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The Grand Inquisitor (1977)
more than the familiar speech
You know the text. You are more than familiar with atmosphere. And, at the first sight, you discover the impecable, profound and just impressive performance of sir John Gielgud as only reason to see this adaptation of couple pages from The Brothers Karamazov.
But it is, yet, Dostoievski in pure form in this adaptation.
At the end, you understand than the star of this short film is Michael Feast in the role of prisoner. Than the speech of inquisitor has as destinatary yourself and only you.
This is the virtue of this teleplay- the dialogue with your faith , more intense today than in the year 1977 .
The answer - the kiss of prisoner . Because, in so high measure, in so many forms, The Great inquisitor is us.
Endgame (2020)
a story
A man , for help his son be not so opened in confessions on Internet, tells to him a story. A boy , ignoring reserves, offers to an online video game buddy his adress.
The consequence is terrible . And , at the first sight, the terror story is finish.
But a name for son, a ring for viewer offers to story a new sense, more darker than pedagogy of a father for his boy.
No doubts, a warning about risks on Internet.
But, in same measure, a great story about the danger from dark and a noble gesture changing a life.
Sure, the end can be defined as ambiguous , expression of dark humor of man or a cold confession. But it works just well and, in essence, this is the significant thing .
So, a little different horror.
Ripley: IV La dolce vita (2024)
Caravaggio
The fascination of Tom for Caravaggio works has, in this episode, the presumed explanation in self identification. The reference of priest from San Luigi di Francesi to light reminds this , like the explanations of guide of Galleria Borghese.
The steps to become Richard - this is the skin of the episode, dominated by admirable scenes like the reaction in hotel room or words about him in the letters to Marge or the evening of Christmas.
The heart of episode - no doubts, the conversation between Marge and Tom, admirable duel and precious clue to discover Dakota fanning as the perfect option for Marge.
In short, the bitterness of desired happiness.
Nadador (2019)
revenge
A story of revenge , beautiful crafted, well acted, defining, in precise terms, the conflict in childhood, between a bully and his victim.
The story is more than simple - a swim teacher is called by his colegue for a last student. It is late, the student knows not swim, the instructor seems very rigid to cruel. The explanation comes with the retreat of rope helping the student to not fall in deep of pool. And it is the start of old memories and a fight who has as purpose only the survive.
The cinematography is the source of seduction in this case and it deserves entire appreciation.
In short, a story of revenge after decade, impressive scene by scene.
Le noeud cravate (2008)
a clerk decision
The Kafka touch seems the main trait defining this short animation. But the end proposes a smart - seductive twist, very useful encouragement for viewer.
In short, the life , from 25 to 41 of an insignificant clerk, with absurd job in impressive bulding of Life Inc.
A promotion is occasion to define, in precise terms, the nasty truth to his boss, a tempt to discover the most high possible function discovers a terrible nightmare, the postcards from his mother at each birthday is presumed consolation, like the collection of ties.
The solution - to make his hobby the only job, for his mates good day source .
In short, a sort of admirable crafted parable.
Ripley: III Sommerso (2024)
the ring
I saw it this episode as the heart of series. Indeed, the expected murder but the significant is the context . And the fair - careful attention to details, from letters to human pyramid, to the chain of suppositions of Tom about the answer of Dick to the exclusion from trip to Cortona and, after drastic reaction, to the forms of fear .
Being an admirer of Andrew Scott, this episode was the admirable answer to each of expectations.
His mimic is the main tool for create, scene by scene, realistic portrait of tom Ridley, dominating the story, offering coherent explanations to the gestures and defining in proper terms the hunted animal , near the danger in each moment.
The symbol - the fascination of Dick s ring .
Iris (2024)
a confession
A simple story with almost religious message. A young man works for crime family. A moment changes his mind and has the courage to punish, in modest way, his employer. The reaction is fast and brutal.
So, for fix the situation, the only reasonable solution is the self sacrifice, a confession and the disk containing it to the most significant person from his life.
Few fight scenes are good option for realism and for fans of genre.
But the story, especially for its inspired simplicity, is more than seductive and this is the basic virtue of this touching, precise - wise crafted short film who seems a message to the viewer first.
Marina Kaye: Something (2017)
to escape from circle
It sounds as a verdict this lyrics. And the minimalism of video has its virtue in this sense. In short, a precise - cold portrait of significant part of us, who, cause unhappy experiences, deep selfishness, traumas or only forms of accute indiference, we arte out of emotions, feelings, minimum forms of compassion, love or empaty.
The song of Marina Kaye reflects the wish to escape from this circle and exactly this form of try , defining her songs , gives to her music a special status. A song about truth is this Something and this makes it more than interesting.
In short, a confession. Or reflection of viewer in a kind of mirror.
Marina Kaye: Mirror Mirror (2015)
the peace
The lyrics as inspired definition of the late peace after the fall of every illusion.
