American Beauty [1999]   From its first gliding aerial shot of a generic suburban street, American Beauty moves with a mesmerising confidence and acuity epitomised by Kevin Spacey's calm narration. Spacey is Lester Burnham, a harried Everyman whose midlife awakening is the spine of the story, and his very first lines hook us with their teasing fatalism—like Sunset Boulevard's Joe Gillis, Burnham tells us his story from beyond the grave. It's an audacious start for a film that justifies that audacity. Weaving social satire, domestic tragedy and whodunit into a single package, Alan Ball's first theatrical script dares to blur generic lines and keep us off balance, winking seamlessly from dark, scabrous comedy to deeply moving drama. The Burnham family joins the cinematic short-list of great dysfunctional American families, as Lester is pitted against his manic, materialistic realtor wife, Carolyn (Annette Bening, making the most of a mostly unsympathetic role) and his sullen, contemptuous teenaged daughter, Jane (Thora Birch, utterly convincing in her edgy balance of self-absorption and wistful longing). Into their lives come two catalytic outsiders. A young cheerleader (Mena Suvari) jolts Lester into a sexual epiphany that blooms into a second adolescence. And an eerily calm young neighbour (Wes Bentley) transforms both Lester and Jane with his canny influence. Credit another big-screen newcomer, English theatrical director Sam Mendes, with expertly juggling these potentially disjunctive elements into a superb ensemble piece that achieves a stylised pace without lapsing into transparent self-indulgence. Mendes has shrewdly insured his success with a solid crew of stage veterans, yet he has also made an inspired discovery in Bentley, whose Ricky Fitts becomes a fulcrum for both plot and theme. Cinematographer Conrad Hall's sumptuous visual design further elevates the film, infusing the beige interiors of the Burnhams' lives with vivid bursts of deep crimson, the colour of roses—and of blood. —Sam SutherlandLove And Death  Les Enfants du marais   Good Bye Lenin !  Beauté volée  Reconstruction  Garden State  Garden State, c'est l'autre nom du New Jersey. C'est aussi un film phénomène devenu instantanément culte pour toute une nouvelle génération de pré-trentenaire. Zach Braff revêt avec brio les casquettes de réalisateur, scénariste et acteur principal et livre un condensé brillantissime sur le malaise des jeunes américains par le biais d'une histoire toute simple. Garden state oscille constamment entre le drame et la comédie tout en dégageant une mélancolie drôle particulièrement attachante. Natalie Portman y fait preuve d'une malice et d'une énergie phénoménale tout en sachant rester discrète et montre encore une fois qu'elle sait choisir les projets ambitieux.Ambition que l'on retrouve sur cette édition DVD : le making of et les deux commentaires audio fourmillent d'informations et les 16 scènes coupées sont accompagnées d'explications pertinentes. Sympathique, honnête et efficace, à l'image du film. - www.ecranlarge.com Le Mépris  La Science des rêves - Edition Collector 2 DVD  The Luzhin Defence  Millennium Mambo - Édition Limitée 2 DVD  La Vie de Brian [Inclus le livre]  Dans la peau de John Malkovich  Un air de famille  Les Poupées russes - Édition Collector 2 DVD  L'été en pente douce  Le Mari de la coiffeuse  Samsara - Édition Prestige 2 DVD  Memento  Les petites couleurs  Atomik Circus  Carnets de voyage  Pain, tulipes et comédie (Pane e Tulipani)  www.cbo-boxoffice.comOubliée malencontreusement par sa famille au bord de l'autoroute au cours d'une excursion en bus, Rosalba décide de rentrer seule sans attendre qu'on vienne la récupérer. De but en blanc, elle s'embarque dans une voiture, direction Venise, qu'elle veut découvrir. C'est ainsi qu'une balade d'une journée se transforme en petites vacances. Better than Sex  Tetsuo / Tetsuo II - Édition Collector 2 DVD  Run Lola Run  Maelström  Renaissance - Coffret Ultimate [inclus 1 Livre, 1 CD, 10 cartes postales et 1 affiche A3]  Under the Tuscan Sun  From the studio that brought you SWEET HOME ALABAMA comes the extraordinary romantic comedy starring Academy Award(R) nominee Diane Lane (2002 Best Actress, UNFAITHFUL). Based on the #1 New York Times best-selling book, UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN follows San Francisco writer Frances Mayes (Lane) to Italy as a good friend offers her a special gift — 10 days in Tuscany. Once there, she is captivated by its beauty and warmth, and impulsively buys an aging, but very charming, villa. Fully embracing new friends and local color, she finds herself immersed in a life-changing adventure filled with enough unexpected surprises, laughter, friendship, and romance to restore her new home — and her belief in second chances.Par-delà les nuages  Les Ailes du désir  De l'eau tiède sous un pont rouge  |
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