And finds a very good and gentle young man (played by Emory Cohen, or is he playing? No one can be that charming and not be charming in real life, can they?)
So surprised no one mentions his contributions to the film. He was so great. He's definitely a New Yorker IRL. So New York.
The movie images show the contrasts between life in Brooklyn (and what it offers her) and life in Ireland.. The boyfriend wears the golden tones ("The streets are paved with Gold.") of her new life. She wears the blue of the Irish old life, she has not yet fully accepted the new life offered to her yet. Back in Ireland. Our heroine is dressed in the warm yellow/gold of her life in the States that has transformed her.
Great eye!
did read in one place that this film had been dismissed as just a well-done Woman's Film. What makes The Revenant, a film about a bear mauled guy dragging himself across the snow, more important than this film? The subject? The misogyny?
So dismissive. It's a wonderful film with a universal theme. People who just boil it down to "woman's film"is being lazy. Also, even if it were why is a male POV more substantive and accepted than a woman's? It's truly a gorgeous film on every level and my top favorite film of 2015.
Emory Cohen, I've got to keep that name in mind. I haven't seen any of his other work, so I don't know much about him. As I recall, you did feature him in one of your posts, so I will have to go read that one again and check out his IMDB. And you are right, he is so lovely and gorgeous in this film, there was barely a contest, in my mind, as to what she should choose. I want him as my Teddy Bear adorning my made bed cuddled in the pillows. That was just how adorable he was.
So dismissive. It's a wonderful film with a universal theme. People who just boil it down to "woman's film"is being lazy. Also, even if it were why is a male POV more substantive and accepted than a woman's? It's truly a gorgeous film on every level and my top favorite film of 2015.
Yes yes and double YES.
Also, I really liked Whiplash from last year. I guess that I am a sucker for Life Discovery and Choices films about Youth. That said, I didn't like The Fault in Our Stars, I liked the book but not the film.
I don't know why this film was not nominated for Costume Design---well, yes I do. It was too subtle for the Academy. And it should have been nominated for Cinematography and Production Design too. It was a beautifully proficient technical film with all the other attributes, acting, directing, script, etc that make a superb film. The Academy prefers the splashy, in-your-face-and flattening-your-eyeballs stuff (which is fine in Fury Road) but there are other kinds of truly meritorious production designs that should be appreciated and acknowledged.
So surprised no one mentions his contributions to the film. He was so great. He's definitely a New Yorker IRL. So New York.
The movie images show the contrasts between life in Brooklyn (and what it offers her) and life in Ireland.. The boyfriend wears the golden tones ("The streets are paved with Gold.") of her new life. She wears the blue of the Irish old life, she has not yet fully accepted the new life offered to her yet. Back in Ireland. Our heroine is dressed in the warm yellow/gold of her life in the States that has transformed her.
Great eye!
did read in one place that this film had been dismissed as just a well-done Woman's Film. What makes The Revenant, a film about a bear mauled guy dragging himself across the snow, more important than this film? The subject? The misogyny?
So dismissive. It's a wonderful film with a universal theme. People who just boil it down to "woman's film"is being lazy. Also, even if it were why is a male POV more substantive and accepted than a woman's? It's truly a gorgeous film on every level and my top favorite film of 2015.
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So dismissive. It's a wonderful film with a universal theme. People who just boil it down to "woman's film"is being lazy. Also, even if it were why is a male POV more substantive and accepted than a woman's? It's truly a gorgeous film on every level and my top favorite film of 2015.
Yes yes and double YES.
Also, I really liked Whiplash from last year. I guess that I am a sucker for Life Discovery and Choices films about Youth. That said, I didn't like The Fault in Our Stars, I liked the book but not the film.
I don't know why this film was not nominated for Costume Design---well, yes I do. It was too subtle for the Academy. And it should have been nominated for Cinematography and Production Design too. It was a beautifully proficient technical film with all the other attributes, acting, directing, script, etc that make a superb film. The Academy prefers the splashy, in-your-face-and flattening-your-eyeballs stuff (which is fine in Fury Road) but there are other kinds of truly meritorious production designs that should be appreciated and acknowledged.
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