Thoughts: Sergio Castellitto is Timoteo, a well to do doctor who has a beautiful wife. One day his Volvo breaks down in a poor part of town and he meets Italia (Penelope Cruz), a poor and ragged woman and proceeds to rape her. Yup I said rape and then goes back home to his wife and perfect life. But the kicker is he keeps going back to Italia and in the beginning it is just for sex but then he genuinely falls in love with her. She represents to him his way out of his tiresome life. The movie ends on a bittersweet note but it was a decent film. Sergio Castellitto is better as an actor than director.
(M) The Third Man. (Carol Reed, 1949) Grade: B
Thoughts: A pulp fiction novelist Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) arrives in post war Vienna to get a job from his friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles) only to learn he is dead. The twist is how Harry died and if he is even dead. This is my first exposure to film noir (Brick doesn't really count) and it was pretty good. It had detective/mystery/whodunit all over it.
(M) Sjunde Inseglet, De (The Seventh Seal). (Ingmar Bergman, 1957) Grade: B+
Thoughts: I saw this movie over 4 months ago but never wrote a review for it. This movie is heavy on religion, God, the Devil, living and death. I don't even think I can review because it is so rich in themes and layered. Antonius Block (Max von Sydow) is coming back with his squire Jons (Gunnar Bjornstrand) from the Crusades. The Black Plague has hit the countryside and people are dying left and right. Through all this Death (Benkt Ekerot) comes for Block's life but Block makes a deal with him - they will play chess and if he wins, he will live but if Death wins, he will die. The Seventh Seal is considered one of the greatest films of all time and I can see that. I would have to watch the film a few more times to fully take it all in.
(M) Fall for You. (Cha Chuen Yee, 2000) Grade: D+
Thoughts: An odd and strange Chinese movie I rented that made little to no sense and was very random. I couldn't even finish the film because the disc was strached up. Oh well at least Francis Ng was in it. He is an amazing actor.
Count: 87 movies
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