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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2017 17:09:01 GMT
An Italian great whose filmography I'm really interesting in exploring - I'm thinking of staring with 'Passione d'Amore' with Jean-Louis Trintignant and Laura Antonelli - but do y'all have any recommendations for me? P.S. He was a great friend of Jean Sorel and Anna Maria Ferrero's - as a matter of fact, he begged La Ferrero to return to acting in the 80s with his film 'Maccheroni' (starring Mastroianni and Jack Lemmon) - but ultimately she turned him down. Just some bittersweet trivia for you guys.  |
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Post by Mattsby on Sept 30, 2017 17:23:46 GMT
A Special Day ('77) is really great; known for the against-type performances from Mastroianni and Loren. They're both excellent. Scola deserves cred too for his direction, the subtly shifting POV between the two, the clever and effective use of context, the household details, the golden aesthetic.
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Post by avnermoriarti on Sept 30, 2017 18:01:28 GMT
I agree with Mattsby, A Special Day is so far the most fully realised of his films I've seen. The chemistry between the leads is unmatched, you'll barely see anything like that in any other movie, both understand each other in a very particular way, throughtout the film they feel attracted to each other in many different ways, is not just physical. Probably my favourite performances from both Loren and Mastroianni. And Scola brings a sense of place that makes it even more unique, the world outside is changing, something crucial is happening, an uncertain feeling.
Beautiful cinematography too.
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Post by themoviesinner on Sept 30, 2017 18:10:22 GMT
As others have already said A Special Day is a great film, among Scola's best. Some other films from him that are worth watching are We All Loved Each Other So Much and Ugly, Dirty And Bad.
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Post by cherry68 on Sept 30, 2017 18:11:55 GMT
Brutti, sporchi e cattivi, if your stomach is good enough.
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