Requiem for a Dream" was a great movie. And I also thought Ellen Bursteyn should have won an Academy Award for that performance...who knew that a classic actress could play a diet-pill junkie with such amazing precision and emotion! This film really didn't ever make me cry...especially the unedited version, that just made my jaw drop!
ITA, B4 and am so glad you noted it. It features the brilliant Brazilian actress Fernanada Montengra as Dora, which is a treat in and of itself just to watch her work. Another master actor. The young Vinicius de Oliverira as Josué, the orphaned child, keeps right up with Mentengra, IMO, and the development of their relationship is something I think is really special to watch. Also, it's a film for anyone and everyone--no violence, no swearing (well, a little, but nothing bad), so sex. I may not have cried during "Central Station" but I sure had a huge lump in my throat.B4. said:Central Station- It's a Brazilian movie about friendship between a boy and a woman. Really a great movie.
Bronzeisgolden,Rgirl said:I have the soundtrack and am so impressed with composer Clint Mansell. I liked his score for the film "Pi" but I felt it was with "Requiem" that he really took himself up to the level of greatness. I've been a big fan of Michael Nyman's music since the early '80s and Mansell seems influenced by Nyman but with his own distinct style. Combined with the Kronos Quartet and I think you've got pure brilliance.
"Philadelphia". Can anyone play less gay than Tom Hanks (wink wink nudge nudge I'm this tolerant straight guy playing a gay man with AIDS)? Conversely, I thought Antonio Banderas was wonderful as his lover (for goodness sake, at least the character showed some emotion - was Hanks' character supposed to be on Prozac?).