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Hi...I need a little help from you guys...especially movie fans....
I need a movie review written in Swedish to be translated into English...according to IMDb, the Woody Allen movie "Melinda and Melinda" has been officially released first in Sweden...so here's a link to the Swedish review about the film...im assuming it's a positive review of the film since there's a huge thumbs up in the beginning of the article, but still, i like to konw what it says...
Just so you know, I'm doing this because my friends and I have been, up to now, relying on amateur reviews of the film...so now I like to have a professional POV...it just really sucks that Melinda and Melinda doesn't get released here in America until March...
Anyway, here's the review:
http://film.nu/?page=filmrecension_visa&filmid=592
Melinda & Melinda : S� �r d� �ntligen Woody Allen tillbaka i h�gform. Efter n�gra filmer som inte direkt har m�tt ens f�rv�ntningar �r det sk�nt att ha Allen p� den niv� som vi �r vana vid. Under sin karri�r har han gjort sig k�nd f�r b�de sin humor och sitt allvar. I Melinda & Melinda blandas dessa tv� p� ett v�ldigt speciellt s�tt, och det �r b�de underh�llande och t�nkv�rt.
�ppningsscenen �r en s�dan d�r typisk Allen-scen; ett s�llskap intellektuella och kreativa Manhattanbor diskuterar och �ter p� en restaurang. De b�rjar prata om skillnaden mellan komedi och tragedi, och en man i s�llskapet ber�ttar inledningen p� en historia. Han menar att det sedan �r upp till de andra att best�mma om hans historia blir en komedi eller tragedi. Resten av filmen g�r ut p� vi f�r se tv� versioner spelas upp, den ena mer humoristisk och positiv och den andra med betoning p� det tragiska.
De tv� historierna handlar, som ofta hos Allen, till stor del om k�rlek och f�rh�llanden. I v�xlingar mellan de tv� delarna och syns�tten s� f�r vi se hur huvudkarakt�ren Melinda g�r sitt b�sta f�r att hitta den r�tta och fixa ihop sitt i b�rjan trasiga liv. Med olika resultat givetvis. Den intressanta fr�gan som snart dyker upp �r hur mycket som egentligen skiljer de tv� delarna �t, eller om det kanske mest handlar om Melindas egen attityd. Det k�nns som filmen s�ger �t oss att f�rs�ka t�nka positivt f�r att saker i v�ra liv d� kommer att te sig mer positiva.
Som alltid hos Woody Allen �r det m�nga bra sk�despelare som g�r ett beundransv�rt jobb. D�ribland Chlo� Sevigny och Amanda Peet, men ocks� Will Ferrell som �r USA:s kanske roligaste man just nu. Men stj�rnan i filmen �r �nd� nykomlingen Radha Mitchell som spelar Melinda. Hon g�r ett fantastiskt jobb i b�da delarna och ibland �r det sv�rt att tro att det faktiskt �r samma sk�dis som i en scen skrattar hoppfullt f�r att i n�sta vara deprimerad och uppgiven. Sk�despelarna jobbar ihop med Woody Allen och hans lysande dialog f�r att ber�tta tv� (eller �r det kanske bara en?) historier om k�rlekens nycker och att f�rs�ka g� vidare och finna det komiska i tragedin. Biopremi�r 2004-12-17.
Av Fredrik Asplund
Visas p� Stockholms filmfestival, 2004-11-18 Sverigepremi�r
Trailer : Ja, klicka h�r!
Info p� Imdb : Ja, klicka h�r!
Regi : Woody Allen
I rollerna : Radha Mitchell, Chlo� Sevigny, Will Ferrell, Amanda Peet och Chiwetel Ejiofor m fl
Land : USA
Produktions�r : 2004
Originaltitel : Melinda & Melinda
L�ngd : 99 minuter
Distribution : Twentieth Century Fox
....all your help would be much appreciated....thanks in advance!!
Hmm. it's actually more about the contents of the movie than a professional review imho
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| Originally posted by ScuL Hmm. it's actually more about the contents of the movie than a professional review imho |
Re: Hi...I need a little help from you guys...especially movie fans....
