L'Ivresse du Pouvoir

The Comedy of Power

slow pace..kurang menggigit


L'IVRESSE DU POUVOIR: 2,5/5
GAMBAR: 3/5
CERITA: 2,5/5
ACTING: 2,5/5

Note (2007.frenchfilmfestival.org):

Inspired by true events, A COMEDY OF POWER is a sleek, sophisticated entertainment that artfully walks a line between moral comedy and political thriller; master of suspense Claude Chabrol sets this witty examination of the abuses and psychological ill effects of privilege against an oil scandal investigation.

The stunning and accomplished Isabelle Huppert plays Jeanne Charmant-Killman, a.k.a. the ‘Piranha’, a tenacious examining magistrate assigned to untangle a vipers’ nest of high-level bureaucratic chicanery. Her new post catapults her into the public eye and boosts her already considerable power: woe betide the executive whose office suffers one of Jeanne’s surprise raids. But her work as a professional nemesis has its own subtly damaging effects on her personal life…

La Noche de los Girasoles

The Night of the Sunflowers


Salah satu dari sedikit film yang menggunakan alur cerita berputar-putar (sepatutnya bisa dibilang mundur ke belakang), dan dilihat dari berbagai perspektif yang berbeda-beda. Recommended!

LA NOCHE DE LOS GIRASOLES: 4/5
GAMBAR: 3,5/5
CERITA: 4/5
ACTING: 3,5/5

Note (from amazon.com):
Director Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo's Goya-nominated rural film noir employs a Rashomon-like storytelling technique to detail the journey of a Speleologist and an experienced potholer who emerge from a cave expedition to make a horrifying discovery. Castilla-León is a dying rural village in the middle of nowhere. When cave explorer Esteban (Judith Carmelo Gómez) learns of a newly discovers cavern in the area, she sets out with her experienced assistant (Walter Vidarte Alameda) to make an official document of it. Upon emerging the pair learns that Esteban's girlfriend has been assaulted, and sets out on a violent revenge mission that sets into motion a tragic series of events in the impoverished local communities. Told from six different perspectives, The Night of the Sunflowers explores the notion that the truth is never as simple as black and white.

Europa

Film tentang bisnis kereta api di Jerman pasca Perang Dunia II.

EUROPA: 2,5/5
GAMBAR: 2/5
CERITA: 2,5/5
ACTING: 2,5/5

Note (from imdb.com)
An American of German descent arrives in post-war Germany 1945. His uncle gets him a job on the Zentropa train line as a sleeping car conductor. The American's wish is to be neutral to the ongoing purges of loyalists by the Allied forces and do what he can to help a hurting country, but he finds himself being used by both the Americans and the influential family that owns the railroad. After falling in love with the railroad magnate's daughter, he finds that he can't remain neutral and must make some difficult choices.

Swimming Pool

Film misteri yang menarik. Sayang disc-nya ngambek di tengah jalan :(
Ludivine Sagnier tampil 'berani' dlm film ini.

SWIMMING POOL
DNFW


Note (from imdb.com):
Sarah Morton is a famous British mystery author. Tired of London and seeking inspiration for her new novel, she accepts an offer from her publisher John Bosload to stay at his home in Luberon, in the South of France. It is the off-season, and Sarah finds that the beautiful country locale and unhurried pace is just the tonic for her--until late one night, when John's indolent and insouciant French daughter Julie unexpectedly arrives. Sarah's prim and steely English reserve is jarred by Julie's reckless, sexually charged lifestyle. Their interactions set off an increasingly unsettling series of events, as Sarah's creative process and a possible real-life murder begin to blend dangerously together.