lundi 22 juin 2009

MR 73

MR 73


Orang bilang, MR 73 merupakan bagian dari trilogi film polisi/kriminal besutan sutradara Olivier Marchal, dua yang lain adalah Gangsters dan 36 Quai de Orfévres. Namun film ini tidak berhubungan satu sama lain dalam cerita, lebih kepada si sutradara yang sama dan tema yang sama. Olivier Marchal dulunya memang seorang polisi sebelum beralih ke dunia seni.

Aktor utama diperankan apik oleh Daniel Auteuil (Caché, Mon Meilleur Ami) yang memerankan Schneider, seorang detektif yang tengah depresi dan menjadi alkoholik. Penyebabnya adalah kecelakaan yang menimpa keluarga sehingga anaknya mati dan istrinya harus dirawat dgn alat seperti ventilator (life-support machine?) ketika dia sedang berselingkuh dengan Marie, koleganya di kepolisian. Sementara itu, dia juga harus menghadapi atasan-nya sendiri, Kovalski, yang juga dekat dengan Marie. Kovalski juga menghalang-halangi upaya Schneider dalam investigasi kasus pembunuhan berantai.

Di sisi (plot) yang lain, berita pembebasan seorang pembunuh berantai, Subra, mengingatkan Justine akan trauma masa kecil ketika orangtua dibantai Subra.

Film ini, seperti film2 karya Marchal lain, bermain-main pada tema polisi yang payah di tengah-tengah 'kebrengsekan' kehidupan polisi. Namun MR 73 lebih digambarkan lebih pada sisi manusiawi, orang-orang yang ingin keluar dari depresi atau dari trauma akan masa lalu dengan cara mereka sendiri.

Disebutkan bahwa film ini berdasarkan kisah nyata, walaupun saya sendiri tidak terlalu mempercayainya.

Satu hal lagi, nama MR 73 adalah sebuah jenis pistol (handgun), yang ironisnya menjadi alat untuk membalas dendam dan mengakhiri film ini dengan "pantas".

MR 73: 3,5/5
GAMBAR: 3/5
CERITA: 4/5
ACTION: 3/5 (violent)

Note (from imdb.com):
In Marseilles, the discredited and alcoholic Detective Schneider hijacks a bus and forces the bus driver with a gun to drive him home. He is arrested by the swat force and his washed up career in the police department practically ends. Schneider is removed from the investigation of a serial-killer that is committing hideous crimes against women and assigned to a bureaucratic work in the night-shift in the precinct. Through glimpses from his recollections, Schneider recalls the tragic accident that killed his daughter and left his wife attached to a life support system. Meanwhile, the sick criminal Charles Subra, who killed the parents of two girls many years ago, convinces the probation committee in the prison that he has found God and is regenerated and may be released. Justine, one of the daughters that survived, has never overcome the trauma of her loss and is worried with the possibility of the freedom of the criminal. When Schneider discovers the identity of the serial-killer, he finds also the corruption in the high command of the police, and he decides to go to his last mission on Earth in his descent to Hell. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro

Go Fast

Go Fast


Untuk membalaskan dendamnya atas kematian koleganya ketika misi pengintaian, Marek (Roschdy Zem) ikut pelatihan khusus untuk menyamar, dan akhirnya menjadi pengantar narkoba dari Spanyol ke Prancis.

DVDB yang saya dapat, subtitle Inggrisnya kurang bagus.

GO FAST: 2,5/5
GAMBAR: 3/5
CERITA: 2/5
ACTION: 3,5/5

Note (from movies.yahoo.com):
Follows police officer Marek, who loses his colleague and best friend during an operation against a drug trafficking network. Transferred to a new department specializing in undercover work, Marek must infiltrate a gang sending large quantities of cannabis resin from the south of Spain to French towns.

