MR 73

The Last Deadly Mission


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

Untuk membalaskan dendamnya atas kematian koleganya ketika misi pengintaian, Marek (Roschdy Zem), seorang detektif, ikut pelatihan khusus untuk menyamar, dan akhirnya menjadi pengantar narkoba dari Spanyol ke Prancis. Dengan mengendarai sebuah mobil, Marek harus pintar-pintar menghindari berbagai rintangan yang menghadang.

Sayang DVDB yang saya dapat subtitle Inggrisnya kurang bagus. Jadi cuman bisa menebak saja jalan ceritanya.

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.

Le Silence de Lorna

The Silence of Lorna


Cerita tentang imigran dari Albania, Lorna, yang punya cita-cita mendapatkan status permanent resident Uni Eropa di negeri Belgia sehingga dia bisa mendirikan kedai sendiri. Caranya adalah menikah (seperti kawin kontrak) dengan orang Belgia, yang mana calonnya adalah Claudy, seorang pecandu narkoba. Padahal Lorna sudah punya kekasih sendiri asal Albania yang juga mempunyai rencana hidup sendiri. So bagaimana cara Lorna bisa mencapai cita-citanya?

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

Der Rote Baron

The Red Baron


Kisah penerbang "ace" Jerman Manfred von Richthofen dalam Perang Dunia pertama (1914-1918).
Agak menganggu dan membuat saya sangat kecewa, film ini disyuting dengan menggunakan bahasa Inggris, maksudnya berbicara dalam bahasa Inggris / speaking English padahal aktor-aktornya orang Jerman semua, dan ini kan sejarah orang Jerman?? Saya tak mengerti mengapa harus dibikin seperti ini sehingga 'feel' ke-Jerman-annya tidak begitu terasa. Seribu sayang, I would not recommend this movie.

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.

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 Demaison – Coluche, 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 Roussillon – A Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël)
  • Benjamin Biolay – Stella
  • Claude Rich – With a Little Help from Myself (Aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera)
  • Pierre Vaneck – Love Me No More (Deux jours à tuer)
  • Roschdy Zem – La 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 Scob – Summer 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 Bezançon – The 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 Provost – Séraphine

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
  • Paris – Francine 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

Was Nützt die Liebe in Gedanken

Love in Thoughts


Kalau ada cinta segi empat, yang mana melibatkan 3 orang laki-laki dan 1 orang perempuan, terus kemudian satu laki-laki itu bersaudara kandung dengan satu perempuan tsb, bagimana menjelaskan cerita cinta seruwet ini??

Ceritanya mungkin biasa aja, dan akting Daniel Brühl (sebagai Paul Krantz) mungkin agak sedikit canggung walaupun begitu setting tahun 1920-an digarap dengan serius.

WAS NÜTZT DIE LIEBE IN GEDANKEN: 3/5
GAMBAR: 3,5/5
CERITA: 3/5
ACTING: 3/5


Note (from imdb.com):
Is that really it, the highest point in the life? Günther and Paul are convinced of it: They want to live, in full courses and without compromises - and they require same of the love. They are both a kind of school boys and best friends in 1927 Weimar Germany. Together with Günther's sister Hilde they spend the weekend in a summer house on the country, outside Berlin. Paul is fascinated by the girl and falls in love with her. And first it looks in such a way, that Pauls feelings are finally answered. But Hilde loves another one. Secretly she meets with a young good-looking boy named Hans - Günther's former lover. Hans is a boy from a much lower class who works in the kitchen of a restaurant/dance club. In the garden of the house they celebrate a rushing celebration. When Hans pushes surprisingly to them, it sets a roller coaster travel of the feelings into course, which gets very soon out of control. Written by Phillip S. Christensen.

Gangsters

"Crazy, bloody, surprise, non-stop action sequence..." - Robert Mackey, Philadelphia Enquirer


Dari awal tidak cerita tidak begitu bisa dimengerti, tapi adegan interograsi terhadap dua pasangan ini terlalu lama dan bertele-tele, walaupun dengan ending yang cukup 'suprising' tetap saja film ini pasti dinilai tidak terlalu menarik.

GANGSTERS: 2,5/5
GAMBAR: 2,5/5
CERITA: 2/5
ACTION: 2,5/5


Note:
Richard Anconina and Anne "Nikita" Parillaud star in this picture by former police officer and actor Olivier Marchal who scripted and directed it. "Gangsters" tells the story of an undercover agent who tries and finds out who are the 2 corrupt inspectors involved in a robbery. The action is focused on two days or 48 hours' case. It's about an interrogation at 18th district in Paris. Five policemen have been assigned to catch a criminal couple. They are expected to have 10 million dollars of diamond from robbery. All in all, "Gangsters" is a thrilling action story and mercilessly revealing human weaknesses, and employing magnificent actors.

Le Voyage du Ballon Rouge

Flight of the Red Balloon


Bosen, ngantuk, ketiduran deehhh....

LE VOYAGE DU BALLON ROUGE: DNFW


Note:
Suzanne is charming but she is a mother snowed under by obligations. With her pupper shows, the classes she teaches and the two children, Simon and Louise, that she has been raising alone since their father left, she hasn't got a minute to herself. To help her, she takes in a young Taiwanese babysitter, Song Fang, who is a student a Paris University. On his way home from school, Simon, who is 7 years old, leads her through the streets and cafés of his neighborhood. Soon, Song Fang and Simon share an imaginary world: a strange red balloon follows them, even in the exhibition space of the Musée d'Orsay. While Suzanne is caught up in a court case involving her tenant downstairs, who refuses to leave, every day.