betrayal
Not all people are Happiness on Earth
By Jenny Alvarez
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I Am Happiness on Earth (Yo soy la felicidad de este mundo) by Mexican filmmaker Julián Hernández comes with a well structured cast by Hugo Catalán,Emiliano Arenales Osorio and Emilio von Sternerfels, beyond the point Julián mixes the objective reality with the processes of the artistic creation. The story centralizes in a group of male dancers, recording their defined, tight bodies in strong, energetic movements and soon forms an impassioned relationship with one of his subjects. Although the relationship is emotional, erotic and intense, Emiliano finds it impossible to remain faithful and enters into a series of sexual encounters with handsome street hustlers. Octavio, a wounded dancer but he refuses to acknowledge their relationship and is against gay marriage. Sometimes the characters dance through their roles and as they do, something magical happens to the viewer but there are another strong scenes full of sexual cores and nudity that would be justify if he power of betrayal and the melancholia in the main characters were more real. Even there is poetic romance; the real meaning is sad and tragic for the main characters in their lives. The exploration of the lack of love, sex, creativity, makes the result more controversial and clueless of the main Director’s message. As a viewer of independent movies this is the first time that I can’t defend a movie despite of all the stylistic elements that would have made it very well structured in the story.
Third Person is a movie with the deepest feelings
By Jenny Alvarez
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This film tells three stories of love, passion, trust and betrayal. The tales play out in New York, Paris and Rome through three couples who appear to have nothing in common and only tangential connections. But there is always a third person in any relationship — perhaps not romantically, perhaps you aren’t even aware of their existence, but they are there. The cast is very well selected led by Liam Neeson, Adrien Brody, Mila Kunis and James Franco. It’s emotional with European mystery style. Even is an odd script Kunis’s character turning up to clean hotel rooms in both Manhattan and France — aren’t just sloppy mistakes, but the idea was that she was suffering for her child. But the drama and intensity are elements for each character in a different manner. Michael (Neeson) is holed up in a Paris hotel working on his manuscript when his young lover (Olivia Wilde) arrives. This an intellectual couple but the bad part is that both tortures the other behind the backs of their respective lovers. In Michael’s case, his enormously understanding wife back in the States is played by Kim Basinger. In few words in 136 minutes, as a viewer you will be deeply involved in each character’s life. However, there are several love scenes that are supposed to be torrid but seem icky and puzzle in which truth is revealed in glimpses, and clues are caught by the corner of your eye — and nothing is truly what it seems.
”In Secret” will be a thriller with betrayal and lust
Review by Alfonso De Elias
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Based on Émile Zola’s scandalous novel, Thérèse Raquin, IN SECRET is a tale of obsessive love, adultery and revenge set in the lower depths of 1860s Paris. Therese (Elizabeth Olsen of “Martha Marcy May Marlene”), a sexually repressed beautiful young woman, is trapped into a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin, Camille (Tom Felton of the “Harry Potter” franchise), by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin (two-time Academy Award winner Jessica Lange). Therese spends her days confined behind the counter of a small shop and her evenings watching Madame plays dominos with an eclectic group. After she meets her husband’s alluring childhood friend, Laurent (Oscar Isaac of “Inside Llewyn Davis”), she embarks on an illicit affair that leads to tragic consequences
From the Director Charlie Stratton and a well structured modern adaptation full of impact consequences of the characters actions. It has moral and murderous path and the landscapes are full of visibility and colors of nature, the photography has good contrasts of light fixture. Music is really deep that comes from a classical orchestra of the time. Only this marriage doesn’t contain any love between the main characters. So love is secretly ‘in-love-couple’ and a plan against one of the involved characters will be a disastrous.