Melinda & Melinda : So Woody Allen is finally back in good shape. After some movies that didn't really meet ones expectations it is beatiful to see Allen on the level we are used to. During his career he has made himself famous for both his humour and his seriousness. In Melinda & Melinda these two meet characteristics at a special way, and it's both entertaining and something worth to think about.
The openingscene is a typical Allen-scene, a group of intellectual and creative Manhattan residents discuss and eat at a restaurant. They start talking about the difference between comedy and tragedy, and one man in the group starts to tell the beginning of a story. He then states it's up to the others to determine if his story becomes a comedy or a tragedy. The rest of the movie continues like that, we will see two versions developing, the one more humoristic and positive than the other with more emphasis to the tragedy.
Both the stories tell, as usual with Allen, largely about love and relationships. In changes between both parts and the views we will see how the main character Melinda tries her best to find the right person and fix the beginning of her miserable life. With naturally different results. The interesting question that pops up soon is how much difference there actually is between both parts, or if it is mainly caused by Melindas own attitude. It feels like the movie is trying to tell us that we need to think positive so that matters in our live will change to a more positive state.
Like allways with Woody Allen are there a lot of good actors which make the movie admirable. Amongst them Clo� Sevigny and Amanda Peet, but also Will Ferrel who maybe nowadays is one of Americas most funny men. But the star in the movie is stil the new Radha Mitchell who plays Melinda. She does a fantastic job in both parts and sometimes it's even hard to believe that it's actually the same actress that laughs hopefully and a scene later she's depressed and nackered.
The actors work together with Woody Allen and his bright dialogue to tell two (or maybe it's only one?) story about the varioous moods of love and to try to continue and find the comedy in the tragedy.
By Fredrik Asplund
Shown on Stockholms filmfestival, 2004-11-18 Premiere for Sweden
Trailer : Yes, click here!
Info on Imdb : Yes, click here!
Director : Woody Allen
Actos : Radha Mitchell, Chlo� Sevigny, Will Ferrell, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor and more
Country : USA
Year of production : 2004
Original title : Melinda & Melinda
Length : 99 minutes
Distribution : Twentieth Century Fox
i got bored
Re: Re: Hi...I need a little help from you guys...especially movie fans....
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| Originally posted by ScuL Melinda & Melinda : So Woody Allen is finally back in good shape. After some movies that didn't really meet ones expectations it is beatiful to see Allen on the level we are used to. During his career he has made himself famous for both his humour and his seriousness. In Melinda & Melinda these two meet characteristics at a special way, and it's both entertaining and something worth to think about. The openingscene is a typical Allen-scene, a group of intellectual and creative Manhattan residents discuss and eat at a restaurant. They start talking about the difference between comedy and tragedy, and one man in the group starts to tell the beginning of a story. He then states it's up to the others to determine if his story becomes a comedy or a tragedy. The rest of the movie continues like that, we will see two versions developing, the one more humoristic and positive than the other with more emphasis to the tragedy. Both the stories tell, as usual with Allen, largely about love and relationships. In changes between both parts and the views we will see how the main character Melinda tries her best to find the right person and fix the beginning of her miserable life. With naturally different results. The interesting question that pops up soon is how much difference there actually is between both parts, or if it is mainly caused by Melindas own attitude. It feels like the movie is trying to tell us that we need to think positive so that matters in our live will change to a more positive state. Like allways with Woody Allen are there a lot of good actors which make the movie admirable. Amongst them Clo� Sevigny and Amanda Peet, but also Will Ferrel who maybe nowadays is one of Americas most funny men. But the star in the movie is stil the new Radha Mitchell who plays Melinda. She does a fantastic job in both parts and sometimes it's even hard to believe that it's actually the same actress that laughs hopefully and a scene later she's depressed and nackered. The actors work together with Woody Allen and his bright dialogue to tell two (or maybe it's only one?) story about the varioous moods of love and to try to continue and find the comedy in the tragedy. By Fredrik Asplund Shown on Stockholms filmfestival, 2004-11-18 Premiere for Sweden Trailer : Yes, click here! Info on Imdb : Yes, click here! Director : Woody Allen Actos : Radha Mitchell, Chlo� Sevigny, Will Ferrell, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor and more Country : USA Year of production : 2004 Original title : Melinda & Melinda Length : 99 minutes Distribution : Twentieth Century Fox i got bored |
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