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[imec]

The US/Canada version is edited down from the original British release .

[bjd]

And? All trailers are edited out of the movie. I hadn't realized though that what they choose depends on the target audience. I saw it just recently with the trailer Kerouac posted about the Mexican movie Sin Nombre.

I do find it odd that they even changed the name of the movie for N America. The original title seems to be The Boat That Rocked.

[imec]

What I was saying was that the movie, not the trailer had been changed for the U.S. release - some content edited out.

[bjd]

Really? What did they leave out?

[Deleted]

Everything that didn't make Philip Seymour Hoffman the star.

[bixaorellana]

These are the nine "foreign-language" films currently being considered for Oscar nominations. The final list will contain only five films. Has anyone seen any of them?

El Secreto de Sus Ojos - Argentina

Samson & Delilah - Australia

The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner - Bulgaria

Un Prophete - France

The White Ribbon - Germany (Golden Globe winner)

Ajami - Israel

Kelin - Kazakhstan

Winter in Wartime - the Netherlands

Milk of Sorrow - Peru

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Four of them have played here, but I only saw Un Prophète and The White Ribbon. Since The White Ribbon also won at Cannes, I would say that it is the main favorite.

[bixaorellana]

I will absolutely turn inside out and die if I cannot see this movie. Has anyone seen it yet?

[Deleted]

I confess that I did not see it when it came out. I noticed that it got better reviews in the U.S. than in Europe. There could have been a seasonal factor because it was released in Europe about 2 months before the U.S., putting it in 'competition' with different movies.

[Deleted]

Have you seen Gérard Depardieu recently? This should be a real eye opener if not. Yolande Moreau costars, with a cameo by Gérard's frequent costar Isabelle Adjani.

[bixaorellana]

He has gotten really fat! He doesn't look as though he's aging, though. That should be an entertaining movie.

[Deleted]

I think that since his son died, he has been going downhill faster than before.

[lola]

Well, bless him.

I'll watch for the movie.

[spaceneedle]

I recently saw The Runaways with a teenaged relative that was visiting. Very much enjoyed it... brought back memories of my youth Kristen Stewart is very good as Joan Jett.

(still have my Runaways vinyl album)

[Deleted]

I went to see "Remember Me" today, which has had dismally bad reviews. I quite liked it, and I take issue with the two principal gripes against it -- 1) that Robert Pattinson broods too much for a 21 year old college student from a rich family and 2) that the ending is inadmissably manipulative because it uses a taboo event.

I don't think that the critics live in the real world. I went to a rich school and all of the rich kids brooded constantly. And there is no such thing as a taboo event.

[lola]

I don't know whether this counts as current, but we saw it last night at Washington University's Italian Film Festiva: Pranzo di Ferrogusto.

It's a charming story of middle aged man who cares for his aged mother. He ends up hosting 3 other elderly women for the August holiday weekend. The first time director has the lead, and it was filmed in his own Rome apartment with nonprofessional actresses. I love the scene where he and his friend go out on a scooter shopping for dinner.

[Deleted]

It's current in the U.S. I saw it last year and thought it was delightful.

[bixaorellana]

Just found this trailer -- perfect definition, so view it full-screen. The movie was released on the 16th.

[Deleted]

Even though it's a French film, it dosn't have a release date in France yet.

[bjd]

I saw this on Saturday. Sorry, couldn't find a trailer with English subtitles.

[bixaorellana]

I just finished watching Män som hatar kvinnor a.k.a. Girl With The Dragon Tattoo I watched it online, but I'm putting it here in Current Cinema since apparently it's not to be released on dvd until July 6. That must have been a pirated copy I watched, which explains the really bad esl subtitles.

It's an excellent movie, but I have to question whether I would have understood it if I hadn't read all three of the Millenium books. Regardless, I enjoyed it greatly, even though parts of it are really horrifying.
Only open this if you've read the books:

SPOILER: Click to show

I don't know what this says about me, but I was unable to watch the part where Lisbeth is raped by her guardian -- had to fast forward past it. However, I watched every second of her revenge.

One thing that makes the movie really good is the absolutely perfect acting. Every actor completely and naturally inhabits his or her role, but the woman who plays Lisbeth is almost too good to be true. I was intensely curious as to what would be done with the role and how it would be cast. To say that Noomi Rapace gave a satisfying performance is to understate to the point of lying. She completely inhabited the role -- she was Lisbeth.

The cinematography is superb, as are the sets and the extremely beautiful Swedish countryside.

The movie reviews indicate that this was a film of the first book, but I'm positive they brought in parts of all three of the novels, as certain things simply were not in the first book. Whatever -- if you are a fan of the Millenium novels, I highly recommend you see this movie.

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Wait until you see her in the courtroom scene in the 3rd movie.

[bixaorellana]

Ahhh ~~ didn't you say elsewhere that you have not read the books? So you are saying that the movies have merit on their own, correct? I was really wondering if the first film made sense to those who hadn't read the novels.

[Deleted]

Yes, absolutely, the films make perfect sense on their own. Yes, there are complicated moments, but the cinematic effects and the acting prevail.

You'll have to go back and watch that scene you missed.

[bixaorellana]

You'll have to go back and watch that scene you missed.

You're being facetious, right? I've only seen the first movie, which is 2 1/2 hours long ~~ I don't think I missed anything!

The thing is, the movie does such a wonderful job of bringing the characters and settings to life, I wasn't sure if I was projecting what I knew from reading the novels, or if the "cinematic effects and the acting" were really that perfect. Guess I know now ~~ thanks!

[Deleted]

Michael Nyqvist happens to be Sweden's premier actor anyway. I hit the ceiling at the office when one of my colleagues said "How nice to have made the movie with complete unknowns."

[onlymark]

Michael who?

[onlymark]

Yeah ok, predictable.

But irresistible.

[bixaorellana]

I really enjoyed watching such a well-acted movie with actors unknown to me. I doubt I've seen a Swedish movie since I Am Curious, Yellow or something equally long ago. There was not one single role, no matter how small, in all of Girl With The Dragn Tattoo which wasn't perfectly served by whomever played it.

[joanne28]

I saw the movie about two weeks ago and it was superb. Yes, things were left out and action was considerably compressed but it was an excellent screenplay. This is one of the best movies I've seen in a long time.

Noomi Rapace was so perfect it's unbelievable. Her complete stillness at critical times was ideal. Lisbeth came to life completely. All the cast was wonderful.

I've heard they are thinking of making a Hollywood version with Angelina Jolie as Lisbeth. Not that I dislike Jolie but she would be all wrong.

And yes, Bixa, they did mix in things from the other two books. It made sense cinematically so I forgive them.