Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Man binder os paa haand og mund

I got to know this lovely tango piece during my stay in Denmark.

Its composers are :



 Kai Normann Andersen, Poul Henningsen & Poul M. Jørgensen.
especially the first one was very well know for his revues and dramas composing.
this piece was created for the revue comedy named `Dyveke` [dated 1940].

just love this piece.hope you`ll enjoy.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

a touch of spice




This is the name of a lovely greek-turkish movie i run across 3 nights before as i was carelessly zapping on tv.
Bthw i have to say that as far as i have noticed , telenorba,ufo tv,koha tv are the best movie showing tv`s in Albania, at least in my opinion.I like their different choices.I watched the movie at Telenorba .
Regarding the movie, if i was to describe it in 2 words i`d say : heartwarming & colorful.
The movie is the story of a greek family living in Istanbul , forced to leave the city during the Cypriot conflict.
The most powerful bond on the movie is the spiritual bond between Fanis and his grandpa , a culinary philosopher and mentor.
He learns a lot from his grandpa`s special way of seeing the world and of course from his culinary skills and miracles.He learns to perceive things in a different way , spicing his vision and mastering his soul using the power of colors,odors of cuisine spices.
He becomes a fantastic cook , a talent which of course does astonish many persons including here his first love and the love of his life , the beautiful Saime.
He persuades her to dance for him and in exchange for that he`d cook.
The moment Saime dances is such a perfect , beautiful prelude to their naive love relationship.
This relationship is never mentioned but everyone is aware of the fact.

When Fanis and his family are forced to leave to Athens, he is separated from the 2 most beloved persons : his grandpa and Saime.
It`s a hard time for all the family to leave their life in Istanbul and their memories (i so much sympathize with them here bthw, since i`m experiencing the same thing) , but the merry family unions and the joyful meals makethe reality more easy to be accepted and it prevents the movie itself to become a melodrama.
I`m not going to tell you the whole movie here , but i wanna mention what i liked best of it of course:)
The dialogues , the quotes on cuisine, habits,spices and dishes raises the optimistic spirit on the movie.

Some of the cool quotes of the movie on cuisine and spices were:

1.Spice is used to spice up your life as well.
2.Cinnamon is bitter and sweet.Just like a woman.
3.I also liked what Fanis tells about appetizers:They play the role of preparing the people for difficult situations.They are just like intermediary steps.

I found it really cool.I had never thought of appetizers this way before.

Well, what amazed me most of course was the amazing Istanbul visuality, so masterfully shown.
As a person that has been living there for almost 11 years , and now has left that lovely city , it was like a promenade of infinite longing.
To conclude : This movie may be well called a hymn of longing , love,compassion,passion and life as ambiance.
To me it was like a very cool combination of Tornatore, Jean Pierre Jeunet,Nabaki style.

I would highly recommend you this movie.
More info here : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0378897/

imdb point : 7,5 from 10


Friday, September 07, 2007

10 Filma .../ 10 movies that make you feel better

photo source: www.imdb.com ,www.linternaute.com.mosaic created with flickr toys

Poshte po ve listen e 10 filmave qe me bejne perhere te ndihem mire.Filmat me pelqejne secili me menyren e vet dhe renditja nuk ka lidhje me preferencat e mia per keto filma.Jam e sigurte qe do me kujtohen dhe shume filma te tjere me vone , por nejse se keta me erdhen ndermend tani dhe nuk behem pishman qe i shkruajta:)Ja dhe filmat dhe arsyet pse i zgjodha:

