Vicky Christina Barcelona

PRE GOTOVO dva meseca sam pisala o zeljnom iscekivanju najnovijeg filma Woody Allena Vicky Christina Barcelona (to je ovaj post).

Najzad je krenuo da se prikazuje (kao Ljubav u Barseloni!?) i sinoc smo ga gledali U PREPUNOJ SALI! Uvodna muzika diiiiivna i naravno potpuno precizno opisuje atmosferu filma - brbljivo, ni malo banalno, neoptereceno, istrgnuti segment, duhovito. Kao i plakat, fotka kadrirana bas kao sto bih ja.

Evo trejlera, vec sam stavljala neku od verzija ali moram da potkrepim uvaj egzaltirani post mrdajucom slikom:





Da se vratim na prepunu salu... ima nesto magicno u tome... Kao sto je joga divna u maloj grupi i malom prostoru, ali tek u velikoj grupi i nekoj sali kada se grupa uhoda i manje reci se trosi za vodjenje casa krece neka luda magija. Mislim da cu od sada uvek da trudim da idem na projekciju cim film krene da se prikazuje. Plus kokice i sve... Ja, inace, mnogo vise volim da gledam filmove u bioskopu. Bas sam razmisljala o tome - svaki zanr i svaka epoha mnogo bolje lezi u bioskopu nego kod kuce. Pa jos kad je sala puna, to je poseban dogadjaj.

Svaka recenica u filmu na svom mestu, utegnuto i tacno. Dobar tajming, sprecifican spoj cudnovatosti Njujorka i Spanije. Povrsno prikazana Barselona sa apsolutno najtipicnijim znamenitostima ni ne pretenduje da bude lik u filmu na nacin na koji je to Njujork u Woodyjevim njujorskim filmovima. Covek je dovoljno pametan da zna da to ne treba ni da pokusava.


Patricia Clarkson igra zenu u dobrostojecem braku bez iskrica, nosi prelepe pamucne haljine i pravu holivudsku frizuru u velikim zlatnim talasima.


Ali me je Penelope O-DU-VA-LA koliko me je odusevila! Ne znam ni kako bih objasnila ono sto me je tu odusevilo, za njen komicarski duh sam znala i ranije, ali sam tek sada zapravo shvatila kako je ona dobra glumica. Isprofilisala je taj lik bez nekih kicastih preterivanja, a bilo je lako da sklizne u to... Da ne pominjem cinjenicu da mislim da je ona jedina osoba na planeti koja moze da nosi rozi svileni neglize sa crnom cipkom po obodu i da to u kombinaciji sa starim analognim foto aparatom na njoj bude kul i zabavno.



Eto... preporucujem... Obavezno dok su pune sale.

....................................................................................................IT'S BEEN NEARLY two months since I've written about dying to see the latest movie by Woody Allen called Vicky Christina Barcelona (this is the post).

It finally started in Belgrade's theatres (Serbian translation of the title is Love on Barcelona!?) and so we saw it last evening in the FULLY CROWDED MOVIE THEATRE!

The movie theme is just lovely and naturally absolutely precise in depicting the tone of the film - chatty, carefree, funny and not at all trite. Just like the movie poster, the photo on it cut just the way I'd cut it.

Here's the trailer, I've already put it in a post, but I have to substantiate this post with the moving images:
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To get back to the crowded house, there's something really special about that... Just like yoga is lovely in a small group and a small private space but is crazy powerful when practiced in a big group of synchronized people. I think I'm going to do my best to see the movies when they start in movies from now on. Plus, popcorn and all... I prefer watching movies in theatres than at home, I've thought about it, every genre and period is better seen in theatre.

Back to the Vicky Christina Barcelona, feels like every sentence is in the right place, everything's tightly tied together and precise. Perfect timing and a specific blend of New York's and Barcelona's quirkiness. Barcelona is presented kinda superficially, not trying to be one of the leading characters in a movie the way New York is in Woody Allen's movies in general. The man is too smart and knows he shouldn't even try doing that.

Patricia Clarkson plays a woman living in a sparkless wealthy marriage, wears beautiful dresses and a proper Holywood hair in great golden waves.
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But Penelope's the one who knocked me off my feet! I don't know how to describe what surprised me, I new about her comedic capabilities, but it's just now that I realized how good at acting she really is. She molded this character she's playing the way it didn't slip into a cliche or kitsch for a sec, and it very well could. Not to mention the fact that for me she's like the only person in the world that can pull off wearing something like this pink silk underwear with black lace rim and combining it with this old analogue camera make it kinda cool and fun.
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So there it is... I highly recommend it... And be sure to go see it while the movies are still crowded.