Prvotno objavljeno v reviji: Kinotečnik (dvomesečnik Slovenske kinoteke, letnik XX, št. 5/6)
Month: December 2019
Hitchcock’s “Psycho” turns 60!
Based on the novel by Robert Bloch and layered in dualities and Freudian psychology Alfred Hitchcock’s „Psycho“ is often praised, as the film that gave birth to the psychological thriller genre. Made after some of directors highest successes „Rope“, „Rear Window“, „Vertigo“ and „North by Northwest“, with his crew from the television show and on […]
Zgodba o zakonu: Melanholija ljubezni in kaos ločitve skozi objektiv Noaha Baumbacha
Moški glas poetično našteva čudovite lastnosti svoje življenjske sopotnice Nicole (Scarlett Johansson) – lastnosti, zaradi katerih jo ljubi. Seznamu na trenutke komaj zaznavnih potez – od nežnih obraznih ekspresij, njenih gibov ob hoji in njenih interakcij z ljudmi okrog nje, do tikov in napak, ki jih lahko opazi in ljubi zgolj ljubljena (in ljubeča) oseba […]
Marriage Story: Melankolija ljubavi i kaos razvoda ispred objektiva Noah Baumbacha
Muški glas poetično izgovara sve divne stvari koje voli kod svoje životne partnerice Nicole (Scarlett Johansson). Niz sitnica, od blagih ekspresija lica, preko načina na koji se kreće te ophodi prema ljudima oko sebe sve do tikova i mana koje samo zaljubljena osoba može voljeti, smjenjuju se kadar za kadrom… Potom Nicole svojim srdačnim i […]
The Son (2019): review – The life of hard judgements on self and others
Originally published by: duart.hr An eager teenager Arman – starring Dino Bajrović- is sitting in the back seat of a taxi, ready to embark on a life-changing journey. He said his goodbyes to a younger brother Dado – actor Hamza Ajdinović – and an adoptive parents Jasna -actress Snežana Bogdanović – and Sead – actor […]
Take me Somewhere Nice (2019): review – The beauty of hyperrealistic, kitsch stylised world we are living in.
Originally published by: duart.hr A neon blue curtain is slowly moving in a still frame while the electronic beats are following it in the background, from slow and gentle to faster and higher. Cut. A mother and a daughter, in tacky, faded neon blue swimsuits are sun baiting in their minimalist square-shaped garden, somewhere in […]
Zana (2019): review – Symbols and symptoms of a trauma
Originally published by: duart.hr Golden brown-haired village woman, in her early 40’s, is lying down in the green/goldish meadow covered with flowers, slowly moving her hand across her belly. Opposite to woman is a cow, slowly grazing the grass. As the two decide to leave the peaceful field, crossing next to a river, cow starts […]
Stories from the Chestnut Woods (2019): review – Slovenian fairytale for adults
Originally published by: duart.hr In the middle of the forest, soil covered with yellow autumn leaves, a hand-dug pit is gaping. Four people approach it with baskets full of the chestnuts, still in their shells, shake off their load and then cover the ‘grave place’ with dry leaves. The melancholic, fairytale-like opening scene of Stories from […]
Aga’s house (2019): review – The origins of trauma and sin
Originally publishedby: duart.hr A sunny meadow, a rugged path and a boy, walking back home, open up Aga’s House the first feature-length film of Kosovar director Lentida Zeqiraj. A nine-year-old Aga lives with his mother Kumria, and four more women in a remote rural house far away from society. He is selling tobacco and weed attempting to earn […]
Izgubljene Karike: Šta je ustvari depresija i koje korake možemo sami poduzeti
Uvodnik: Razlika između depresije i lošeg dana Svi se mi povremeno osjećamo loše i nema ništa neobično u tome. Uzroci naših osjećaja mogu biti različiti od prekida u vezi, gubitka posla preko onog jednog ispita koji smo pali, smrti bliske osobe do jednostavno zbog lošeg dana/sedmice. Sve te stresne situacije mogu nas izbaciti kratko iz […]