Filmele de calitate au
reprezentat si mai reprezinta inca o pasiune constanta a noastra. Ca studenti
(1969 – 1973), dar si mai tarziu, pana prin anii 1985, am fost abonati ai
cinematecii, unde vizionam filmele preferate (mai intai in sala Eforie, apoi si
la Union) si de unde ne procuram programele lunare sau alte materiale
informative. Caietele de documentare cinematografica editate de catre Arhiva
Nationala de Filme au constituit una din sursele principale pentru formarea
culturii noastre cinematografice. La
acestea sau adaugat si unele carti citite ca “O lume de celuloid”de Lazar
Cassvan, “Secolul cinematografului – mica enciclopedie a cinematografiei universale”
coordonata de Cristina Corciovescu si Bujor Ripeanu, “Voci si vocatii
cinematografice” de Florian Potra, precum si altele. Prin intermediul acestora
ne-am familiarizat cu evolutia celei de-a 7-a arte si curentele sale, de la
“Golden Ages of Hollywood” (1927-1960) cu reprezentantii sai de marca in regia
de film precum Orson Welles, Howard Hawks sau Alfred Hitchcock, pana la “American
New Wave” caracterizand anii de dupa 1960 cu creatori independenti precum
Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Roman Polanski sau Woody Allen. In
tineretea noastra am facut o adevarata pasiune pentru filmele apartinand
“Neorealismului italian” (1944-1952) reprezentat de Roberto Rosellini, Luchino
Visconti, Vederico Fellini sau Vittorio de Sica. Am fost, de asemenea, cuceriti
de “Noul Val Francez” (1958-1964) reprezentat de filmele lui Jean-Luc Godard,
Francois Truffault sau Jacques Demy, precum si de “British New Wave”
(1950-1960) al ‘tinerilor furiosi’ Tony Richardson, Lindsay Anderson sau Joseph
Losey. De o factura cu totul aparte este cinematografia suedeza, cu
reprezentantul sau de frunte Ingmar Bergman (decedat in 2007), dar si cu Lasse
Hallstrom sau Tomas Alfredson. Cinematografia rusa (mai ales cea de dupa 1990)
a adus o contributie importanta artei cinematografice prin filmele unor
regizori precum Andrei Tarkovsky si Nikita Mikhalkov, dar si Pavel Chukrai sau
Boris Akunin. “New German Cinema”(1960-1980) a fost reprezentat cu cinste de
regizori precum Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Werner Herzog sau Margarethe von
Trotta, iar “Polish Film School” din relativ acelasi interval s-a remarcat prin
filmele lui Andrzej Wajda, Andrej Munk sau Jerzy Kawalerowicz. Din aceasta
enumerare nu poate lipsi “Japanese New Wave” (1955-1985) cu filmele deosebite
ale lui Hiroski Teshigahara si mai ales Akira Kurosawa, sau “New Spanish Film
School” de dupa 1960, excelent reprezentata de Luis Bunuel ca precursor, urmat
cu brio de regizori precum Carlos Saura, Juan Antonio Bardem sau Pedro
Almovodar. Ar fi cu totul nedrept sa omitem din enumerare cinematografia
romaneasca din intervalul 1948-1989 cu reprezentanti de frunte ca Liviu Ciulei,
Lucian Pintilie, Mircea Danelic sau Mircea Veroiu, urmati cu succese notabile
dupa 1990 de catre mai tinerii Cristi Puiu, Corneliu Porumboiu, Cristian Mungiu
si, foarte recent Calin Peter Netzer. Ceea ce vreau sa rezum insa in cele ce
urmeaza sunt cateva titluri de filme pe care le-am vazut sau revazut in ultimii
ani, mai mult pe DVD-uri sau la televizor, si care ne-au ramas “la suflet” prin
frumusetea sau ineditul povestii, maiestria povestirii, sau jocul actorilor,
indiferent de reperele lor temporale.
Cateva din filmele
noastre preferate
The Portrait of a Lady: R: Jane Campion; D: Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich. 21 Grams: R: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu; D: Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Benicio Del Toro. The Godfather: R: Francis Ford Coppola; D: Marlon Brando, James Caan, Al Pacino. Mystic River: R: Clint Eastwood; D: Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon, Tim Robbins. Scent of a Woman: R: Martin Brest; D: Al Pacino, Chris O’Donnell.
