Riri La Grande

A film a day instead of an apple a day

Favorite films

  • Lost in Translation
  • Sans Soleil
  • Portrait of a Lady on Fire
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey

All
  • The Life of Chuck

    ★★★

  • A Summer's Tale

    ★★★★

  • A Useful Ghost

    ★★★½

  • The Worst Person in the World

    ★★★½

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The Life of Chuck

2024

★★★ Watched

Life of Chuck is a truly heartwarming film, but it made me question the codes of non-linear structures.
As in most films of the sort, you will come across plot holes or an anticlimactic ending, which made me wonder: what is really the best way to write in reverse chronological order? I think I need to watch Nolan to refresh my mind.

A Summer's Tale

1996

★★★★ 1

I know a true storyteller when I see one

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Blue Velvet

1986

★★★★ 2

Bluuuue vEEEElvet

Hardabasht

2023

★★★½ 3

There are so many elements to appreciate in this film, starting from its cinematography which is made of purely realist shots. Going back to its realistic characters who didn’t seem to have an exaggerated, and cartoonish feel to them. Raw dialogues, very well associated with each character. 
What seemed to lack expertise is the narrative structure. It was incoherent, all over the place, with abandoned subplots here and there. The pace is too fast for what the film has to…

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