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Articles tagged "fernando meirelles"Featured Article Books ReviewBlindness by Jose Saramagoby Derek Beres[3.Nov.08] :. The women have the strength to withstand the chaos; the men shirk at the responsibility, although they too eventually follow the women’s lead.  Film ReviewBlindnessby Cynthia Fuchs[3.Oct.08] :. If its political metaphor is plain, the aesthetic allusions are more intriguing, as Blindness works to show what can't be shown, to find a visual language for what's not visual.  Column: The ScreenerIn the Land of the Blindby Chris Barsanti[3.Oct.08] :. Fernando Meirelles’ adaptation of Jose Saramago’s Blindness fails because the source material doesn’t easily lend itself to cinema, and because the filmmaker is clearly out of his depth.  Short Ends and LeaderFable Feels ‘Blind’ to its Own Illogicby Bill Gibron[2.Oct.08] :. Before Star Wars, serious science fiction survived on the allegorical. Take a typical situation, instill it with some sort of out of this world premise, and watch as humanity races toward its...  Film ReviewThe Constant Gardener (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[30.Aug.05] :. That might be the film's most potent insight, that the white guy cannot save the day.  Film DVD ReviewCity of God (Cidade de Deus) (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[7.Jun.04] :. The film's most profound understanding is that the moral confusions shaping its protagonists are not particular to them, but surrounding all of us. City of God (Cidade de Deus) (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[31.Jan.03] :. Delves into daily traumas and fears, the bleak hierarchies of power, race, and desire that structure life in the projects. City of God (Cidade de Deus) (2002)by Elbert Ventura[23.Jan.03] :. A longtime director of commercials, Meirelles is a consummate showman. Therein lies the problem. |
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