Kirshbluten: R: Doris Dorrie; D: Elmar
Wepper, H. Elsner. Water for Elephants:
R: Francis Lawrence; D: Reese
Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson. The Best
Intentions: R: Bille August; D: Samuel
Froler, Pemilla August, Max von Sydow. Croupier:
R: Mike Hodges; D: Clive Owen,
Nicholas Ball. Il y a longtemps que je
t’aime: R: P. Claudel; D: Kristin
Scott Thomas, E. Zylberstein. In the
Name of the Father: R: Jim Sheridan;
D: Daniel Day-Lawis. Unfaithful: R: Adrian
Lyne; D: Diane Lane, Richard Gere. The Iron Lady: R: Phylida Lloyd; D: Meryl
Streep, Jim Broadbent. Legends of the
Fall: R: Edward Zwick; D: Brad
Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Julia Ormond.
Seven Years in Tibet: R: Jean-Jacques Annaud; D: Brad Pitt, David Thewlis.
Shall We Dance? R: Peter Chelsom; D: Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez,
Susan Saradon. Dog Day Afternoon: R:
Sydney Lumet; D: Al Pacino. Ah, c’etait ca la vie: R: Frank
Apprederis; D: Claude Brasseur, Manu
Fullola. Twelve Monkeys: R: Terry
Gilian; D: Bruce Wilis, Madeleine
Stowe, Brad Pitt. The Interpreter: R:
Sydney Pollack; D: Nicole Kidman,
Sean Penn. Jackie Brown: R: Quentin
Tarantino; D: Robert de Niro, Pam
Grier, Samuel Jackson. Fish Tank: R:
Andrea Amold; D: Katie Jarvis,
Michael Fasbender. Simon and the Oaks: R:
Lisa Ohlin; R: Bill Skarsgard, Helen
Sjoholm. The Confession: R: Hugh
Jones; D: Ben Kingsley, Alec
Baldwin, Amy Irving. I am Sam: R:
Jessie Nelson; D: Sean Penn,
Michelle Pfeiffer. No Man’s Land: R:
Danis Tanovic; D: Branko Djuric,
Rene Bitorajac. An Education: R:
Lone Scherfig; D: Carey Mulligan,
Peter Sargaard. Enid: R: James
Hawes; D: Helena Bonham Carter,
Matthew MacFadyen. The Others: R:
Alejandro Amenabar; D: Nicole
Kidman, F. Flanagan. Sweet Charity: R:
Bob Fosse; D: Shirley MacLaine, John
McMartin. Bloodworth: R: Shane Dax
Taylor; D: Val Kilmer, Kris
Kristofferson. Shooting Fish: R:
Stefan Schwartz; D: Kate Beckinsale,
Stuart Towsend. Miral: R: Julian
Schnabel; D: Freida Pinto, Hiam
Abbass. The Postman Always Ring Twice: R:
Bob Rafelson; D: Jessica Lange, Jack
Nicholson. Harry & Son: R: Paul
Newman; D: Robby Benson, Ellen
Barkin, Paul Newman. Midnight Express:
R: Alan Parker; D: Brad Davis,
Randy Quaid. What’s Eating Gilbert
Grape: R: Lasse Hallstrom; D:
Johnny Deep, Leonardo DiCaprio. The
White Countess: R: James Ivory; D:
Natasha Richardson, Ralph Fiennes. Open
Range: R: Kevin Costner; D:
Robert Duval, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening. Piccolo mondo antico: R: Cinzia Torrini; D: Claudia Pandolfi, Alessandro Gassman. Frantic: R: Roman Polanski; D:
Harrison Ford, Emanuelle Seigner, J. Mahoney. Eyes Wide Shut: R: Stanley Kubrick; D: Sean Connery, Catherine Zeta-Jones. Donnie Brasco: R: Mike Newel; D:
Johnny Deep, Al Pacino. Transamerica: R:
Duncan Tucker; D: Felicity Huffman,
Kevin Zegers, Elisabeth Pena. Being
Flynn: R: Paul Weitz; D: Robert
De Niro, Paul Dano, Julianne Moore. Flawless:
R: Joel Schumacher; D: Robert De
Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman. A perfect
World: R: Clint Eastwood; D:
Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, Laura Dem. Invincible:
R: Werner Herzog; D: Tim Roth,
Udo Kier. The Jackal: R: Michael
Caton-Jones; D: Bruce Willis,
Richard Gere, Sidney Poitier. What Women
Want: R: Nancy Meyers; D: Mel
Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei. Trespass:
R: Joel Schumacher; D: Nicolas
Cage, Nicole Kidman. Four Weddings and a
Funeral: R: Mike Newell; D: Hugh
Grant, Andie MacDowell. Un secret: R: Claude Miller; D: Cecile De France, Patrick Bruel. The Town: R: Ben Affeck; D:
