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Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Julio Medem’s Room in Rome
Still working on the same themes of sexual awareness and self-discovery, hopefully this is closer in quality to Sex and Lucia than Chaotic Ana.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Aleksandr Sokurov’s Faust
Not a remake of Murnau's 1926 film, but the closing chapter in Sokurov's grouping of four films under the theme of corruption is an absolute must for film snobs. Having only seen three of his works, I can't say I'm much of an expert on the filmmaker, but the chosen subject should be an interesting figure to highlight in Sokurov commonly known aesthetic that draws upon nature's surroundings and natural light to add descriptive layers to his characters.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Lee Chang-dong’s Poetry
After seeing the type of performance he can extract from Jeon Do-yeon in Secret Sunshine, I'm curious to know what he'll do with a sixty-year old legendary actress who has been on an acting sabbatical for almost two decades. Could be a poignant representation of solitude in old age.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Cam Archer’s Shit Year
What we do know is Wild Tigers I Have Known announced a new talent worth keeping tabs on. Expect his sophomore project to be a highly stylized, visually alluring piece and if Barkin brings her A-game to what appears to be a gutsy, meta role, then the title will be an afterthought when discussing the film.
Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Gela Babluani’s 13
I'm figuring that if you factor in an oddball ensemble cast, the premise (which does seem to have been modified) and Géla Babluani manages to bottle the same, raw, insane energy of the original then we might find ourselves with a film not unlike the Herzog's trippy Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans.
