1. Our day began with a tribute to the filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos (who also did “The Favourite” which we saw here 2018. )
He brought us a screening of his film “Poor Things” Starring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo & Willem DeFoe. Superb acting! OMG hysterical!! The photography and sets were incredible! The program says it’s a “ funny, furious, proudly feminist take on the Frankenstein story.” We laughed OUT LOUD over & over. There’s a lot of sex which is hysterical but not for prudes. This will get Oscars for sure—-probably several. We all agreed we have to see it again because there was so much going on, we’re sure we missed bits.
2. “They Shot the Piano Player” was a documentary in animated form about a Brazilian samba pianist in the height of the development of bossa nova music (think Antonio Carlos Jobim) as the country was undergoing a military coup, ending in dictatorship. This one was not in the program but was added as a “TBA” so we don’t have the background material in the program. Meh
3. Finally we saw “The Holdovers” which is set at a Massachusetts boarding school in the 1970s (Milton?). A strict and universally disliked teacher, Paul Giamatti, is stuck caring for the boarding students (5) who are not traveling home for the Christmas break. The program hints that it starts out like the “Breakfast Club.” True. But as the 2 weeks pass, we see relationships evolve and there are very poignant moments. This is from director Alexander Payne (his “Sideways” and “Nebraska” were others of his I loved) who introduced the film to us. The story and acting are excellent. I highly recommend this one. Oscar contender.
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