ANSA/ Halloween Weekend at the Movies, Virzì Takes on Dracula

(by Giorgio Gosetti) It didn't go so well this time to the films that have challenged the habits of the waiting public the weekend and instead came out as "events" in the days past. With the exception of the music documentary DEPECHE MODE: M by Fernando Frias, important and happily reported titles current events such as DON'T BE BAD by Claudio Caligari (at 10 years after the author's death), the legendary ROCKY HORROR Jim Sharman's PICTURE SHOW, the first part of the latest TWILIGHT SAGA ("Breaking Down") as a whole did not have the impact I hoped so. Now it's time for some news: - DRACULA, THE LOST LOVE by Luc Besson with Caleb Landry Jones, Zoë Bleu, Christoph Waltz, Ewens Abid, Matilda De Angelis, Guillaume De Tonquédec, Romain Levi, Raphael Luce, Bertrand-Xavier Corbi, Ivan Franek, Jassem Mougari. The story is well known and Besson accepts the comparison with the version of Francis Ford Coppola putting Count Vlad's roots in a The Middle Ages were ironclad and mysterious. But then it focuses on the heart. romantic of impossible love and the restless Vampire, bringing history to the Belle Époque Paris and designing a unexpected and disconcerting sentimental fresco. Sharp canines and blood as well as life are there, of course, but the perspective is original. - FIVE SECONDS by Paolo Virzì with Valerio Mastandrea, Galatea Bellugi, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Ilaria Spada. There story of the gruff and solitary Adriano Sereni who lives in the The Guelph Counts' country estate seems to be keeping a secret which makes it unattainable reminds one of Clint's from afar Eastwood in "Gran Turismo". Here the difference is made very vital, last granddaughter of the Guelphs (Matilde) who invades the Adriano's silent routine with youthful impetuosity and his group of friends who, in the nearby estate, decided to to revive cultivation and rural lifestyles. From predictable clash will give rise to a fragile yet bright collaboration. - THE BLUE PATH by Gabriel Mascaro with Denise Weinberg, Rodrigo Santoro, Miriam Socarras, Adanilo. Her name is Tereza, ha 77 years old, he spent his whole life working for a company Brazilian who no longer needs her. In the future dystopian (but very close) created by visual artist Mascaro (who here also confirms himself as an excellent director) the government thought to retirees: it confines them to quiet resorts far from the cities. They will have a peaceful end to their lives, but far from the eyes of the population. Tereza rebels against all this, escapes from the control of the bureaucracy and leaves for a final, exhilarating Adventure along the Amazon River. Silver Bear in Berlin and a subsequent shower of awards for an unforgettable film. - I AM ROSA RICCI by Lyda Patitucci with Maria Esposito, Andrea Arcangeli, Raiz, Simon Rizzoni, Ernesto Montero. It comes from a television series, "Mare Fuori", the character of Rosa, daughter of a Camorra boss, kidnapped by a rival of her father for to oust him from control of the neighborhoods and drug trafficking, determined to build her own future at the cost of risking her life. When Rosa Ricci returns free to her Naples reclaims its role and its thirst for revenge. film, presented at the Film Festival, benefits from a direction muscular and vigorous which confirms the talent of Lyda Patitucci. - THE MASTERMIND by Kelly Reichardt with Josh O'Connor, Alana Haim, Gaby Hoffmann, John Magaro, Hope Davis, Bill Camp, Rhenzy Feliz, Matthew Maher, Cole Doman, DJ Stroud, Margot Anderson-Song, Ryan Homchick, Jean Zarzour, Alexis Nichole Neuenschwander. A refined thriller of feelings, suspended in the space according to a direction that uses the genre as a simple vehicle, was one of the most anticipated films at the last festival of Cannes and now it arrives in theaters with unpredictable timing compared to the spectacular theft of the Louvre jewels. The protagonist is in fact the skilled burglar James Mooney who, against the backdrop of an America in turmoil amid demonstrations against the Vietnam War and feminist marches, brings to a close a masterstroke: with two accomplices he steals from the museum of Massachusetts four valuable paintings in broad daylight. problems arise immediately after and in the end for the director this is the story of a defeat. To Halloween devotees, the kids who wait for the party to wearing monster masks and movie buffs devoted to the genre, yes report three more titles perfect for the weekend: the traditional revival of Mel Brooks's FRANKENSTEIN JUNIOR which returns 50 years after its first release; THE TOXIC AVENGER by Macon Blair who almost faithfully retraces the footsteps of a pop classic, between laughter and fear, which made the production independent Troma a star of the market; the refined horror Scandinavian THE UGLY STEPSISTER by Emilie Blichfeldt which overturns the fairy tale of Cinderella making the competition between stepsisters a ruthless beauty contest with consequences lethal and monstrous.