Comala at Via Ferrucci 65/a is one of the liveliest places in the city, although it is isolated from the historical center of the cinema system. “I’ll be back” from my summer holidays and I’m organizing a very interesting meeting with great movies and free admission.
It is called “20 years in a week” and, as the organizers themselves explain, is dedicated to “more or less heterogeneous films, which, however, have one certain fact in common: they were released in 2003 and, therefore, this year they turn twenty” .
It will begin on Sunday, August 27, in a comedy with an unleashed Richard Linklater School of Rockin which Jack Black plays Dewey Finn, an aspiring musician who sees his dreams of rock stardom fade and eventually becomes a teacher.
From Monday, a trio of auteur films, independent productions by great directors and the big names of the Hollywood elite: everything is ready for Monday. “21 Grams” by Alejandro González Iñárrituin which a car accident crosses out the lives of several people. Tuesday episodic film queue “Coffee and Cigarettes” by Jim Jarmusch, which also features Tom Waits and Roberto Benigni. “If you don’t drink coffee and have recently quit smoking, this film and these shorts are not for you.” Wednesday 30 on stage”Dogville by Lars von Trier with the extraordinary Nicole Kidman: the city is actually a floor plan.
An important place is given to oriental cinema. Thursday 31 – hard and ruthless “Old Boy” Directed by Park Chan Wook. The man was kidnapped and isolated for 15 years without knowing who or why. When he is unexpectedly released, it becomes clear that he has had too much time to develop an “unwavering” desire for revenge.
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The talent of Bong Joon Ho, which years later became obvious to the world thanks to the Oscar-winning film “Parasite”under Mole, was already noticeable in 2003, when his “Memories of Murder” (scheduled by Komala for Friday, September 1st) won the Audience Award at the Turin Film Festival. The investigation into the brutal murder of a woman combines dark humor and unjustified violence. In a small town in South Korea.
Saturday 2 Tim Burton s “Big fish” and the brilliant Ewan McGregor will appear on the screen, a film about the stories that our fathers tell us and which always seem absurd.
Sunday, September 3rd, ends in style with a film launched by the still very young Scarlett Johansson, cementing the fame and sympathy of Bill Murray and confirming the skill of director Sofia Coppola: “Lost in translation” (21.30 admission is free).