COMING soon

[Chris Knipp]

Coming soon, a review of. . . . documentary by Luca Guadagnino.



"Salvatore: Shoemaker Of Dreams chronicles how Ferragamo established his Hollywood foothold."

SYNOPSIS
In the early 20th century, impoverished teenage Italian cobbler Salvatore Ferragamo sailed from Naples to America to seek a better life. He settled in Southern California, and became Hollywood's go-to shoemaker during the silent era. In 1927, he returned to Italy and founded in Florence his namesake luxury brand. This feature-length documentary recounts his adventures.

[Chris Knipp]

Watched, nice enough, but a bit disappointing. Metascore 64%. I'd not rush out to see it. Lots of Italian, and lots of shoes.

Now on the agenda: ARMAGEDDON TIME (James Gray); AFTERSUN (Charlotte Wells).

[Chris Knipp]

Coming review: AFTERSUN (Charlotte Wells 2022).
Best review comment on it is from A.O. Scott of the New York Times. I will quote it in my review:

It’s hard to find a critical language to account for the delicacy and intimacy of this movie. This is partly because Wells, with the unaffected precision of a lyric poet, is very nearly reinventing the language of film, unlocking the medium’s often dormant potential to disclose inner worlds of consciousness and feeling.

[Chris Knipp]

AFTERSUN (Charlotte Wells 2022), from Cannes Critics' Week 2022. Filmleaf review thread is open HERE.

[Chris Knipp]

New Yorker cartoon from Nov. 7, 2022:


"The line in the script was actually 'Woof woof,' but, when we
started shooting, 'Bow wow' came out, and the rest is history."

[Chris Knipp]

Hope you liked that one.

ARMAGEDDON TIME (James Gray), in a way the most important film by one of my favorite American directors, seen today: this requires some thought, but I will publish a my report on it soon.

My REVIEW is up now.