THE COTTON CLUB

What a great movie!! Not only because of the theme about gangsters on the late 20's (I love it!) but about the soundtrack, the script, the acid of talks and what I liked the most: the production and cameras.

Somehow, the story wasn't unexpected at all. But still, the movie kept my attention all the time. Shows of claque and cabaret, the trumpet and so was really enthusiastic. It's impossible not to cheer up while listening them!! Maybe, the worst was that the good boy was too good and the bad boy was too bas as well. Anyway, one of the best movies I've seen recently.

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Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writers: William Kennedy & Francis Ford Coppola & Mario Puzo (BTW, the writer of The Godfther) :)
1984
USA
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087089/

LEAVING LAS VEGAS

The second time I watched the movie was far different than the first one. I preserved on my memories a good movie with a great story indeed: a man who wants to kill himself by drinking, and a prostitute... they know each other by chance, and finally they need each other keeping a pact of not disturbing the lifestyle of the peer.

Thus, she keeps working and he keeps drinking like hell. But they need each other: she needs somebody to talk with and he likes her. Not jus for sex (actually they don't do that much) but for respecting him without pressing to give drinking up.

The second time I watched the movie I was impressed for the same script but I realize how slow the movie is: too focused on the development of the drinking disease of the main character, sometimes a bit too much on the meaning of pointing out all details of Nicolas Cage character.

I recommend the movie if you wanna fall asleep. Why not? At least, watch it once.

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Director: Mike Figgis
Writers: John O'Brien (novel) & Mike Figgis
1995
USA
OSCAR: Best Actor (Nicolas Cage)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113627/

LA CHAQUETA METÁLICA (FULL METAL JACKET)

Aquesta pel·lícula me recorda a La Naranja Mecánica per l'expressivitat del guió i la potència del so, tant en la seva absència com en la banda sonora. El film es divideix clarament en dues parts: a la primera es mostra l'entrenament dels marines nou vinguts a una companyia on l'instructor no te escrúpols per humiliar i castigar a qualsevol soldat. M'encanta el paper d'en Vincent d'Onofrio (el Recluta Patoso) tan aplicat davant del sargent i tan infantil davant els companys... la seva evolució, fulgurant, és un reflex de l'ambient que es respirà entre aquelles parets.

A la segona part, al Vietnam, trobem el personatge del Matthew Modine (Recluta Bufón) com aquell que viu el succés amb perspectiva: un reporter de guerra amb ganes d'adrenalina però sense creure els sense-sentits dels seus superiors. La imatge general de la pel·lícula la trobo sobèrbia, sobretot amb els plans individuals dels diferents personatges.

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Directors: Stanley Kubrick
Script: Michael Herr, Gustaf Hasfrod (autor de la novel·la) i Stanley Kubrick
1987
USA
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093058/
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_Metal_Jacket

PERSEPOLIS

Laura recommended us this movie, moreover after our stage in Algeria. She said that we would understand more details of the movie than before... how right she was!! I and Raquel went to the cinema Funatic, in Lleida.

Marjane Satrapi lived a cheerful childhood until the revolution came and the civil war started. The movie reflects perfectly how could have been the day-by-day life of a good family: religious friends having doubts after being told to go to the war "for the sake of God and for the country", relatives in jail and so. I liked how Marjane behaves with one communist-killer son and her changes after talking with God: her job is forgive!! But not everybody can accept that...

Cops persecute all indies and punks. Just everybody who lives out of the patterns designed by the government, designed following the rules of God. By the government interpretation, of course. As usual.

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Directors: Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi
Script: Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi (author of the original comic)
2007
France & USA
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808417/
http://www.vertigofilms.es/persepolis/

NORK NORI ZOR? ZOR EKOLOGIKOA / ¿QUIÉN DEBE A QUIEN? LA DEUDA ECOLÓGICA

This documentary shows the fact that, actually, the "developed countries" own much more money to the "southern countries" than vice versa. The CO2 emission debt, the exportation of toxic residues to the South and so costs more money than the cash they own to the North.

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Script: José Manzaneda
Author: Ekologistak Martxan
Euskal Herria
28'
www.ekologistakmartxan.org

WANDIYÀ

This documentary shows the migratory process of some men from Senegal and their families resting at home. The men work in Catalonia after the long trip to the "First World". At the beginning it is shown how young Senegalese are shouting their wishes of traveling to Spain or France and pointing Western Countries as the responsible of their bad situation...

I took this movie after being at the CIDD office, just curiosity. After being in Algeria, I can feel deep inside the eyes of the camera recording the movie.

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Dir: Germán Reyes
Producció: Javier Calderón
Senegal & Catalonia
2006
http://www.fonscatala.org/versio2004/catala/inicio/lineasdetreball/14c.php?id_pagina=14

Jamón, jamón

One of the last movies I've seen. Typical Spanish movie on the 90s, with great young actors: Penélope Cruz & Javier Bardem.

The movie is about 2 families and on macho from the deep Spain. Stories, betraeds, sex and money. Nice combination and having nice time!!