1.Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (regjia:Jean Pierre Jeunet) - Ne fakt shumica e filmave te ketij regjizori me pelqen (fut ketu dhe Delicatessen dhe Lost Children's City gjithashtu jane te preferuarat e mia).Me pelqejne tonet qe perdor, ambientet vintage por aq sa dhe ngjyrat qe perdor.Çdo gje duket me e bukur dhe e veçante ne filmat e tij.Kjo tek Amelie , arrin kulmin per mendimin tim.Me pelqen se kap çdo detaj te jetes , detaje qe shumekujt mund ti kene shkare nga syte dhe kur i rizbulon ne film , buzeqesh duke menduar se ne jete ka shume gjera qe i harrojme shpesh por qe mund te na e bejne jeten te lumtur dhe me kuptim.Me duket shume e gjetur ne film pjesa ku regjizori tregon preferencat dhe bezdite e çdo karakteri.Kjo eshte shume origjinale.Po ashtu dhe menyra sesi eshte paraqitur jeta karakteristike e vendit me terheq.Doza e humorit eshte tamam ne vendin e duhur.E kam ndjekur disa here dhe asnjehere nuk jam merzitur prej ketij filmi.
2.Before Sunrise (regjia:Richard Linklater) - Kur e kam pare kete film per here te pare isha ende adoleshente dhe me ka bere shume pershtypje.Menyra sesi regjizori e ka shtjelluar filmin,personazhet dhe ndjesite e tyre eshte shume e sinqerte dhe e thjeshte, por po aq dhe goditese.Di te them vetem kaq , se sa here e shoh kete film dua te jem ne vendin e personazheve:)
3.Forrest Gump (regjia:Robert Zemeckis) - Ky film mbase ka dhe momente prekese dhe te dhimbshme por kryesisht eshte nje film optimist mendoj .Me prek sidomos momenti kur Forrest meson se ka nje femije nga e dashura e tij dhe ai e pyet ate tere shqetesim nese femija eshte normal apo jo.Eshte e rende per faktin se vete personazhi eshte tere kohes ne dijeni te pamjaftueshmerise se mendjes se vet.E megjithate kjo nuk e pengon ate te jetoje nje jete shume te mbushur me plot ngjarje te çuditshme (shumica e te cilave ja vlen barra qirane ti jetosh) , ka kaluar sprova qe shume njerez normale do ja kishin mbathur me te katra po te ishin perballur dhe ka fituar disa miq dhe njerez te dashur prej verteti!Çfare mund te doje me shume njeriu.Forrest mendoj une, ishte njeri i lumtur!
4.Dirty Dancing (regjia:Emile Ardolino) - Edhe ky eshte nje film qe me ben te ndihem mire.Nuk po flas nga ana e lartesise se tij kinematografike por si me ben te ndihem.Atmosfera,muzika,kercimet e tij jane mbreselenese vertet.Nuk ke sesi te lodhesh apo bezdisesh nga ky film.Sidomos prej ketij filmi mesova disa kenge klas, midis te cilave ajo qe mbizoteron per mua eshte "Cry to me" e Solomon Burke.
5.Dumb & Dumber (regjia:Peter Farelly)- Nje nga komedite me te bukura dhe arrira per mendimin tim.Loje e shkelqyer nga dy heronjte e filmit ,mimika te paharrueshme, humor me kripe.Me pelqen sidomos ta ndjek ne variantin e dubluar italisht:) eshte me e kendshme:)
6.Edward Scissorhands (Tim Burton) - Atmosfere magjike mbizoteron ne tere filmin.Shtepi dhe lagje si prej kukulle te periferive amerikane.Te tera gjerat,pamjet,njerezit,jetet jane shume te çuditshme ne kete film.Luan Johnny Depp.Çfare kerkoni me? :)
7.Amarcord (regjia: Federico Fellini) - Fellini eshte shume i dashur per mua me te tere filmat e tij (do te flas nje dite vetem per te) , por Amarcord ka nje vend veç.Atmosfera e krijuar, pershkrimi fantastik i kultures,jetes ,traditave italiane .Ky film eshte si palce e profilit italian dhe mesdhetar.Elementet me te fuqisheme te perdorura keto ne tere filmat e Fellinit jane grate, çdo gje groteske, egzagjerimi, çmenduria pa kufi , cirku (nje nga elementet qe e hasim shpesh ne çdo film te Fellinit dhe qe ne fakt ka qene shume i rendesishem dhe ne jeten e tij) etj.
8.Black cat, white cat (regjia: Emir Kusturica) - Ja dhe i ashtuquajturi pasardhesi i Fellinit.Edhe Kusturica eshte nje nga regjizoret e mi te preferuar dhe ne fakt shumica e filmave te tij lene nje shije te paharruar dhe shume te mire tek une por nuk mund ti vija te tere ketu sepse do ngelej pa larmi lista:) Edhe Kusturica , ashtu si maestro dhe idhulli i tij Fellini eshte shume i suksesshem ne paraqitjen e kultures dhe stilit te jetes , po ashtu dhe te karaktereve te zones nga vjen: Ballkanit me tere larmine,ngjyrat,elementet e çuditshme dhe te gjendura veç ne Ballkan:) Me muziken madheshtore te Goran Bregovic.Me pamjet piktoreske.Me profilet njeri me i spikatur se tjetri te çdo heroi te filmit.Sidomos gjyshet jane ulerime, ah po edhe gjyshja:) Kush e ka pare do me jape te drejte.Pale pastaj ato zinxhiret e floririt , te trashe dhe te veeeeeeeerdhe, O Zot , ça tmerri:) Nje nga piket kulminante , eshte kur pasaniku (por krejtesisht njeri kokeshkrete) i fshatit kercen kengen" Pitbull , terrier" ne limuzinen e tij:)
9.Addams Family (Barry Sonnenfeld) - Ja dhe nje film qe perhere me ben te futem ne nje bote tjeter.Nje komedi noir e shkelqyer,humori pikant dhe ide shume e veçante per nje film te pakten sipas mendimit tim.Pamja me e forte eshte kur bebja Addams fluturon dhe paraqitet duke qeshur dhe pershendetur nje çift udhetaresh ne avion.Çifti meket nga pamja dhe e mbyllin dritaren te çmeritur:D
10.Chocholate (regjia :Lasse Hallström) - Nuk besoj se ka nevoje per shume fjale per kete film.Eshte i shijshem se pari ore vella:) Pastaj eshte aq estetik saqe s'ka ku shkon me, si nga ana e dekorimit te brendshem,ashtu dhe nga veshjet , apo ngjyrat dhe ambientet.Pastaj ka dhe Binoche,Judy Dench, nordiken e famshme Lena Olin.He , luan dhe Johnny Depp:)) Ç'te shtoj me shume:))
Po lista juaj miq?
P.S: DO VAZHDOJE DHE ME LISTA TE TJERA:)--- TO BE CONTINUED WITH OTHER LISTS :)