Jeremy Renner, Ben Affeck, Rebecca Hall. Reindeer
Games: R: John Frankenheimer; D:
Ben Affeck, Charlize Theron. L’appartment:
R: Gilles Mimouni; D: Vincent
Cassel, Monica Belluci. And When Did You
Last See Your Father? R: A. Tucker; D:
Jim Broadbent, Colin Firth. Bounce: R:
Don Roos; D: Ben Affeck, Gwyneth
Paltrow. Titanic: R: James Cameron; D: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: R: George Roy Hill; D: Paul Newman, Robert Redford. How to Steal a Million; R: William Wyler: D: Audrey Hepburn, Peter O’Tool. The Break-Up: R: Peyton Reed; D:
Jennifer Aniston, Vince Vaughn. Helen: R:
Sandra Nettebeck; D: Ashley Judd,
Goran Visnjic. Men of Honor: R:
George Tillman; D: Robert De Niro,
Cuba Gooding Jr., Charlize Theron. Reality
Bites: R: Ben Stiller: D: Winona
Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Ben Stiller. Awaara:
R: Raj Kappor; D: Pritlviraj
Kappor, Raj Kappor. 8 MM: R: Joel
Schumacher; D: Nicolas Cage, James
Gandolfini. Lo scapone scientifico: R:
Luigi Comencini; D: Bette Davis,
Alberto Sordi. Albert Nobbs: R:
Rodrigo Garda; D: Gleen Close,
Antonia Campbel-Hughes. The Missing: R:
Ron Howard; D: Tommy Lee Jones, Cate
Blanchett, Eric Schweig. Stranger Than
Fiction: R: Marc Forster; D:
Emma Thompson, Will Ferrell, Linda Hunt. Mr.
Butterfly: R: David Cronenberg: D:
Jeremy Irons, John Lone. About Schmidt:
R: Alexander Payne; D: Jack
Nicholson, Kathy Bates. Random Hearts: R:
Sydney Pollack; D: Harrison Ford,
Kristin Scott Thomas. Flirting with
Disaster: R: David Russell; D:
Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Tea Leoni. The
Turist: R: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck; D: Johny Deep, Angelina Jolie.
Postcards from the Edge: R:
Mike Nichols; D: Meryl Streep,
Shirley MacLaine. The Holiday: R: Nancy
Meyers; D: Kate Winslet, Cameron
Diaz, Jude Law, Rufus Sewell. The Human
Stain: R: Robert Benton: D:
Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman. As Good
as it Gets: R: James I. Brooks: D:
Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear. The
Pianist: R: Roman Polansky; D:
Adrien Brody. The Devil’s Own: R:
Alan J. Pakula; D: Harrison Ford,
Brad Pitt, Margaret Colin. Born on the
Fourth of July: R: Oliver Stone; D:
Tom Cruise. The Story of Us: R: Rob
Reiner; D: Bruce Willis, Michelle
Pfeiffer. City of Angels: R: Brad Silberling;
D: Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan. You’ve Got Mail: R: Nora Ephron; D: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan. Sense and Sensibility: R: Ang Lee; D: Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Kate
Winslet, Hugh Grant. Sommersby: R:
Jon Amiel; D: Richard Gere, Jodie
Foster. The Pelican Brief: R: Alan
J. Pakula; D: Julia Roberts, Denzel
Washington. Anonymous: R: Roland
Emmerich; D: Vanessa Redgrave, Rhys
Ifans, Joely Richardson. Amadeus: R:
Milos Forman: D: Tom Hulce,
Elisabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, F. Murray Abraham. Gosford Park: R: Robert Altman; D: Clive Owen, Emily Watson, Helen Mirren. The King’s Speech: R:
Tom Hooper; D: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush. The
Painted Veil: R: John Curran; D:
Naomi Watts, Edward Norton. Silk: R:
Francois Girard: D: Michael Pitt,
Keira Knightley. You Will Meet a Tall
Dark Stranger: R: Woody Allen; D:
Antonio Banderas, Antony Kopkins, Gemma Jones, Naomi Watts. Possession: R: Neil LaBute; D: Gwyneth Paltrow, Aaron Eckhart. Melancholia: R: Lars Von Trier; D: Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg,
Kiefer Sutherland.