Word: camera
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...film may give Sharon "a free ride into the hearts of some who have a monstrous image of him." Mograbi is a master mimic and manipulator of film, but his occasional imitations or unflattering shots of Sharon do not leave a negative impression of the politician. Even when the camera lingers on Sharon's portly belly or dwells on his ungraceful manner of eating Sharon maintains his dignity. As a critique or a satire of Sharon, Arik Sharon fails, but as a comedy, it is a resounding success...
Director and writer Alexander Rosler, who based the film on his own childhood experiences, shares Mendel's point of view with the audience by revealing only what Mendel knows. Conversations stop abruptly for the camera as well as for Mendel. Mendel has a habit of shouting "Click!" as he gazes on a place for the last time; Rosler prolongs his shot of the scene as Mendel makes his mental picture...
Sergei Ursulyak is a visually daring director, and his film features many arresting sequences. Misha meets a stunning mystery woman on his first night in Moscow and later encounters her again alone on the subway. Too dejected to speak, he stays in the car. The camera moves away with the car, filming the solitary woman until blackness engulfs...
...camera interviews, Galbraith offers commentary about his experiences as an economist, moral philosopher and political pundit...
Jennifer Jason Leigh is perfectly cast in Agnieszka Holland's adaptation of Henry James's novel. An awkward young woman starved for affection is caught between a cynical, distant father and a spirited but selfish young suitor. Holland's camera work and sense of period is engaging throughout, and her trademark comic acuity leavens the somber arc of the story. Eventually, though, Leigh asserts herself just long enough to break your heart. Like its heroine, the film misses true magnificence, but its intelligent cast and sensitive story-telling are more than enough to recommend...