At the first sight, a song about suicide. In fact, I suppose, about the fair reconciliation with yourself, so desired by many from us. Marina Kaye has the precious gift to offer the fair accents, nuances , the true, deep poetry to a song in which the reference to the tool of Stepmother from Snow White works in profound clever way.
A song about loneliness and about real happiness . Served by gracious photography, defining a state who is just the escape from despression circle.
In short, beautiful, just in profound sense.
Ripley: II Seven Mercies (2024)
the cold Tom
The perfect Tom Ripley. No doubt, a verdict influenced by my full subjecty about Andrew Scott but, not being familiar with the novels from Ripliad series ( only with adaptations ), easy to appreciate the coldness of Tom Ripley created, with precise science of detail , by Andrew Scott.
Three good points - the stairs and cinematography, Eliot Sumner as Fredie Miles and lovely performance of Dakota Fanning.
And fair crafted tension at level of dialogue, the option for mature Tom being well used for exploration of each nuance.
In short, wise crafted episode , first for smart architecture of silence, looks and expressions.
DNA (2022)
a test truth
A boring course. Two mates and a DNA test inspired by the lecture of professor. An invitation, for one of them , to a speech sustained by a Shoah surviver.
But the result of test change many in the life of one of students , the contradiction with the invitation to Shoah lecture being the obvious one.
A very short film proposing a fair and interesting crafted fist of questions about significance of roots , dark secrets of family, simple jokes and their consequences, serious questions about identity and responsability about facts defining ancesters.
In short, just clever constructed story , pleasant acting and a page from Wikipedia offering a biography near the small poster about a testimony, each of them, side of same coin.
The Conglomerate (2023)
the final task
A group of friends celebrate the gratation of spy school.
Plans for future, jokes , the beautiful summer.
And a final task - to kill the only girl from group. Before to assume this challenge, it seemse too easy, solved. But...
Half Agatha Christie Ten Little Niggers, good dose of nice improvisation, this film is just charming. Especially for construction, solutions for obtain the job and the circle defined by beginning and end.
Not last, the sweet performances, the summer air and the chain of accidents .
At first sight, easy to see it as feminist short film. In fact, I suppose, only precise - fair portrait of ambition to demonstrate the determination for got the job.
Around the Corner (2023)
family crisis
A man lost his job and entire his life becomes something between frustrations, boredom, pressure of wife. A young pretty lady, realt estate agent becomes the temptation , especially after a new fight between guy and his wife.
He is a good Christian. So, the remorses are normal , like the confession of infidelity to his lady.
The basic good point remains the realism of situation, obvious for each person becoming, in brutal way, unemployed.
The second- the beautiful acting as key for a story in which the tasks of house are on woman shoulders and the man lost the order of his life.
The words of end are clues about a Christian short film. In fact, Around the Corner has the gift to represent little more than that but a honest portrait of family crisis and, presumed, his fair solution.
Out of Control (2020)
the creek
First temptation was to be very critic about this short film. But two good points are significant in its case. The first - beautiful effort of young Lyla Hatley to create , in realistic terms, her character.
Second, the fair portrait of teenager behavior as protest, adaptation, need to be respected . The loss of father/ husband and the memories as refuge represents another virtue. Not the last, the precise image of psychic affection as altered perception of reality.
Sure, nothing perfect but more than noble intentions, beautiful photography and coherent story.
The main character - just the creek, the sweeming of young girl , reminding old fairy tales interdictions, being the nice axis of a film of reflection in inspired way crafted.
Time Traveling Through Time (2022)
a too ambitious project
The main motif to see it seems the cinematography. The story is confuse in the first part and easy to define the film as an experiment.
But it is one of short films who, in precise manner, using in clever manner the humor, reminds essential things, from ambitious projects and their high price to the freedom after end of manipulation and its lovely traits, to the adventure of makink films and the selfishness as cold circle.
And, sure, not the last, the serious risks of time travel.
So, provocative and sweet sounds just fair about this charming, courageous, prettz eccentric short film about a director becoming victim of his noble intentions.
International Male (2015)
refuges
I admitt, I liked. Just very much. For Brandon Rowan - Taylor, indeed, proposing nice portrait of lonely man and his eccentric, at first sight, idea but reflecting, in essence, a struggle defining many from us against different every day problems, from debts to isolation, routine and fragility in its profound symptoms.
I liked for the lecture from The Little Prince and for sketch of tea ceremony, for the melancholic end and for the music.
And, sure, for fine montage.
A short film about looking for love or affection. Seductive crafted, scene by scene. And beautiful acted, sure, in minimalistic manner but serving, in proper manner , a touching - nice idea. In some measure, a sort of reflection in mirror.
Here Comes Frieda (2020)
the ticket
Reminding simple, essential things.
This is the main virtue of this short film about a young blind woman, his lucky ticket, the greed/ selfishness/ cruelty of a neigbor and the cold truth behind win.
