Gloomy Sunday(1999):A Bright Film on Human Relationship

February 23, 2008

 Gloomy Sunday

Probably you have heard any of the numerous versions of the song popularly known as “Gloomy Sunday“. It is originated from Hungarian “Szomorú Vasárnap”, a song written by the Hungarian self-taught pianist and composer Rezső Seress in 1933.

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American Beauty (1999): The Beauty Beneath

November 21, 2007

American beauty movie poster

What is the duty of a  movie? Or is there any specific responsibity of a maker? How a movie can differentiate itself from a lot of average and below average movies or a lot more trashes?

I don’t think a director

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Mar Adentro (2004): Life and Dignity

August 15, 2007

maradentro.jpg 

Mar Adentro” or “The Sea Inside” is a creation of Alejandro Amenábar on the life of Ramón Sampedro which is quite real.

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Big Fish (2003): A Heartwarming Journey

August 12, 2007

 Big Fish Movie poster

“It is we ourselves who call forth the spirits through our own myth-making. From the matter we use, or wish to use, there arise later on obstacles to our own development and the future development.”              - Pablo Neruda  

As a matter of fact, we live in a hard and rough world.

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“Color of Paradise” (1999): Touching is Watching

August 5, 2007

Color of Paradise (1999)

The original title of this Iranian film is “Rang-e-Khoda”, which means “color of God”. The central character of this beautifully simple movie is Mohammed- a 9 year old blind boy.

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Stay (2005):: Stay DisTuned!

July 23, 2007

Stay

You watch movies regularly? So you have some assumptions about the syntax of a movie. With a little bit fluctuations accepted, you must expect a beginning, an ending and

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