Like last year I will tell you which three films had the greatest impact on me in this working season. Two of them popped in my mind immediately, third one is a bit more difficult to choose. I'd like to point out that it's not necessary the films were made in 2017 or 2018, it's just that I've seen them in this season. So here we go.
1. CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
Drama, Romance, 2017
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Cast: Armie Hammer, Timothee Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg
In 1980s Italy, a romance blossoms between a seventeen-year-old student and the older man hired as his father's research assistant. It's the summer of 1983 in the north of Italy, and Elio Perlman, a precocious 17-year-old young man, spends his days in his family's 17th century villa transcribing and playing classical music, reading, and flirting with his friend Marzia. While Elio's sophistication and intellectual gifts suggest he is already a fully-fledged adult, there is much that yet remains innocent and unformed about him, particularly about matters of the heart.
What is not to love about this film. I've seen in two times and I could easily watch it another time. In the middle of winter, the film brought me in the hot summer days. Oh, how I wished it would be summer and I could feel the vibe of summer that the film portrayed. The photography, the music, everything was perfect. And the love was so pure, I felt very deeply with the characters during the film. The film is based on the book Call Me by Your Name written by Andre Aciman and yes, I've read the book also.
2. I, DANIEL BLAKE
Drama, 2016
Director: Ken Loach
Cast: Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Sharon Percy
A 59-year-old carpenter recovering from a heart attack befriends a single mother and her two kids as they navigate their way through the impersonal, Kafkaesque benefits system. With equal amounts of humour, warmth and despair, the journey is heartfelt and emotional until the end.
With this film I cheat a little, because I saw it on TV (it was on my must watch list) and not in cinema, but I think a lot of times about this film and I just must include it in this list. The film made me angry, sad, melancholic. I don't want to tell you too much, but at the end I cried and wondered what is wrong with our world.
"I am not a client, a customer, nor a service user. I am not a shirker, a scrounger, a beggar, nor a thief. I'm not a National Insurance Number or blip on a screen. I paid my dues, never a penny short, and proud to do so. I don't tug the forelock, but look my neighbour in the eye and help him if I can. I don't accept or seek charity. My name is Daniel Blake. I am a man, not a dog. As such, I demand my rights. I demand you treat me with respect. I, Daniel Blake, am a citizen, "nothing more and nothing less. Thank you."
3. LADYBIRD
Comedy, Drama, 2017
Director: Greta Gerwig
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts
Christine "Lady Bird" MacPherson is a high school senior from the "wrong side of the tracks." She longs for adventure, sophistication, and opportunity, but finds none of that in her Sacramento Catholic high school. Lady Bird follows the title character's senior year in high school, including her first romance, her participation in the school play, and most importantly, her applying for college.
Something easier for the last pick. A nice coming of age film, that had some funny scenes. The film takes place from 2002 to 2003 which was a nice trip down the memory lane, since it was the time that I also attended high school.
What do you think about my list?
Have a great day!
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