Love for work
“Tar”
Love is not always easy and without complications. It can be passionate, twisted and overwhelming.
Such is the love of Lydia Tara (Cate Blanchett) for her work. She is the conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. It is impossible to be hugely successful without a mad, sometimes even destructive love of one’s work. Often enough this feeling is not reciprocated, but to experience such a storm of passion is a great gift.
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“Michelangelo. Infinity.”
Another example of love – less destructive, but just as overwhelming. “Michelangelo. Infinity”, unlike “Tar”, is based on true events. It tells the story of the life of a great painter and sculptor whose love of art was transformed into stunning masterpieces and has survived for centuries.
Emanuele Imbucci’s debut feature is made with a fascinating warmth and attention to the genius of the Renaissance. “Michelangelo. Infinity” offers an aesthetic treat and the conviction that only love gives birth to masterpieces.
Family love
“Farewell”
Although relationships with relatives are rarely easy, it is in the family that we first learn about feelings of love.
“Farewell” is a film directed by Lulu Wang about the family as a stronghold and a pillar of defense. The story centers around a Chinese-American woman, Billie (Aquafina), who returns home to spend her last days with her dying grandmother. Misunderstandings, arguments, lies to protect – this is the basis of the relationship between Billie and her relatives. However, if you look deeper, you can see the ancient traditions based on respect, unconditional love and acceptance, selflessness and faith in the good. All this in one easy-going but loving Chinese family.
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“Little Miss Sunshine”
The film tells the story of a dysfunctional family in which each member faces setbacks and problems. Unemployment, drugs, suicide and Nietzsche’s bigotry are what the characters face one after the other. But when a little girl, Olivia (Abigail Breslin), sets her sights on winning a beauty contest, the whole family drops their worries to help this adorable child. Cold and locked in their own hellish circles, the characters are saved by the love for someone they hold dear.
Love for cinema
“The Fabelmans”
Leading contender for the 2023 Academy Award for Best Picture. “The Fabelmans” is a true love of cinema. Steven Spielberg tells the story of how cinema came into his life, illuminating and saturating his childhood. It was cinema that shaped him into the man he is today, while the camera in his hands taught him how to discover his soul and bring any idea to life. For the director, the camera was an island of peace, an emotional protection and an opportunity to create his own – safe and pleasant world. This autobiographical film is a touching and tender testament to the fact that love can be found at an early age and carried with you throughout your life.
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“Hugo”
Martin Scorsese’s love of cinema is different from Spielberg’s. “Hugo” is like a fairy tale about a sorcerer, even though the story is based on true events. Scorsese has chosen to pay homage to the history of cinema by going back to its origins, to events that transpired around a century ago.
One of the film’s protagonists is Georges Melies, the founder of the world of fiction cinema. Forgotten and marginalized after the First World War, Georges hated cinema and any mention of it. However, as we know, there is only one step from hate to love.
Self-love
“How to be Single”
This romantic comedy, starring Dakota Johnson, reminds us of the benefits of solitude. The protagonist, Alice, has spent her whole life in relationships, adapting, compromising and arguing with her man. She knows all her other half’s habits and tricks, but she herself cannot answer simple questions: what does she want from this life and who is she? When she breaks up one relationship and jumps into another, wandering around New York in search of love, she forgets that she has to develop these feelings within herself first. Love for others comes only after finding tenderness and warmth for oneself.
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“Wild”
Jean-Marc Vallée’s “Wild” has become a textbook on finding yourself and your place in life.
After a failed marriage and the death of her mother, the protagonist – Cheryl, played by Reese Witherspoon, decides to go on a dangerous mountain trek alone to revive her lust for life. Every step of the Silent Cross Trail must be tackled with an incredible effort, testing herself to the limits. But it is these challenges that help Cheryl find herself and to believe that there is a huge reservoir of energy and strength within human beings. These resources can only be tapped when empathy and understanding of one’s own worth and ability of overcoming all difficulties come to the fore.
