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Dec. 29th, 2009 01:27 pmYesterday I watched Francis Ford Coppola's Tetro. Now that's a real movie and a very good one!
I wouldn't call it a masterpiece for it has a few little flaws, but it's definitely a film worth watching and one of the best Coppola ever made. I highly recommend it. This is a personal work, fed with private stuff, but this is mostly the film wherein Coppola shows his love for the movies and how he's mastered the art.
The black and white photo(the flashbacks or the "quotations" only are showed in colour, colours that look quaint compared to the timeless w&b) is gorgeous and conveys the right intimacy and modesty the story required; the cinematography is beautiful (hey people no need to have fancy special effects, 3-D and Pandora's ecosystem to provide lovely visuals, creativity and style !!!!); there's a real scenario, smart writing; there's imagination, and the cast is really good.
I wish people would see films like this rather than just watch Summer blockbusters or hyped movies supported by Internet buzz.
"Tetro" means either sad or dark in Italian...wich perfectly defines Vincent Gallo's character who goes by that name. In the movie Tetro is also short for Tetrocini which is actually the character's last name or rather his patronymic name.
In Buenos Aires, a young sailor (still a boy since his 18th birthday happens during the film), Benjamin Tetrocini, turns up at his long lost brother's place. The 20-year-older brother is a broken man/artist who has given up his literary ambitions and now lives with a woman who used to be his doctor in the asylum he had ended up. He has cut all the family bounds, changed his name (Angelo became Tetro), works as a mere electrician (he is dark but he is the one providing the light!) and doesn't seem happy to see his baby brother. But Bennie needs answers and takes roots. Slowly the past unfolds and the truth is unveiled, glaring like a dangerous dazzling light in the dark ...
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I wouldn't call it a masterpiece for it has a few little flaws, but it's definitely a film worth watching and one of the best Coppola ever made. I highly recommend it. This is a personal work, fed with private stuff, but this is mostly the film wherein Coppola shows his love for the movies and how he's mastered the art.
The black and white photo(the flashbacks or the "quotations" only are showed in colour, colours that look quaint compared to the timeless w&b) is gorgeous and conveys the right intimacy and modesty the story required; the cinematography is beautiful (hey people no need to have fancy special effects, 3-D and Pandora's ecosystem to provide lovely visuals, creativity and style !!!!); there's a real scenario, smart writing; there's imagination, and the cast is really good.
I wish people would see films like this rather than just watch Summer blockbusters or hyped movies supported by Internet buzz.
"Tetro" means either sad or dark in Italian...wich perfectly defines Vincent Gallo's character who goes by that name. In the movie Tetro is also short for Tetrocini which is actually the character's last name or rather his patronymic name.
In Buenos Aires, a young sailor (still a boy since his 18th birthday happens during the film), Benjamin Tetrocini, turns up at his long lost brother's place. The 20-year-older brother is a broken man/artist who has given up his literary ambitions and now lives with a woman who used to be his doctor in the asylum he had ended up. He has cut all the family bounds, changed his name (Angelo became Tetro), works as a mere electrician (he is dark but he is the one providing the light!) and doesn't seem happy to see his baby brother. But Bennie needs answers and takes roots. Slowly the past unfolds and the truth is unveiled, glaring like a dangerous dazzling light in the dark ...
( Read more... )