Saturday, July 21, 2007

Shi-Gan (a.k.a Time) - A mirror of our complexes!




Two years of relationship.Two individuals loving each other.But... the girl's inferior feelings prevents her to enjoy anything.She's maniacally jealous of her boyfriend , believing he was so fed up with her face ..So she decides to undergo a plastic surgery and change her face , desperately hoping to get her lovers attention. (but this is just her apprehension anyway)..What happens further , I'm not inteding to tell you.But if I was to summarize it : lots of meaningless pain.
This film reminded me of a quote I once read at a book.A girl was saying to her boyfriend:Do you know how many identities I changed , to love you?
This is so very painful.The idea that we can't except ourselves as we are , the pointless complexes that make our lives eves more complicated.A never ending paranoia: Am I still attracting for his/her eyes?Am I funny,creepy,entertaining enough?Is their dose always at top?
Why this terrible escape from ourselves?Why this urge need to ornament our characters?Why this feeling of deficience?
If only we could understand that's the reason of our disaster...
I strongly recommend you this Kim Ki Duk's movie , as a mirror of our complexes!
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Nje marredhenie sentimentale 2 vjeçare.Dy njerez te dashuruar.Por..ndjenjat inferiore te vajzes e ndalojne ate ta ndjeje kete kenaqesi.Ajo eshte çmendurisht xheloze per te dashurin e saj duke menduar se pamja e saj i eshte merzitur ketij te fundit.Vendos te ndryshoje paraqitjen e saj me ane te nje operacioni plastik , duke shpresuar deshperueshem ti terheqe kesisoj vemendjen te dashurit te saj.(por sigurisht ky eshte vetem nje trillim i mendjes se saj).Nuk kam ndermend t'ju tregoj vazhdimin e filmit.Por nese do t'me duhet ta permbledh do te thoja : vetem dhimbje shume e madhe dhe e pakuptimte!

Ky film me kujtoi nje shprehje qe pata lexuar dikur ne nje liber.Nje vajze i thote te dashurit te vet: A e di ti valle sa identitete kam nderruar une , per te te dashur ty?

Kjo eshte vertete shume e dhimbshme.Ideja qe nuk nuk e pranojme veten tone ashtu siç jemi , komplekset e panevojshme qe krijojme qe na e bejne jeten dhe me te komplikuar nga ç'eshte.Nje paranojakeri e pafundte:A jam une ende terheqes/e ne syte e tij/saj?A jam une mjaftueshem komik/e, ngjethes/e, argetues/e?Dhe a jane keto cilesi te fundit perhere ne dozen me te larte?
Ç'eshte kjo arratisje e tmerrshme nga vetja jone? Perse kjo deshire e ethshme per te stolisur karakterin tone?Perse kjo ndjesi mangesie?
Ah sikur ta kuptonim qe kjo eshte arsyeja e tere fatkeqesive tona!..

Jua rekomandoj fuqishem kete film te Kim Ki Duk si nje pasqyre e komplekseve tona!

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