Admirable crafted atmosphere, fair reference to classics and the twist reminding the force of vulnerable presumed victim.
And the inspired end.
Just a beautiful short film, proposing , in fair terms, a powerful, wise constructed storz about a superstorm, a young woman and her ticket, about cynism form of the others and about fair terms to define yourself.
The gratitude for beautiful performance of Ellie Wallwork.
Dandansoy (2021)
a venerable aswang. her boy
Mong is a young boy addicted by video games. Working in a internet center, in an evening, a venerable lady is his client for write to her daughter an email.
This is the beginning of a profound touching story about oldness and youth, about imortality and its defaults, about family in not ordinary sense and about a very special friendship.
A seductive short film for acting, realism and for charming end.
For the way to discover and understand the other and for the gentle drops of humor. Not last , a good introduction of Antique old believes and fair portrait of the ages of characters. The precious gift - maybe the hope.
Canaan Cox: Hate Me More (2023)
behind words
At the first sight, a break up song. One of the most simple. But exactlz its simplicitz is the main virtue of it.
A young man defining his feelings about his ex. He hates her. But the hate is onlz reflection / mask of the hate against himself.
For me, Hate Me More represents the song of only lyrics- My sweetshirt s in the closet/Can t bring myself to wash it/ It smells like you.
This expression of love is the key of realism of this lovely videoclip and the source of deep honestty for the song.
Nothing more can be significant or more inspired than the manner to define, in realistic, simple and precise terms the profound affection behind words.
Canaan Cox - Wish (2022)
nostalgic touch
I like it. For fair references to classic scenes, for old fashion atmosphere , reminding 1950 decade, for the precise - pleasant definition of happiness, for choreographz, in same measure. A nice video, a beautiful song and lovelz portrait of happiness, in its basic, fair, seductive, honest and just charming terms.
It is just interesting the art of this canaan Cox, using, in smart manner, familiar themes with a sort of complicity with audience.
In short, just beautiful, the touch of West Side Story being the good spice for viewer , with entire nostalgic shadow.
And, at first sight, just it is it.
Canaan Cox: J.O.Y. (Joke's on You) (2022)
an eye blink
A guy in a hotel room. A videoclip on TV and the mobilisation for cleaned the room.
More than music, the good point is represented by lyrics, reminding the frustrution tunnel after break up, the life in a sort of happz depression as a form of revenge against the other and the kick reminding the need to real live .
Some humor, some realism and the good acting skills of Canaan Cox are the bricks of this video with sparkles of adultescence.
In short, a familiar storz, well reminded , well defined, with some charm and blink of eze to viewer in a sort of fair , teen stzle complicity about not so different situations from near reality.
Canaan Cox: As You Leave (2022)
dor expression
A song of love served, in inspired manner, bz a well crafted video.
Sci Fi atmosphere, an isolated man , The thoughts about her beloved one , memories of past, efforts of survive in protected area. And , at final, a great joz.
It was just a nice surprise to discover Canaan Cox , for the beat, with nostalgic traits, for beautiful storz and for the reference to recent pandemic.
But, first, for something easz to define as honestz.
The result is more than beautiful, the sound reminding fresh in memorz after the end of song being a reasonable proof.
In short, seductive, well crafted and fair define of the absence of other.
On the Ride (2020)
acceptance
I suppose, more than an inspired short film, admirable seed of special fist of emotions .
A young man . His morning bike ride. A letter . A bike accident. A visit. Flashes of memories about his husband , affected by cancer .
The letter, like the visit are simple - precise explanations for a way to heal for young biker. The hostess - single mother , knowing the traumoa of death of her husband , to, grateful for a decision of her guest saving the life of her son.
Sure, some unrealism, some holes, maybe few pathetic crumbs.
But a profound, for reflection, short film, defined by provocative story and inspired acting, by concision and admirable answer about reconciliation with yourself in grief periods, loss and too loud silences.
Late Night Creep (2015)
precise
A middle age man in a car.
A young man near him, presumed male escort or prostitute. Their talk. The care - love for young guy from his lover- protector- client. The teenager behavior of the younger. And, line by line, the discover of the true nature of relation between them and the obstacles making real difficult the dialogue.
The clever craft is the basic virtue of this game of nuances and source of revelation.
The easy use of sympathy for one or other character represents the main trait of Late night creep.
Indeed, a short gay film but in different terms than you suppose and this trick, not bad at whole, gives nice touch to the story.
Credit (2022)
impressive
Indeed, just impressive.
Basically, for the beautiful form of remind of old fashion gratitude. For portrait of miracle. For meet the actor of your childhood, admired by your late father. For the second chance of broken, retired actor, succesful in past. For lovely - touching simplicity of story.
For splendid end.
And, no doubts, for the acting. Brda Maule, like, like young Eric Kirton offering beautiful performances and splendid message.
In short, just a profound nice surprise about help, learning, courage and honesty, about truth and sensibility.
More than beautiful, impressive defines right this short film .