Thursday, July 19, 2012

A Burning Hot Summer



Monica Bellucci and Louis Garrel caught in one stormy-steamy relationship proper of an actress and a painter? – I am running to the theater! In the words of Manohla Dargis of New York Times: 

"A languid, emotionally raw film. Mr. Garrel suggests that there’s something impossible about love, but then he is a Romantic — of a dreamy, melancholic type."

Philippe Garrel’s films run like a confession ripped from a diary of a tortured soul, eager to explore its intricacies yet stay impartial and untarnished. Those day-to-day moments of pondering silences, stolen glances and feelings of great intimacy mixed with alienation make Garrel’s works voyeuristic and visually striking. Even though his pensive poetry and austerely character study approach is not catered to everyone’s taste, his imagery is provoking and worth exploring:



Screenings available July 20–26 at SF Film Society Cinema:


If you are in town, come check it out and share what you think!



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