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The Dreamers (2003)
Au revoir, Monsieur Bertolucci
Bertolucci is no more. Not the man -- the filmmaker. How sad it is to see the creator of "The Conformist", "Luna", and "Last Tango" desperately trying to regain his form and instead ending up with a nudie picture that's so pretentious and empty, it wouldn't make the first cut at a film school festival of artsy wannabes. This movie makes you wonder (unfairly perhaps) if Bertolucci's long-time collaborator, cinematographer Vittorio Storaro (absent from this film) was actually responsible for the unforgettable images in Bertolucci's earlier movies. On the plus side, this abomination is much shorter than the terrible "The Last Emperor". What's next for Bertolucci -- a five-minute long porno flick? Goodbye, master.
The Circle (2005)
One of the most amazing movies ever made
Saw this movie in Cannes, and can't stop thinking about it. What an amazing piece of work! First of all, technically it's astounding -- the film is done in one uninterrupted take, and the visual acrobatics of this Mount Everest of shots are just incredible. I can't even begin to imagine the amount of planning, rehearsals, sweat and tears that went into this "one-shot wonder". Second, the story, the performances, and everything else in this movie is just brilliant. Angela Bettis -- where have you been hiding all my life? An unbelievable actress who grabs you by the throat (and the heart) and never lets go. All in all, this is a heartbreaking, inspiring, visionary movie -- a modern masterpiece.