Tuesday, 18 May 2010

The films of y life

When I was still leaving in Nantes, I was going to the cinema once a week. However, I had to restrain myself when I moved to Paris, where a cinema ticket is really expensive! I am quite disappointed by Santiago’s cinemas. Indeed, most of them only show American blockbusters I dislike. I really appreciate the cinema “El biografo but it shows most exclusively pretty good French movies I have already seen! That explains why I have abandoned a little the cinema since I arrived in Chile, and why I watch much more films at home.
I’m keen on art house especially. It is always a little risky to go to see a Art House movie, since it is probable that it is going to be an unintelligible underground film, but it can also be a source of good surprises…I also enjoy classic actions movies, like Indiana Jones’s or even super heroes movies. I also like some science-fiction movie like Star Wars or the 5th element. However, I generally prefer when the story happens in a more real world. That is why I am crazy about films by Sofia Coppola and romantic comedies like “Four weddings and a funeral”. I fancy historical movies, from dramas taking place a long time ago such as “Gone with the wind” to movies taking place during WWII.

I have been all the year long to watch as many Chilean movies I could, like “La Nana”, “Te creis la mas Linda”, “Isla 10”, or unknown and weird Chilean art house, but I was a disappointed each time. To put it in a nutshell, I really do not mind about the special effect and if there is a lot of action or not, what matters to me is the script, the way it is acted and the message behind.

1 comment:

  1. I also like english comedies such as Four Weddings and a Funeral. And I am found of Hugh Grant, obviously!

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