I read somewhere that "Remember Me" doesn't succeed at achieving everything it wants to be; this is false. This movie achieves everything it is with great professionalism and expertise. What is this? To show the turning point of the lives of several characters, and to make us understand that a turning point can arrive at any time of our lives. The characters in the film are 17, 19 and above forty years old. Of course, they are a family, but that doesn't change the unusual ages in which their turning point arrives.
We are first introduced to Carlo (Fabrizio Bentivoglio) and Giulia (Laura Morante), the married couple, by a narration that sounds so accurate and charming it made me forget about the horrible narration used in "Perfume". This narration knows its time, and it appears only at the turning points of the film, which are not the same as 'the' turning point I mentioned above, and play more as twists The movie has many of these, and the narration refers to them in the way Meredith Grey would in "Grey's Anatomy"; but somehow they sound right. In "Perfume", the narration was full of unnecessary comments during unnecessary moments.
Valentina (Nicoletta Romanoff) and Paolo (Silvio Muccino) are also described by the soft narrated voice, and their descriptions are the work of a gifted writer; Gabriele Muccino. Unlike his script for "The Last Kiss", Muccino here collaborated with Heidrun Schleef, and they both show a sense of reality that these days is very difficult to achieve. All the changes they introduce to the screenplay, from beginning to end; we accept, because we believe their characters as soon as we see them.
Muccino is also a gifted director, and through his words, he presents a story so beautiful and complex and painful that it will probably get tears out of your eyes. But "Remember Me" is no sermon; it's a true lesson of life and love, and Muccino tells it in a world of constant disappointment and frustration, of things forgotten and lost, but a world that also offers new opportunities and keeps the faith. There were times where I felt like watching "El hijo de la novia" again; where you were taken from sorrow to joy Non-stop.
This movie comes to Argentina now, after four years of being made and I think watching it once may not be enough. I think you should watch it five times and follow closely the development of a different character during each viewing. Because there's one character who also experiences a big change, and it's beautifully played by Monica Bellucci but that's all I say about it. So maybe after watching it five times, you can completely appreciate it.
There are details in every character; details in every performance worth watching again. Laura Morante's character lies on a fine line between insanity and sense, and her performance (which made me think of a big friend, Dolores, and a possibility of her acting sooner or later) is fabulous because she's never too much of either; so she leaves no room for exaggeration in her portrayal and remains a palpable being. Bentivoglio's work is a way to see how a man can get rid all the rage he feels inside by doing what he really feels The classic way of escaping the routine, that Silvio Muccino tenderly captures in a slightly different way. And Nicoletta Romanoff's character requires bravery to appear ridiculous Her performance has courage to spare.
Pieces like this one take romance and comedy and drama to a whole different level. Maybe "Remember Me" is the film that we need to see, so that it will generate a turning point in our lives and we'll never enter to the cinema to watch something like "No Reservations" again. Yes, that's a regular film; but beside this it's nothing.
We are first introduced to Carlo (Fabrizio Bentivoglio) and Giulia (Laura Morante), the married couple, by a narration that sounds so accurate and charming it made me forget about the horrible narration used in "Perfume". This narration knows its time, and it appears only at the turning points of the film, which are not the same as 'the' turning point I mentioned above, and play more as twists The movie has many of these, and the narration refers to them in the way Meredith Grey would in "Grey's Anatomy"; but somehow they sound right. In "Perfume", the narration was full of unnecessary comments during unnecessary moments.
Valentina (Nicoletta Romanoff) and Paolo (Silvio Muccino) are also described by the soft narrated voice, and their descriptions are the work of a gifted writer; Gabriele Muccino. Unlike his script for "The Last Kiss", Muccino here collaborated with Heidrun Schleef, and they both show a sense of reality that these days is very difficult to achieve. All the changes they introduce to the screenplay, from beginning to end; we accept, because we believe their characters as soon as we see them.
Muccino is also a gifted director, and through his words, he presents a story so beautiful and complex and painful that it will probably get tears out of your eyes. But "Remember Me" is no sermon; it's a true lesson of life and love, and Muccino tells it in a world of constant disappointment and frustration, of things forgotten and lost, but a world that also offers new opportunities and keeps the faith. There were times where I felt like watching "El hijo de la novia" again; where you were taken from sorrow to joy Non-stop.
This movie comes to Argentina now, after four years of being made and I think watching it once may not be enough. I think you should watch it five times and follow closely the development of a different character during each viewing. Because there's one character who also experiences a big change, and it's beautifully played by Monica Bellucci but that's all I say about it. So maybe after watching it five times, you can completely appreciate it.
There are details in every character; details in every performance worth watching again. Laura Morante's character lies on a fine line between insanity and sense, and her performance (which made me think of a big friend, Dolores, and a possibility of her acting sooner or later) is fabulous because she's never too much of either; so she leaves no room for exaggeration in her portrayal and remains a palpable being. Bentivoglio's work is a way to see how a man can get rid all the rage he feels inside by doing what he really feels The classic way of escaping the routine, that Silvio Muccino tenderly captures in a slightly different way. And Nicoletta Romanoff's character requires bravery to appear ridiculous Her performance has courage to spare.
Pieces like this one take romance and comedy and drama to a whole different level. Maybe "Remember Me" is the film that we need to see, so that it will generate a turning point in our lives and we'll never enter to the cinema to watch something like "No Reservations" again. Yes, that's a regular film; but beside this it's nothing.