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Thursday, October 19, 2006

When every part promises a perfect whole



My anticipations for a movie have seldom been such high. I'm talking about Milos Forman's new movie: Goya's Ghosts. Here are the reasons why I'm impatiently counting down to see this movie (it looks like a blasphemy, but my longing to see this film is as strong as my craving for Lynch's new movie):

1. The subject matter: Francisco Goya is one of my favorite painters (along with Munch and Bruegels). I can't wait to see his creative process on the screen.
2. The director: Milos Forman has always been strikingly perfect when dealing with the issues of freedom of speech and thought and any subversive subject mattes, as he has proved in One Flew over Cuckoo's Nest (Parvaz bar faraz-e ashianeye fakhteh), Amadeus and People vs Larry Flint.
3. The cast: It's a universal knowledge that Natalie Portman is my sweetheart. Besides, Javier Bardem is my favorite European actor (with Juliette Binoche being the favorite actress).
4. The scriptwriter: Jean-Claude Carriere, prolific writer (with 129 titles on his credit), is one of the best intellectual European writers with a colorful background (notably Unbearable Lightness of Being)
5. The cinematographer: Javier Aguirresarobe, the Spanish cinematographer was great in "The Others" and "The Sea Inside". The undeniable beauty of his images in those movies (and to some extent "Talk to Her") has been engraved on my brain.

I think that's enough. Check out the trailer.

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