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Not for those into entertainment only
May. 6th, 2010 10:41 pmARTE has scheduled a lot of good movies for May. I just watched Paranoid Park that I had missed when it was released. This is one of Gus Van Sant's best films, in the wake of Gerry, Elephant or Last Days. It's a book adaptation and yet a personal movie as only great filmakers can make so.
As often with Gus Van Sant, the story is about a teenager and focuses on the relationships he has with mates and family. Above all it appears that Alex is into skateboarding, fascinated with a skating park–– the youngsters called it Paranoid Park, and its crowd of dropouts. The place keeps luring him but he mostly remains a watcher, and some day Alex finds himself involved in a deadly accident that police investigates as a murder.
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As often with Gus Van Sant, the story is about a teenager and focuses on the relationships he has with mates and family. Above all it appears that Alex is into skateboarding, fascinated with a skating park–– the youngsters called it Paranoid Park, and its crowd of dropouts. The place keeps luring him but he mostly remains a watcher, and some day Alex finds himself involved in a deadly accident that police investigates as a murder.
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