{"id":21821,"date":"2016-04-14T08:59:31","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T12:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/?p=21821"},"modified":"2016-04-14T12:16:07","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T16:16:07","slug":"mundo-do-cinema-by-jr-schutt-costa-14042016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/2016\/04\/14\/mundo-do-cinema-by-jr-schutt-costa-14042016\/","title":{"rendered":"Mundo do Cinema, by Jr. Schutt Costa . 14\/04\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"1<\/p>\n

THE MEASURE OF A MAN *****<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of France\u2019s strongest and most respectable performers, Vincent Lindon was honored Best Actor in Cannes for his powerful portrait of a man dealing with a load of financial, personal and moral crisis. Director St\u00e9phane Briz\u00e9\u2019s drama carries many qualities, but the film belongs entirely to Lindon and his remarkable ability of expressing the haunting troubles, stating this as the very first 5-star film of the year.<\/em><\/strong> Following the trend of exposing the consequences of the economic crisis in Europe and its high rates of unemployment, the film observes with compassionate honesty, every detail of Lindon\u2019s struggle as he seeks a job to provide for his wife and disabled son. He\u2019s offered a position lower than what he previously worked on, and under the edgy circumstances he must accept the Supermarket\u2019s security guard position. Once hired, he experiments how mega corporations label people based on social status and learns of the workers\u2019 faults- putting him in a sharp dilemma as he is confronted by his moral and integrity. A solidary look at capitalism with Neorealism influences and touching performances<\/em><\/strong>, Briz\u00e9 conceived a compelling moral tale that meditates on aging insecurity and family values. (Opens Friday at Metrograph and Lincoln Plaza)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"2<\/p>\n

AN EYE FOR BEAUTY ***<\/strong><\/p>\n

Everyone is on fire in this glamorous erotic thriller by Canadian provocateur Denys Arcand, the Oscar nominated director behind the cult \u201cBarbarian Invasions\u201d. A young architect becomes involved with an assistant during a project outside town. The affair develops within as they meticulously plan their next intimate encounter; both are successfully married but overwhelmed with their respective marital duties; eventually they\u2019ll learn they are not the only ones sneaking out. A thoughtful, explosively hot and controversial sexual-charged thriller, Arcand investigates issues related to marriage<\/em><\/strong>, such as respect, loyalty and guilty, as well as temptation and the inevitable desires of the flesh. Punctuated by the suspenseful events and the charming exploration on sexual instincts<\/em><\/strong>, Arcand also demonstrates his unusual and bizarre humor, such as the preparation of showering separately before going to bed, and the architect\u2019s confessions at a doctor\u2019s office. Kudos also to the luminous cinematography that captures the beauty of both the natural landscape and the bodies of the highly sexy cast. (Opens Friday at Lincoln Plaza Cinemas)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"3<\/p>\n

RIO, I LOVE YOU ***<\/strong><\/p>\n

Magical, hilarious and poetical, this collection of stories based on love and relationships that sometimes get connected in the streets of the Cidade Maravilhosa (Wonderful City, as Rio is known for its residents) is a surprisingly efficient comedy.<\/em><\/strong> The reason for its delightful result is the efforts of each director with their peculiar choices, from the moving story of an old hippie living on the streets, to the tragic accident involving a one-arm boxer, and from the hallucinating vampire lust to a passionate ballet dance lead by Rodrigo Santoro. There are surely lots of romance, such as the flirtatious meetings of two youngsters, a taxi driver longing for his ex, the inner experience of a famous arrogant actor, and the nostalgic encounter of long-time lovers in a remote beach house. Each segment is produced with dazzling technical advantages such as the dancing bossa nova\/samba original soundtrack<\/em><\/strong>, the astonishing images of Rio\u2019s unique landscapes and the rapidly smart editing, which perfectly piles all stories without losing its enthusiastic pace. Directed by Carlos Saldanha, Paolo Sorrentino, Sang-Soo Im, Nadine Labaki and others, the film is a great entertainment that reasonably provides fantasy and reality at equal levels. (Opens Friday at Landmark Sunshine Cinema)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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ALSO SHOWING<\/strong><\/p>\n

The sci-fiction \u201cMidnight Special\u201d<\/em><\/strong> tells the intriguing adventure of a boy with powers from beyond, running from the authorities\u2019 interests in order to reunite with his roots outer space. Jeff Nichols directs and Michael Shannon gives another top-notch performance. Get ready to enjoy the perks of being young in Richard Linklater\u2019s latest Party \u201cEverybody Wants Some!!\u201d<\/em><\/strong> (set in a 1980\u2019s Texas College) the definitive feel good movie of the season. Another major work by one of America\u2019s truly filmmakers. Sally Field is intoxicating funny as the title-role in \u201cHello, My Name is Doris\u201d,<\/em><\/strong> an awkward midlle-aged lonely woman trying to get a boost in life and in love. And while Christian Bale wastes his talent in Terrence Malick\u2019s ambitious and uninspiring experiment, yet gorgeously shot, \u201cKnight of Cups\u201d,<\/em><\/strong> handsome Jake Gyllenhaal conquers the audience\u2019s heart in \u201cDemolition\u201d<\/em><\/strong> as a dysfunctional man coping with his wife\u2019s tragic death and trying to reconstruct his routine once he develops a tender friendship with a woman and her rebel son.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

THE MEASURE OF A MAN ***** One of France\u2019s strongest and most respectable performers, Vincent Lindon was honored Best Actor in Cannes for his powerful portrait of a man dealing with a load of financial, personal and moral crisis. Director St\u00e9phane Briz\u00e9\u2019s drama carries many qualities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,16],"tags":[],"views":2801,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21821"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21821"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21821\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21826,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21821\/revisions\/21826"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brazilianpress.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}