Filmele noastre preferate

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.