With a new Almodóvar film out today my thoughts turn to the Pedro's films and from there to his men (naturally) and from there to Javier (even more naturally). All roads lead to Bardem! Except for unfortunately the one to my bedroom. Or bathroom. Or kitchen floor. Or taxicab backseat, laundromat closet, alleyway, bell-tower... the point being, Bardem. Yes.
But back to Broken Embraces: when did this film stop being a priority for me? Word's been pretty mixed and there are a lot of movies out right now that I've got to get to, but an Almodóvar film is always, even with the lesser ones, something to be seen in glorious color on a big screen. Alas.
But speaking of "in glorious color on a big screen," I got to see Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's 1948 film The Red Shoes "in glorious color on a big screen" just last night! See my previous post devoted to that movie here. It was the last night of a remastered print and I just wanted to lick the screen.
Well this post was all over the place and I didn't even get around to discussing how great I think the name "Emeric" is and how it ought to make a comeback. But I do, and it ought to. So there.
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But back to Broken Embraces: when did this film stop being a priority for me? Word's been pretty mixed and there are a lot of movies out right now that I've got to get to, but an Almodóvar film is always, even with the lesser ones, something to be seen in glorious color on a big screen. Alas.
But speaking of "in glorious color on a big screen," I got to see Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's 1948 film The Red Shoes "in glorious color on a big screen" just last night! See my previous post devoted to that movie here. It was the last night of a remastered print and I just wanted to lick the screen.
Well this post was all over the place and I didn't even get around to discussing how great I think the name "Emeric" is and how it ought to make a comeback. But I do, and it ought to. So there.
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Hey there,
Broken Embraces is one of those films that you can't really fault on any level but you still come of the cinema feeling a bit disappointed. Feels like Almodavar is just coasting. It's all stuff that he does really well but it feels a bit cosy. I saw it a couple of months ago and I don't remember much about it whereas Bad Education that I saw once when it first came out is still etched on my brain in glorious Gael Garcia Bernal detail.
I'm a big fan but it'd be nice to see him doing something a bit more transgressive again.
Laurence
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