2004 February - What's Love Got To Do With It!

Pelikula@TitusBrandsma Presents 14 February 2004 / 1 p.m. Titus Brandsma Center / 24 Acacia Street, Bgy. Mariana, New Manila, Quezon City Before going on a Valentine date, why not check out what's in store at Titus Brandsma Center on February 14? It won't be long, as the total running time of the three films to be shown is 4 1/2 hours only. BRIEF ENCOUNTER 1945 - UK - 75 min. The French were reportedly unable to comprehend BRIEF ENCOUNTER because of the fact that an affair between a country doctor and a housewife (played by Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson respectively) didn't have any horizontal episode but two-time Oscar winner David Lean knows better, as long stares, firm touches and passionate kisses are sufficient enough to make not a few swoon. The movie is voted the second greatest British film (of the 20th century) by the British Film Institute. Furthermore, Lean's early work is almost similar to Wong Karwai's "In the Mood for Love". We have no idea if it's coincidence or if the Chinese filmmaker was inspired by this bittersweet classic. 1946 Academy Awards Best Director (nom), Best Screenplay (nom), Best Actress (nom). 1946 Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix (win), Competing Film. 1946 National Board of Review of Motion Picture 10 Best Films. 1946 New York Film Critics Circle Best Actress (win). Direction: David Lean. Production: Noël Coward, Anthony Havelock-Allan, Ronald Neame. Play Author: Noël Coward. Screenplay: David Lean, Noël Coward, Anthony Havelock-Allan, Ronald Neame, Coward Lean. Cinematography: Robert Krasker. Editing: Jack Harris. Art Direction: Lawrence P. Williams. Featured Music: Sergei Rachmaninov. Cast: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway. THE PIANO TEACHER / La Pianiste 2001 - France / Austria - 125 min. THE PIANO TEACHER is an illustration of gradual self-destruction. A middle-aged maestro is stern and bordering on being misanthropic. Her feelings are tormented by her relationship with her mother and her cravings for hardcore and S&M features. When a promising student offers her affection, all these conflicting emotions and carnal hang-ups slowly seep through until they explode in a tense climax. Michael Haneke teases the viewers by means of the film's slow pacing. Isabelle Huppert and Benoit Magimel play the teacher and pupil who made the movie nearly hypnotic. 2001 Cannes FF Grand Prix (win), Best Actress (win), Best Actor (win), Palme d'Or (nom). 2001 BAFTA Best Foreign Language Film (nom). 2001 European Film Academy Best Actress (win), Best Picture (nom), Best Screenplay (nom). 2001 César Awards Best Actress (nom), Best Supporting Actress (win). Direction: Michael Haneke. Production: Veit Heiduschka. Book Author: Elfriede Jelinek. Screenplay: Michael Haneke. Cinematography: Christian Berger. Editing: Monika Willi. Production Design: Christoph Kanter. Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Annie Girardot, Benoit Magimel, Susanne Lothar, Udo Samel.

MEDEA 1987 - Denmark - 70 min. Finally, fans of Greek mythology would remember MEDEA as the enchantress who aids Jason in his unsuccessful attempts to reclaim his father's throne. When he ditches her for a younger woman (and another shot at being king), her rage results to dead bodies and Jason on the verge of insanity. Lars von Trier's visually stunning version has an idyllic Baltic coast simmer with scorn and anger, as this made-for-TV film focuses on Medea's revenge. Jason is played by Udo Kier, who appeared in von Trier's other works. Direction: Lars von Trier. Play Author: Euripides. Screenplay: Carl Theodore Dreyer, Lars von Trier, Preben Thomsen. Cinematography: Sejr Brockmann. Editing: Finnur Sveinsson. Musical Score: Joachim Holbek. Cast: Kirsten Olesen, Udo Kier, Baard Owe, Ludmilla Glinska, Henning Jensen, Solbjørg Højfeldt.

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