Ballad for a pierced heart, by Yannis Economides - Η μπαλάντα της τρύπιας καρδιάς (2020) Γιάννης Οικονομίδης

 

Ballad for a pierced heart, by Yannis Economides

Original title: Η μπαλάντα της τρύπιας καρδιάς (I balada tis trypias kardias)

In a small town in Greece, when amorous passion meets with greed for money, dead bodies start piling up, and in "Sleeping Beauty" Olga will never know the horrors she has been spared of.

Director:Yannis Economides

Writers:Yannis EconomidesHarry Lagoussis,Dimosthenis Papamarkos.

Stars:Vicky Papadopoulou,Vassilis Bisbikis,Stathis Stamoulakatos...

Storyline:

Feeling suffocated in a loveless, dead-end marriage, smothered Olga, the sad-eyed trophy wife of the successful industrialist, Iraklis, summons up the courage to leave him for another man: the grizzled former pop idol and now financially hard-pressed nightclub boss, Manos. But, no one steals from Iraklis, and as beautiful Olga's leather travel bag contains something even more precious than love, the deceived husband swears revenge. Now, holed up in a small cottage in the middle of nowhere, the doomed lovers can only wait and hope that they will stay under the radar long enough, as every cutthroat in town is after them and the hefty reward. And, more and more, deceit, greed, and ambition take over. Can there be forgiveness for the sinners?—Nick Riganas

Taglines: A Million Ways To Love.

Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama.

Certificate:A-18 Parents guide

Source: IMDB

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Talking Heads / Gadajace glowy (1980) by Krzysztof Kieslowski

Talking Heads / Gadajace glowy (1980)

People of different ages, professions, and social statuses answer two simple questions: who they are and what they want from life.

 Director:Krzysztof Kieslowski

Writer:Krzysztof Kieslowski

Review Here (Credits to IMDb.com)

Who are we? When we were born? What do we want from life?

In "Gadajace glowy" ("Talking Heads") Krzysztof Kieslowski filmed people of all ages and asked them when they were born, what they are, and what they would like the most in life. The film assembles their responses with straight cuts from youngest to oldest (starting with a baby and ending with a lady of 100 years old), and with their birth years appearing on screen, going from 1979 until 1880.

But what's so fascinating about this short documentary is how the things said by all the people interviewed are the same things most people, all around the globe, want in their lives, so the film proves that we have a common goal in different stages of life. A kid answers that all he wants in life is to have a car, later a grown man still doesn't know what he wants for his life except to know what it is to be a human being, some people share great aspects of their lives and others more reserved, quite sad opinions, but in the end, all of their statements is to tell that they expect of life better and good things.

It's a very positive film in its simple achievement, way better than "49 Up" a documentary that followed the lives of a bunch of individuals and most of them succeed in what they were destined to be, but others don't. In this last one, I haven't found much use of the information provided, it was depressive and almost pointless. It's good but very forgettable. Now, "Gadajace glowy" is very good and Kieslowski makes a universal work (even though the people interviewed are Polish) that resonates with life as it is. Complex and simple at the same time, all people want the same things out of it (and you'll be identified with most of the answers given) but something makes us closer to our destiny, other times very distant, almost impossible. For everything that stands it's a great and unforgettable documentary. Thumbs UP! 10/10