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Director's Style
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Director's Style
In here, you can find articles I wrote about the style of various of my favourite directors (up until now I have only written about Damien Chazelle):
La La Land - Here's to the ones who dream Big dreams. Big ambitions. Love and passion. Who makes the world spin around? How do we realize our dreams? This is what La La Land is about. Damien Chazelle tells us the story of an aspiring actress and an ambitious jazz pianist who cross passes and fall for each other. This is a story about dreams. It's magical and escapist, yet overwhelmingly realistic. Chazelle doesn't shy away from showing us the pains and sacrifices we must go through in order to make our dreams come true. We are immersed in the alluring city of Los Angeles, a city that is like a deceiving siren, in one of the most beautiful musicals of all time (and, I even dare to say, one of the best in the history of cinema), as we follow the lives of these two people with big ambitions and the conflict between their love and dreams. La La Land will inspire you, dazzle you and make you fall in love. This is a film for dreamers. We are introduce...
Look What I've Got in My Shopping Bag! - The Birth of a New Talent Don't ever be fooled by the apparent sloppiness of amateur films and never underestimate their capacity of telling a good story. Certainly, don't underestimate this gem of amateur filmmaking. Matthew Reynolds, who directed and wrote this British short, introduces his talent to us with an amazingly energetic, crazy and entertaining story of a young police sergeant who finds himself in the midst of the corrupt world of arms dealing. Keep in mind that this film was made on a zero budget, so don't expect any high-grade sound and visual effects and design. Once you get past that, it's clear that this is the first sign of one of the talents in the cinema world of the near future. We follow Sergeant Ian Lynch - played by Conor O'Neill - and his story. We are introduced to his story with a jab at the "true story" cliché that we have seen so many times - obviously a reference to Fargo,...
Damien Chazelle - The Reality of Dreams He may only be 33 years old, with only four feature films under his belt, but he has already established himself as one of the most talented directors of our generation. He was referred to as "the Millenial Auteur" by The Hollywood Reporter , and rightfully so. He has already had two films nominated for Best Picture in the Academy Awards (and, hopefully, a third one this year), having already won one Oscar for Best Directing, becoming the youngest director to ever win such recognition. He is definitely already an auteur, and, in this article, I'll be exploring what connects his films. More specifically, I'll be talking about Whiplash , La La Land , and First Man (I haven't seen Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench yet, so I can't talk about it). I want to explore what do they have in common in terms of themes, messages, and techniques, and, through that, establish what may be called the "style" of Damien C...
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