A Single Man (2009)

[10/10]

Sometimes it is incredibly hard to pick just the right words. I got addicted to staring & examining George's life, back in 60's. I loved every scene and every sound of the film. George's character is impeccable... clear and clearly in pain, deeply in love and lost in grief.

The sad plot didn't make me tear, perhaps because it is a gorgeously crafted film. I was aware of that throughout. It did not bother me. I just enjoyed each scene - each camera frame, the lighting, outfits, the music, the dialogs. I thought of references to Eakins, in the suggestiveness, complexity and the display and the beauty of the male body.

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

[9/10]

Maybe I'm the mood to watch beautiful women make out with each other, as a voice behind the camera clearly narrates on what they feel. (I generally don't even like Scarlett Johansson, nor Penelope Cruz... ) With all the odds, I quite enjoyed this movie. It must be Woody Allen's obsession with psychoanalysis... and my interest in its ideas. It was surprisingly easy to be comfortable with this movie. I'm just going to relax and maybe replay parts of it - why not.