mardi 10 mars 2009

Le Silence de Lorna



The Silence of Lorna



LE SILENCE DE LORNA: 2/5
GAMBAR: 2/5
CERITA: 2/5
SEKS: x

Note (from imdb.com):
Sokol and Lorna, two Albanian emigrants in Belgium, dream of leaving their dreary jobs to set up a snack bar. They need money, and a permanent resident status. Claudy is a junkie - he needs money to satisfy his addiction. Andrei, the cigarette smuggler, must hold up for a while outside Russia; he has loads of money. Fabio, the Italian taxi driver and aspiring gang boss, elaborates a clever scheme: he will pay Claudy to marry Lorna so that she acquires a Belgian citizenship. Then she is to re-marry Andrei, who will in this way obtain the coveted EU passport - and pay a hefty price to Fabio and Lorna for the service. Like all plans, this one will not survive the contact with reality. Written by Eduardo Casais

lundi 2 mars 2009

Der Rote Baron



The Red Baron


Kisah penerbang "ace" Jerman Manfred von Richthofen dalam Perang Dunia pertama (1914-1918).
Agak menganggu, film ini disyuting dengan menggunakan bahasa Inggris, maksudnya berbicara dalam bahasa Inggris padahal aktor-aktornya orang Jerman semua, sehingga 'feel' ke-Jerman-annya tidak begitu terasa.

DER ROTE BARON: 2/5
GAMBAR: 3/5
CERITA: 2/5
ACTION: 3/5

Note:
Baron Manfred von Richtofen (Matthias Schweighöfer) is the most feared and celebrated pilot of the German air force in World War I. To him and his companions, air combats are events of sporty nature, technical challenge and honorable acting, ignoring the terrible extent of war. But after falling love with the nurse Kate (Lena Headey), Manfred realize he is only used for propaganda means. Caught between his disgust for the war, and the responsibility for his fighter wing, von Richthofen sets out to fly again.

samedi 28 février 2009

MISC: César Awards 2009

Inilah daftar pemenang César Award 2009 (pemenang dalam cetak tebal/bold, nominasi lain ada di bawahnya).
Sebagai rujukan untuk nyari-nyari DVD..

Best Actor – Leading Role

  • Vincent Cassel – Public Enemy Number One: Part 1 and 2 (L'instinct de mort and L'ennemi public n°1)
    • François-Xavier DemaisonColuche, l'histoire d'un mec
    • Guillaume Depardieu – Versailles
    • Albert Dupontel – Love Me No More (Deux jours à tuer)
    • Jacques Gamblin – The First Day of the Rest of Your Life (Le premier jour du reste de ta vie)

Best Actor – Supporting Role

  • Jean-Paul RoussillonA Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël)
    • Benjamin Biolay – Stella
    • Claude Rich – With a Little Help from Myself (Aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera)
    • Pierre VaneckLove Me No More (Deux jours à tuer)
    • Roschdy ZemLa fille de Monaco

Best Actress – Leading Role

  • Yolande Moreau – Séraphine
    • Catherine Frot – Crime Is Our Business (Le crime est notre affaire)
    • Kristin Scott Thomas – I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime)
    • Tilda Swinton – Julia
    • Sylvie Testud – Sagan

Best Actress – Supporting Role

  • Elsa Zylberstein – I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime)
    • Jeanne Balibar – Sagan
    • Anne Consigny – A Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël)
    • Edith ScobSummer Hours (L'heure d'été)
    • Karin Viard – Paris

Best Cinematography

  • Séraphine – Laurent Brunet
    • A Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël) – Eric Gautier
    • Home – Agnès Godard
    • Paris 36 (Faubourg 36) – Tom Stern
    • Public Enemy Number One: Part 1 and 2 (L'instinct de mort and L'ennemi public n°1) – Robert Gantz

Best Director

  • Jean-François Richet – Public Enemy Number One: Part 1 and 2 (L'instinct de mort and L'ennemi public n°1)
    • Rémi BezançonThe First Day of the Rest of Your Life (Le premier jour du reste de ta vie)
    • Laurent Cantet – The Class (Entre les murs)
    • Arnaud Desplechin – A Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël)
    • Martin ProvostSéraphine

Best Editing

  • The First Day of the Rest of Your Life (Le premier jour du reste de ta vie) – Sophie Reine
    • A Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël) – Laurence Briaud
    • The Class (Entre les murs) – Robin Campillo and Stephanie Leger
    • ParisFrancine Sandberg
    • Public Enemy Number One: Part 1 and 2 (L'instinct de mort and L'ennemi public n°1) – Bill Pankow an Hervé Schneid

Best Film

  • Séraphine
    • A Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël)
    • The Class (Entre les murs)
    • The First Day of the Rest of Your Life (Le premier jour du reste de ta vie)
    • I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime)
    • Paris
    • Public Enemy Number One: Part 1 and 2 (L'instinct de mort and L'ennemi public n°1)
Sumber: Wikipedia