This post is just to catch up on the films I watched last week but haven't already discussed.
Lucky Life (dir. Lee Issac Chung, 2010)
Thanks to John's Facebook post, I spent my morning watching the beautiful poem-turned-film, Lucky Life. The annoying Hulu commercials aside, watching this film is a wonderful and contemplative experience. It's lyrical yet relatable, a haunting combination of memory and everyday life.
Some of the most interesting moments in Lucky Life come as brief and muted scenes. Chung portrays the emotional and existential turmoil of the characters in a "feeling" rather than with exposition. Oftentimes, we are both observer and participant forced to look in upon empty spaces and attach our own meaning.
I highly recommend this film for everyone in Film Club.
The Hustler (dir. Robert Rossen, 1961)
This is a film that is perfect in almost every way. The acting is great, the film is beautiful and the story is perfectly paced.
I am finding a new love in the American films of the late 50's and early 60's. They may be melodramatic, but they turn on such wonderful stories.
The Door In the Floor (dir. Tod Williams, 2004)
Adapted from the first half of John Irving's novel, A Widow for One Year, this film is one of my favorites from 2004. It is a film filled with sadness and struggle for redemption, but it is also equal parts hilarious and absurd.
Jeff Bridges gives one of the best, most nuanced performances I've ever seen. His character is so fully formed and alive in him that it takes several viewings to really appreciate.
Tabloid (dir. Errol Morris, 2011)
Here is a case of the "truth is stranger than fiction" cliche. Morris gives the story over to the characters and leaves us to decide who to believe and to what degree. This is a fun documentary that I'll be happy to discuss more if Jason or Adrienne decide to write about it.
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