Two great releases are going to be shown on screens in the coming days, the new adaptation of the cult novel The Great Gatsby by Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge, Romeo + Juliet…) and Stoker, the American debut of a very interesting filmmaker from Korea, Park Chan-wook who has great success the last decade with the ultraviolent film Old Boy. There are two superb British classics in CBA: Brief Encounter and Saturday night and Sunday morning, a must!
RELEASE! Stoker (2013) by Park Chan-wook
Critics are divided analyzing Park Chan-wook’s debut in Hollywood. Korean director has had to soften his extreme style (that use to be very bloody) for American audiences and the result looks like a Hitchcock film. Starring Nicole Kidman and Mia Masikowska (the last Jane Eyre), this is the best option if you like thriller movies.
Stoker [Stoker, 2013]-Directed by Park Chan-wook
Screenplay: Wentworth Miller
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Mia Masikowska, Matthew Goode, Jackie Weaver
Genre: Thriller
Nationality: USA
Length: 98 min.
Synopsis: After India’s father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to suspect this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives and becomes increasingly infatuated with him.IMDb
Theatrical Trailer (VOSE):
Rolling Stone has written: http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/stoker-20130228
RELEASE! The Great Gatsby (2013) by Baz Luhrmann
At last (this film was announced for 2012) we can enjoy the Baz Luhrmann’s return. There is always controversy with his releases, his personal style can be very excessive and baroque but this is something negative or positive, it depends of the spectator. It is not easy to adapt this American literature classic written in 20s but excessive as it is there are a plenty of fans of his films.
The Great Gatsby [El gran Gatsby, 2013]-Directed by Baz Luhrmann
Screenplay: Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce (Novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Macguire, Carey Mulligan, Isla Fisher
Genre: Drama | Romance
Nationality: Australia
Length: 143 min.
Synopsis: A Midwestern war veteran finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor.IMDb
Theatrical Trailer (VOSE):
The Hollywood Reporter has written: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/great-gatsby/review/451988?utm_source=feedly
BASIC CLASSICS! Brief encounter (1945) by David Lean
David Lean is a safe. This is one of the most important films in his incredible career because he has a great success with this passionate love story. A curiosity: after this release, David Lean could roll the two Dicken’s adaptations of his filmography: Great Expectations (1946) and Oliver Twist (1948). Then came the most popular films as The bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962) or Doctor Zhivago (1965). So excellent a director!
Cine Estudio Círculo de Bellas Artes
Calle Marqués de Riera 2, Metro: Banco de España
Tickets 5,5 € [4 Reduced]
On Thursday 9th 5.00pm; On Friday 10th 5.00 pm; On Sunday 12th 10.00 pm.
Brief encounter [Breve encuentro, 1945]-Directed by David Lean
Screenplay: Noël Coward, David Lean, Anthony Havelock Allan
Cast: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey
Genre: Drama | Romance
Nationality: United Kingdom
Length: 85 min.
Synopsis: Meeting a stranger in a railway station, a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband.IMDb
Theatrical Trailer (VO):
Top 12 in The Best 100 British Films by Time Out London: http://www.timeout.com/london/film/the-100-best-british-films-2
BASIC CLASSICS! Saturday night and Sunday morning (1960) by Karel Reisz
The other British basic classic of the weekend on CBA screen is this film which it is said that this title is a good example of Free Cinema, one of the mean British Cinema movements in Twenty Century. This films were considered free in the sense that they were made outside the confines of the film industry and so they had a personal style influenced by this condition. All the great titles of this movement (such as If…, This sporting life or A taste of honey) are very important in British culture.
Cine Estudio Círculo de Bellas Artes
Calle Marqués de Riera 2, Metro: Banco de España
Tickets 5,5 € [4 Reduced]
On Saturday 11th 5.00 pm; On Sunday 12th 7.30 pm.
Saturday night and Sunday morning [Sábado noche, domingo mañana]-Directed by Karel Reisz
Screenplay: Allan Sillitoe (based on his own novel)
Cast: Albert Finney, Shirley Ann Field, Rachel Roberts, Hylda Baker
Genre: Drama | Free Cinema
Nationality: United Kingdom
Length: 89 min.
Synopsis: A rebellious, hard-living factory worker juggles relationships with two women, one of whom is married to another man but pregnant with his child.IMDb
Theatrical Trailer (VO):
Top 22 in The Best 100 British Films by Time Out London: http://www.timeout.com/london/film/the-100-best-british-films-19#bestOf-22
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