Samanta Telleri

World citizen, movie lover, sort of looking back type. Too young to hold on and too old to just break free and run...

[Samanta Telleri @telleris]

Ma io già lo pago #SkySport . Perché devo sorbirmi incessanti pubblicità dei loro servizi che a volte ti fanno perdere i primi scambi del game? Bastaaa!!!!#CoppaDavis

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Thank you Kevin Costner for taking us back to the Frontier, with the second part of “Horizon: An American Saga”, which takes its time to delve into its characters and lets us feel the scorching heat and the burning thirst of the American desert. #Venezia81

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One of the most interesting views of #Venezia81 was Alex Ross Perry’s “Pavements”, which sharply and convincingly mixes documentary and fiction (and much more) in a funny and tender homage to the ”best rock band” that never was, or sort of…

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The #Venezia81 competition title “Stranger Eyes” by Siew Hua Yeo throws away all its good premises in a confused final part, uselessly long and overexplanatory. Sometimes less (and shorter) is better.

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Fabrice Du Welz’s “Maldoror” takes us on a journey into the abyss through great cinematographic technique and convincing performances. The portrayal of Belgium and its people is a punch in the stomach. #Venezia81

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“Paul and Paulette take a bath” is a fresh take on personal relationships that makes you cleverly reflect on contemporary society without depressing you and relying on a good script and fitting casting. #SIC39 #Venezia81

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“Diva Futura” is perfect entertainment for digital platforms. Easy to follow, well acted, moving when it is needed, and careful not too hurt audience’s sensibility despite plunging us in the world of Italian porn industry. #Venezia81

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A decadent musical which delves into the mind of the characters, “Joker: folie à deux” will probably disappoint some but has the courage not to rely on its former glory. #Venezia81

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A sublime Daniel Craig convincingly
wanders in Guadagnino’s “Queer”. Not all works in this off-balanced rendition of Burroughs’s short novel, but I appreciated the effort. #Venezia81

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Brad Pitt and George Clooney dueling on the screen are always a pleasure to watch. However, “Wolfs” - sort of “Into the Night” with more than a touch of “Burn After Reading” - fails to deliver what I expected. #Venezia81

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“The Brutalist” is, so far, the most rewarding vision of #Venezia81: the tableau of an era with characters torn between past, present and future, and inhospitable countries on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. And thank you for the intermission, much appreciated!

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Honestly, I did not expect to see such convincing performances by Angelina Jolie and Nicole Kidman at #Venezia81 . They offer us two excellent portrayals of very different, but equally complex, women in “Maria” and “Babygirl”.

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“The Order” is a solid movie that brings to mind the westerns of the past, with a brilliant performance by Jude Law. It would have made a great out-of-competition title, though. #Venezia81

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A cleverly constructed storyline - told from different points of view - that makes you reflect on stereotypes and preconceived ideas in Cuarón’s series “Disclaimer”. Great performances, also. #Venezia81

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#Venezia81 opening film: I have to admit I had low expectations, so in the end I found Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice” an enjoyable homage with some touches of a bygone era…

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The closing film of #sicvenezia, “Vermines” by Sébastien Vaniček, is a great homage to the monster creature films of the past with a view to depicting the current times, that is the life in the French banlieue. Funny and cunning, really enjoyable #Venezia80

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A story that had be told the one in Giorgio Diritti’s “Lubo”, a journey in post-war Switzerland taken by a man without home that loses his family and tries to find a new one. In the end it seems that more than 3 hours were needed for a proper conclusion #Venezia80

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Allan Dwan’s “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm” is Shirley Temple at her best. Her final tip-tap “The Toy Trumpet” is breathtaking. A pleasure to watch. In Venezia Classic at #Venezia80

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“Hit Man” by Richard Linklater is a hilarious comedy, apparently light, in fact profound, and refreshingly unpolitically correct, with witty dialogues and two excellent protagonists. Not to be missed. #Venezia80

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And then the coup de foudre of #Venezia80: Shinya Tsukamoto’s “Hokage (Shadow of Fire)” is a heart-wrenching drama set in war-devastated Japan that focuses on the consequences of the conflict and the struggle of the survivors. Devastating.