tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33415680.post3845085177739947669..comments2023-09-26T15:52:33.786+05:30Comments on Movies that make you think: 156. Italian filmmaker Uberto Pasolini’s English film “Still Life” (2013) (UK/Italy): Quietly amazing and powerful cinemaJugu Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168705724665556320noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33415680.post-16194283148757450942015-05-01T13:45:33.348+05:302015-05-01T13:45:33.348+05:30Thanks, Manuel.Thanks, Manuel.Jugu Abrahamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33415680.post-53110722360139845592015-04-27T03:44:53.181+05:302015-04-27T03:44:53.181+05:30Subtile, sensitive, lovely. While at the same time...Subtile, sensitive, lovely. While at the same time lurid and scary. Loved this quite little movie. Thank you for calling our attention to it and for an excellent review. Manuel, Alcochete - PortugalManuel Gomesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33415680.post-15434277052577462082015-02-07T08:10:48.937+05:302015-02-07T08:10:48.937+05:30Thank you, Kim. I am convinced it was the best fil...Thank you, Kim. I am convinced it was the best film of 2013--I note it is getting released/re-released in UK and USA in 2015.Jugu Abrahamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33415680.post-1914947473774725772015-02-06T22:44:58.603+05:302015-02-06T22:44:58.603+05:30Hello, it's Feb 2015 and this film seems to ha...Hello, it's Feb 2015 and this film seems to have been recently re-released in the US. Is it because Joanna Froggatt performance in Downton Abbey was just awarded by the Screen Actor's Guild and the Golden Globes? Thank you for appreciating (caring for) this beautiful film. You've added to my enjoyment of it. In contrast, I was sorely disappointed at The New York Times Steven Holden's negative review. Perhaps it is not a sunny enough film for most Americans. Perhaps we are so practical, like the employer in the film, that imagination fails us. The end of the movie did come as a bit of a shock to me. My initial reaction was to think the film was spoiled, but as I followed it, I found it opened me up to a new set of possibilities that deepened my experience in a way I hadn't expected. I want to live in a world that values people and caring as John May's character does. Still Life is one of the best and most unusual films I've seen. I look forward to discovering more films you recommended.Kim Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33415680.post-30132365472385794812014-10-13T02:43:02.963+05:302014-10-13T02:43:02.963+05:30Saw the film last night. It is a gem. It still ech...Saw the film last night. It is a gem. It still echoes in my soul.<br /><br />One of the best reviews I read. Thank you.Connynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33415680.post-73281854434195205092014-07-25T05:34:55.519+05:302014-07-25T05:34:55.519+05:30Still Life is beautiful, delicate, sweet, and hits...Still Life is beautiful, delicate, sweet, and hits the audience with an undeniable truth that we might often try to avoid.<br />Marsan captures the essence of his character, and I agree that the scene where he (gently) smiles is one of the highlights of the movie.<br />I've seen Mr Marsan in 2013 Filth (and i found his performance notable, despite the movie didn't impress me much).<br />Visuals and music, along with Mr Marsan's performance, made me leave the cinemas with the sensation that I've just read a sad love letter that had been left underneath my door...Lisavieta Andradenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33415680.post-36050759694834425272014-07-24T02:11:05.324+05:302014-07-24T02:11:05.324+05:30The film starts in Sydney today and my husband and...The film starts in Sydney today and my husband and I intend seeing it on the weekend. I really hope that I haven't over-hyped it to myself in the meantime, though I don't think it's that kind of filmAnitanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33415680.post-78853263441855151272014-07-24T00:19:58.580+05:302014-07-24T00:19:58.580+05:30Thanks, Anita. The movie seems to be well receive...Thanks, Anita. The movie seems to be well received in Australia from the comments on my review. Wonder why few are talking about it elsewhere.Jugu Abrahamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33415680.post-50355854480976868662014-07-22T03:08:08.023+05:302014-07-22T03:08:08.023+05:30What an excellent review! You've made my task ...What an excellent review! You've made my task of presenting this film to my film group much easier. I have yet to see it as it's not opening in Sydney until Thursday, but I it's well to attend the screening armed with some knowledge; that is, in the case where a presentation is to follow.<br />I'm looking forward to this so much that I intend watching during its first session. Eddie Marsan is a fine actor IMO. I enjoyed his turn in "Happy-Go-lucky and I'm sure that I won't be disappointed.Anitanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33415680.post-47475304843251888532014-07-12T23:43:21.428+05:302014-07-12T23:43:21.428+05:30Jane, the folks I spotted walking out were film fe...Jane, the folks I spotted walking out were film festival delegates, who were possibly watching 3-5 feature films a day. You are right when you state that a person who is watching one movie a day is not likely to walk out on this one.Jugu Abrahamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33415680.post-39526086983801784882014-07-12T12:54:01.389+05:302014-07-12T12:54:01.389+05:30Just seen Still Life, this is my first on line com...Just seen Still Life, this is my first on line comment but had to say what a great film, excellent work. Well done and thank you, I was drawn into John's life and although the pace was slow it was exactly what was needed to make the film work. No one walked out of the cinema either and I find it hard to believe that anyone would.Janenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33415680.post-9768133477811156242014-07-09T16:38:42.455+05:302014-07-09T16:38:42.455+05:30Wish you will view the movie until the end. I have...Wish you will view the movie until the end. I have seen folks walking out midway. Director Michael (Fahrenheit 9/11, Bowling for Columbine) Moore considers this movie to be top notch and has invited it to his Traverse City Film festival in the US. The film has otherwise yet to be widely seen or make waves.Jugu Abrahamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33415680.post-64189112979115906122014-07-09T13:42:47.523+05:302014-07-09T13:42:47.523+05:30that's an amazing and thought provoking review...that's an amazing and thought provoking review. I can't wait to see it (its got a run here in Melbourne starting next week)mal neilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33415680.post-8809513291518967502014-05-02T06:13:19.929+05:302014-05-02T06:13:19.929+05:30David, I am glad you liked the movie. I am surpris...David, I am glad you liked the movie. I am surprised so few are talking about this lovely film or have made an effort to view it. Even BBC's program "Talking Movies" has not highlighted this British film thus far, not that it is a quality program.Jugu Abrahamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33415680.post-69692628006563044212014-05-02T05:21:06.485+05:302014-05-02T05:21:06.485+05:30Brilliant. Rare. One of those extremely deep and t...Brilliant. Rare. One of those extremely deep and touching films that transcends mere entertainment and ends up re-invigoratating the human soul. A glimpse of the truly human-sacred beyond words, thought or even emotion. Anyone who revels in unpretentiousness or pines for more signs of 'humanity' and 'community' beyond the dregs of egoism, prescriptiveness, indifference, and the cluttering of compulsive consumerism, will love this film. A small quiet unassuming almost perfectly paced film that cuts through so much B.S. by it's unpretentiousness ability to portray the paradoxical human-life sphere in a polyconscious manner rarely experienced in contemporary cinema.David Knappnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33415680.post-90081082335597313732013-12-20T09:13:41.546+05:302013-12-20T09:13:41.546+05:30"Still Life" was unexpectedly delicious...."Still Life" was unexpectedly delicious.....saw it in iffk...<br />A film which comes along with you when you leave the cinema hall.....!!<br />dxndavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10819750847777909169noreply@blogger.com