sábado, 4 de febrero de 2012

Movie Releases

More and more adult are watching cartoons, and these two movies made for older viewers are garanteed to amaze.
Two new Animated films for  adults are released, and both of them with good prospects: "Chico and Rita", 2012 Nominated Oscar Award toBest Animated Feature, and "Wrinkles"  (Arrugas), 2012 Nominated Goya Award to Best Screeplay- Adapted.


CHICO and RITA.
Spain will be present at the 84th Academy Awards with the film "Chico and Rita", which is up for Best Animated Film.
Javier Mariscal who co-directed with Oscar-winner Fernando Trueba, heard the nod in Barcelona.
"We all know the Oscars are a lottery, but credit goes out to the people who rewarded an independent animation film for adults like ours", he said. "They gave their backings to a movie that is not part of the industry, and that´s taking a risk".
Source: El País.
The Plot:  Cuba, 1948. Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and romantic desire unite them., but their journey- in the tradition of the Latin ballad, the bolero- brings heartache and torment. From Havana to New York, Paris, Hollywood and Las Vegas, two passionate individuals battle impossible odds to unite in music and love. 



Courtyard Rumba (Chico and Rita)


Tasks:
1. Listen to Trueba and Mariscal talking about the film.


2. Add True or False.
In Trueba´s words:
a. Not  every movie is a sensual experience, watching something in the dark. T/ F
b. Watching Chico and Rita is especial, because of the image drawn, the music...It´s like a feast for him. T/ F
c. Young people discover the music of the period, jazz and Latin music in the film.
T/ F
d. Chico and Rita can´t be compared to a painting you like in a Museum. T/ F
e. Trueba doesn´t like that people fall in love with the characters, because Chico and Rita are not real people. T/F 

In Mariscal´s words:
a. Going to the cinema gives you hapiness and you forget your problems. T/F
b. Chico and Rita isn´t a classical movie. T/F
c. The Scene when Chico is playing the piano and Rita dancing, arises viewers´desire to be in tha bar and have a table there.  T/ F
d. He thinks he  and the young belong to a similar decade. T/F
e. He didn´t have to study  or read about that period of time, because he knew a lot about the 40´s and 50´s. T/F

This is not the first time Mariscal and Trueba work together . It was "Calle 44"movie  when they met and became friends.


"WRINKLES" (Arrugas)

Dedicated to "all the old people of today and all the old people of tomorrow". It is an eye-opening exploration of a topic too often sidelined by popular culture.
Animation "Arrugas" offers an eye-opening portrait of old age. It is based on the acclaimed graphic novel by Paco Roca. It´s a Spanish animated about where all of us going but few of us stop to consider. It´s the story of Emilio, a retired bank manager showing signs of dementia, who´s deposited in a Galicia retirement home where he strikes up a friendship with wheeler-dealer roommate Miguel. As Emilio´s health deteriorates, Miguel agrees to help him avoid a dreaded move to the upstairs ward for continuous care patients. The hand-drawn animation may jerk along, but there´s no denying the effectiveness of director Ignacio Ferreras´visual storytelling. Especially neat is the way it incorporates the characters´fantasy worlds into the narrative: the opening scene, which collapses from Emilio arguing over a mortgage in his office to rowing over his soup in his bed, is a perfect encapsulation of bthe tradegy of old age.
Source: El País.





Tasks:
1. Read the article and watch the trailers of the film.
2. Answer the following questions about the movie:
a. The group of ederly people are full of energy today, what two types of exercises do they have to do?
b. How do you define Agustín´s character? What disability does he seem to have?
c. Why can´t Eugenia and Dolores go on with the exercise?
d. Apart from deafness, what other disability is suffered by another of the characters.
e. Who is a clumsy person in the group? Why?
f. Did the group beat the record in the end? If so, by how much?

3. Write five feelings that the characters of the film evoke or suggest you.
4. What features and skills do you think Miss Anna have?