Pomme::TAB

This weekend, I’ve watched the film “Lost In Translation” for the second time.
I loved this film. It’s very atmospheric and subtle.

It reminded me another great film Sofia Coppola directed before: “The Virgin Suicides”

With that in mind, I couldn’t help but be intrigued by her last work “Marie Antoinette” which has coincidentally just been released (at least in France).

I’m not known for being a fan of “Period” drama,

but after having recently seen Barry Lyndon, and Doctor Who episode “The Girl In the Fireplace” I’ve gradually become interested in this genre again.

As a consequence of browsing Imdb on the above subjects, I’ve just discovered that Sophia Myles who plays Madame De Pompadour in “The Girl In The Fireplace” also stars in a recent period romance “Tristan & Isolde”.

She’s charming and acts well in Doctor Who and I’ve read that she did a brief but strong appearance in the film Underworld: this a film I wanted to see for the style and atmosphere - gothic, vampire, werewolves, but didn’t because I was afraid to waste my money on an unoriginal, insubstantial action film. I’ve been wondering If I didn’t miss a good film there.

While on the subject of werewolves, the trailer I’ve seen of Marie-Antoinette shows a costumed ball with accelerated motion.

I’ve seen such scene in the music video of the german industrial-rock band Rammstein, “Du riechst so gut” in which an aristocratic lady is being stalked by a werewolf.
I’ve read that music (leaning toward rock) is a “character” of the film Marie-Antoinette (as in all Sofia Coppola’s films so far, for my greatest delight).

I need to find out when and where I can go and watch Marie-Antoinette in London

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Disappointing. I didn’t like it.

Ok, Combat scenes were not bad but they are not beautiful either. The latter attribute could apply to the whole film.

That was £5 unwisely spent. If you want good value, imho, The Corpse Bride is still on show this week at Prince Charles’ cinema on Leicester Square for £1 (friday night)

I’ve been to the cinema on friday.
The film was Corpse Bride and it was very good.
Its an animated film by Tim Burton. It’s in the same spirit as the other tim Burton’s animation “Nightmare before Christmas”.

On tuesday, I’ve seen an asian film on BBC4.
It’s called “Fulltime Killer”
It was excellent.
It was strange though to see a film in chinese, japanese and english.
The 2 males actors are brillant and cool. they don’t look false like many hollywood actors,
Especially Takashi Sorimachi who plays O.
The action is fast and clever and the sets in Honk Kong, Singapore, Taiwan are urban-glamourish kind of thing I’ve already liked in “Lost In Translation”.