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Heaven
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Manufacturer: Miramax
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi, Remo Girone, Stefania Rocca, Alessandro Sperduti
Directed By: Tom Tykwer
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: BLANCHETT,CATE
EAN: 0786936219807
Format: Anamorphic
Label: Miramax
Manufacturer: Miramax
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Miramax
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2003-06-17
Running Time: 97
Studio: Miramax
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
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When police won't help capture the man responsible for her husband's death, Phillipa takes matters into her own hands with the help of a sympathetic police officer.
Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: R
Release Date: 31-MAY-2005
Media Type: DVD
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Summary: Tom Twyker is a master of mise en scene
Comment: German-born Tom Twyker, director of many successful films, is perhaps best known for 1998 classic, "Lola Rennt" ("Run Lola, Run").
In "Heaven" Cate Blanchart is cast as Philippa, an English school teacher working in Turin, Italy. This film has both English and Italian parts (with subtitles), lending to it's authenticity. Blanchart's male counterpart, Filippo, is played by Italian actor, Giovannis Riblisi. He is cast as a 20 year old police department employee who becomes sympathetic to Philippa's cause, springs her from jail; and manages to outwit the police and run, ride and fly (!) to safety, in the mean time falling in love with her.
Philippe and Filippo, though from different cultures, become unified in fate, and seem to become two halves of the same whole. Through much of the film Blanchart and Riblisi appear together, both wearing white t-shirts and slim-fitting blue jeans. Later, Philippa is shaved bald, presumably to help her to evade capture by altering her appearance. No big surprise. But then, the camera again shooting from above, reveals that Filippo is also shaved! Several scenes are shot in such a way that they appear to really belong together.
Which brings me to my initial point: Twyker's brilliant usage of mise-en-scene. By that I mean that the set-up of the individual scenes --in addition to having visual style and beauty--convey meaning and information above and beyond what is seen in other types of cinamatography, plus the dialog itself. I find this to be clever and artful. Just by observing how the characters, props and scenery are set up, we see another level of meaning and understanding. For example, how he sets up the scene in the barn as they eat together and then gaze at each other from either end of the film frame. Well, this is not a thing that can easily be described in words; you just have to see the film!
Lastly, I love how the film ends, and how it ties together the beginning scene in a helicopter simulator and also the enigmatic name of the film, "Heaven". Bravo!
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Summary: Excellent and intriguing film!
Comment: Heaven is a gem that I discovered in a magazine that covers upcoming films. Director Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run)provides a wonderful script that is only paralleled by excellent acting on the part of Cate Blanchett and Giovanni Ribisi. I highly recommend this film!
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Summary: Heaven
Comment: Although the film photography is compelling and Kate Blanchett's acting hits a high mark, the film is disappointing in that its depiction of an unexplainable sudden love falls short of credibility. The movie is boring and the only value it has lies on the showing of beautiful scenes of the Italian countryside.
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Summary: heaven is heaven
Comment: This movie is so amazing. I found it accidentally while browsing the program guide on the tv. I hit the info button for a quick little synopsis. If it just had the cast without a little info, I would have watched it anyway. Blanchett and Ribisi have this really powerful, surprising chemistry. The photography is really what makes the movie amazing, for me anyway. I am someone who really pays attention to the photography more than the dialogue at times. It's just fantastic. A really powerful tale.
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Summary: Misterios del amor
Comment: No es predecible lo gran lograda que es la pelicula hasta con el transcurrir de ella. Cada minuto entrega elementos que sorprenden por su simpleza pero a la vez por la profundidad y delicadez de las interpretaciones de Cate y Giovani. Quizás pueda desilusionar un poco el final, dado lo acontecido a lo largo de la pelicula. El amor, no lo definirÃa en esta pelicula, pues de una parte está muy claramente demostrado, mas no por la otras, ahà la magia o la desilusión de la trama. Gran pelicula para descubrir los inicios de Cate Blanchett y Giovanni Ribisi.
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