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floatingleaf) wrote2005-11-12 09:47 pm
floatingleaf) wrote2005-11-12 09:47 pm
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Wasn't planning on posting again today, but I just saw the best movie ever. Seriously, it's gonna be on my private Top Ten list - if there ever was one. Okay, maybe it would be Top Twenty or something... not that it matters anyway - some movies just make my heart stop with the overwhelming truth and beauty of them, and this one certainly did. I just picked it at random at the nearest Blockbuster's, because I felt like watching something I haven't seen before... I never expected it to be a masterpiece. I am still shaken from the sheer amount of squealing with laughter AND bawling my eyes out - occasionally at the same time. Just... there are no words. *dies*
Okay. Now the details - just in case anyone else wants to see it too.;) It's called His Secret Life, and it's an Italian movie by a Turkish director, Ferzan Ozpetek. Anyway, it takes place in Italy and most of the cast is Italian, but there are Turkish accents as well. And the plot is seemingly cliche: a wife loses a husband in a car accident, then finds out he had a lover. A male lover. Of course there are a hundred different ways to deal with such a premise, but I certainly never expected the film to be so deep. So profoundly touching. So crazy, and yet so totally believable. In the way that life is UNbelievable sometimes... if you know what I mean.;) It has some hot slashy action in it as well - but I almost feel like not mentioning that at all, because that's not what really matters, and it's not what the movie is about. Just a bonus.;) Oh, and if you want a clearer idea of how this movie feels, think All About My Mother by Almodovar. Just the same amount of comedy AND tragedy, pain and joy, death and life, weaved seamlessly together (not to mention that it has all sorts of lovely "freaks" in it as well ;). I never thought it was actually possible to outdo Almodovar at that... but this film almost does.:)
Okay. Now the details - just in case anyone else wants to see it too.;) It's called His Secret Life, and it's an Italian movie by a Turkish director, Ferzan Ozpetek. Anyway, it takes place in Italy and most of the cast is Italian, but there are Turkish accents as well. And the plot is seemingly cliche: a wife loses a husband in a car accident, then finds out he had a lover. A male lover. Of course there are a hundred different ways to deal with such a premise, but I certainly never expected the film to be so deep. So profoundly touching. So crazy, and yet so totally believable. In the way that life is UNbelievable sometimes... if you know what I mean.;) It has some hot slashy action in it as well - but I almost feel like not mentioning that at all, because that's not what really matters, and it's not what the movie is about. Just a bonus.;) Oh, and if you want a clearer idea of how this movie feels, think All About My Mother by Almodovar. Just the same amount of comedy AND tragedy, pain and joy, death and life, weaved seamlessly together (not to mention that it has all sorts of lovely "freaks" in it as well ;). I never thought it was actually possible to outdo Almodovar at that... but this film almost does.:)
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WOMAN.
I have never encountered anyone who knew about this movie.
I´ve forced people to watch it, including my whole family.
I went to see it 3 times at the cinema.
I´ve been trying to tell people about the awesomeness of this film.
It´s one of my dearest movies. Ever.
(I think I should scream "have-my-babies!" now)
You see; I saw a while back Stefano Accorsi on your interests and I have wanted to ask you about that because not a lot of people know of him and this movie is SO significant for me that I really went SQUEEE!!!! and wanted to ask if you heard of it. And then I found this post and.. had like a CAPSLOCK!ORGASM.
Seriously, I´ve never talked to anyone knowing this film existed. It´s just a movie, I know. But it´s... well, it represents a whole other era in my lfe. One where I was slightly happy somehow.
The first time I saw it I was with my boyfriend and felt kind of awkward since he never understood my fascination for gay-themed stuff while I sort of combusted from bliss and died right there in the seat. LOL
Oh, it was really very controversial at the time, Uhm.. threesome!hellooo *faints* and yet the movie was such a great success even in Italy and of course my gay friends were extatic about it, and I was like; Ok, OMG!I-gotta-see-that-movie-again!
The other 2 times I went by myself btw and died every second. In peace. =)
Later, everyone I have shown it to has really liked it, I think because it´s one of those films containing impressions who last and something with the scenery that...stays, I don´t know, it´s an intresting movie from a lot of aspects. But no one I think ever understood my fascination for it.
For nostalgic reasons, it was also recorded close to where I lived at the time. And at the end the clip from WorldPride 2000, which was just. Yeah.
When I found this post from you... well, you can probably imagine. I think my heart may have stopped for a few seconds.
Ferzan Ozpetek is such a brilliant director.. I also thought no one ever heard of him and OMG I GUESS I WAS WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!
"Hamam" and there´s one I´m still looking for after all these years and right now for my life can´t remember the name of bcause I´m all GAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, as you can see - this was going to be a very coherent post. ADSKLjfalölgfjgÖLJGGKLJAaKLÖGJAKLLKÖ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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