Italy
A tale of brothers with deep feelings is coming with “Broken Horses”
By GTVW staff
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Their violent hometown reunion fails to convince two brothers who have to face too much violence in their lives. However, the laws of loyalty, and the futility of violence in the shadows of the US Mexico border gang wars will show a different point form a gritty, thriller about the bonds of brotherhood. Broken Horses, the English language debut film from award winning Indian writer/director/producer Vindhu Vinod Chopra (PK, 3 IDIOTS, PARINDA) has a particular style (surreal and experimental and melodramatic) – was smooth and consistent during 100 minutes. With a well consistent starring Vincent D’Onofrio, Anton Yelchin, Chris Marquette, Maria Velverde, Sean Patrick Flanery, and Thomas Jane, the film promises an intriguing blend of genre elements such as brotherhood, complex reality of drug war in turbulent Mexican-American border and wrong choices that destroys lives, including everything that one loves. Definitely, a good film that makes a difference with the good, the bad and the ugly that sometimes our choices might have benefits or consequences.
La Sapienza offers you a tour about architecture and 17th-century culture
By Jenny Alvarez
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“La Sapienza” tells a love story that develops amid architecture, tempered emotions and artistic inspiration. The title of the film refers to one of the most extraordinary projects completed by Francesco Borromini: the Church of St. Yves at in Rome. During 1 hr. 40 min. the essence of humane urbanity and the relationships involved all the characters- Alexandre (Dardennes regular Fabrizio Rongione),Lavinia (Arianna Nastro), Goffredo (Ludovico Succio).
The most interesting part of this incredible film is most of the characters don’t exchange looks and move very rigidly, like some kind of concept theatre. They talk directly to the camera, avoiding each other.
This film definitely is full of detailed costume design, captured with its appropriately bright cinematography, “La Sapienza” is a chance for Eugène Green to offer a tour of his two favorite subjects: the French language and the art of the baroque period. At the end, Green balances heart and mind as an unique film full of visual values and knowledge.
"Korengal" shows a different experience of war
By Jenny Alvarez
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“Korengal” means bravery, pain and fear for a group of Young men who are who fight it. While one soldier cheers when he kills the enemy, another asks if God will ever forgive him for the killing he has done. As one soldier grieves the loss of a friend, another explains why he misses the war now that his deployment has ended, and admits he would go back to the front line in a heartbeat in the middle of the world of combat.
This film was shot by Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington on location in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley and in Vicenza, Italy at the unit base of the 2-503, Battle Company of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. In 84 minutes you will know more about the American troops with soldiers that have no choice but to respond to each threat with killer instincts and provides an illuminating counterpoint of an unpacking “survival” as a process but some memories are unexamined by many of the same men, looking back on their time in Afghanistan. Definitely the war of the human beings are the worst lethal weapon in a hostile citizenry, largely futile patrols, and heavy war terrain. Korengal’s formlessness forces viewers to admit humility when confronting the age-old question of why the American government fights.
