Crampei de viata

Ultimele filme vizionate catre mine.
Sfat: inainte de a le lua de pe torente si a le viziona, cititi cartile. Se verifica si aici regula "cartea bate filmul".
Aviz puritanilor, neinitiatilor si celor care considera ca ceea ce e prezentat atat in carti cat si in film este ceva rau, hidos, groaznic, nenorocit si de neinchipuit.
Mai bine va uitati la desene animate :P
P.S. Comentariile sunt de pe imdb.com. Restul il vedeti voi singuri.

Histoire d'O (1975) - "Story of O" is luxuriant, nicely photographed, and Corinne Clery is quite appealing as a sensual actress… The film is an adaptation of Pauline Reage's novel about a young girl called O and her entry into the art of loving… The special philosophy here is that women, by nature, are inferior to men and should therefore submit to their every emotion and desire. This is the only way for a woman to find ecstasy… O falls in love with a practitioner of this doctrine, and is forced to go through quite a lot before he will take her in… The treatment of eroticism is slow and careful… O is initiated into a house of bondage where the women are playthings for the male clientele… No talking or complaining is permitted... If the rules are broken, they are "punished" in the collar with whips and chains...One can call this film a lot of things, but "subtle" isn't one of them… Still, it's not overly offensive either, despite its extremely one-sided view of femininity... It does have a seductive quality, and we are attracted into its exotic fact or assumption largely because of Corinne Clery's beauty and sensuality…

Venus in Furs (1995) - The beautiful filming in Venus In Furs reminds me of why it was called "glorious black and white." Claire Mijnals smolders nicely and has a presence similar to Jean Harlow. Shadows abound and cool framing shows that the director may have found inspiration in German cinema or Derek Jarman films of old. It is a very faithful and beautifully made adaptation of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's novel, which means it is both wonderful and lacking in the same ways as the book. Venus in Furs is definitely not a film for everyone and even for "arthouse" lovers, it feels a bit incomplete and emotionally distant. It is basically an exploration of masochism, sadism, love, control and lack of control. A central question seems to be whether a lover should deliver satisfaction to her/his partner even when it is not satisfying to her/him. Where is the bond built? Where does trust, love, etc. begin and what does it require? These questions have been asked before and probably in more emotionally resonant movies, but Venus in Furs is worth a look for those who are drawn to their local black and white "arthouse" flick.

Quills (2000) - Some parts of Marquise de Sade's life and work. Rated R for strong sexual content including dialogue, violence and language. This was a good movie, but I thought it had somewhat of an unsatisfsying ending (well, to me anyway). Sad too. It moves nicely, though and you don't want to be interrupted. It can get rather graphic at times, but that's mainly because of the subject material, I guess. Geoffrey Rush is brilliant.He has a real knack for bringing strange and twisted characters to life. Michael Caine is doing his usual job of being superb as well. Every new role Kate Winslet performs is different from the previous and she excels every time. She expresses emotion very well. And my goodness, Joaquin Phoenix. I wouldn't say that I was ever a *fan* of his, but damn, now I am. If there was ever a performance that just made me melt, this was it. The restrained emotions and frustration of unfulfilled desires of his character were just performed brilliantly.

Justine de Sade (1972) - Therese, a beautiful but naive young girl, who finds herself being passed around from depraved pervert to depraved pervert, enduring just about every kind of sexual degradation there is while still believing that some kind stranger will eventually help her. This is one of at least four adaptations of the Marquis de Sade's infamous story "Justine" made in Europe in the late 60's/early 70's. It's not as good as Jess Franco's "Justine and Juliette" or the British film "Cruel Passions", but it's better than the godawful "modern-day" Swedish adaptation "Justine och Juliette". The lead is Alice Arno. She is not a great actress (she was often second-billed to Soledad Miranda or Lina Romay in Franco movies of that era), but neither were any of the other "Justines" (Romina Powers, Koo Stark, Maria Forse respectively). Arno, however, is also kind of miscast. She has a great body (and you get to see almost every inch of of it), but she's much more of a voluptuous man-eater than a wide-eyed innocent like the literary character. It doesn't help that her main foil--the character Juliet, Justine's sister who indulges in vice and prospers while Justine remains virtuous and is victimized by everyone she meets--is pretty much completely absent from this version for some reason.This movie also has the same problem (at least, in my view)as "Justine och Juliette"--it's wall-to-wall sex scenes that seemingly go on forever. Unlike the latter film, they're totally softcore and feature attractive women (like Arno's real-life sister Chantal Broquet). But they're obviously meant for what used to be called "the raincoat crowd". And while these LONG scenes may have allowed the rain-slickered guys in the back row (or their modern-day equivalents viewing at home) to "do their thing", they actually get pretty damn boring after a while and really kill the momentum of the story. Hell, with the exception of some occasional perversity and "political incorrectness" (priest-and-nun-related sex scenes, some unconvincing scenes of bondage and abuse), you may as well just watch the crap they have on late at night on Cinemax these days. . .

Juliette de Sade (1969) - Young, sweet and tender Juliette, raised under her father's strict upbringing and then in a very severe school and in an absurd convent, arrives to Rome, the eternal city, where she meets Thony, a girl who immediately introduce her to Roman Nobleman Marquis Foro, a passionate follower of the famous Marquis De Sade's philosophy. Juliette can thus give free play to her irrepressible vitality, but to tell the truth, she will be totally disgusted by this new morbid life. The distribution of this Swedish film was regional, from Italo-German Maslansky company, and in Panoramica Eastman color format. Soundtrack by excellent Helen Gary, and my German video release in Italian language is 87 minutes, including central pause.