Tropicana Nov-Dec 2017 #116 Celebrating the Classics

NEWS | MOVIES
Reel Classics
Modern classics to binge on.
CITY OF GOD (2002)
Shot in the world’s most
notorious slum, Rio de
Janeiro’s City of God, tells
the tale of two young men
who choose different paths
in life. Rocket, a budding
photographer who grows up
to view the harsh realities of
his surroundings through
an artistic eye, and Jose, an
ambitious drug dealer who
uses Rocket’s talent to elevate
his fame as a turf war erupts.
City of God is a place where
one lives in fear, may not live
past the age of 20, and where
police rarely go. Through his
photography, Rocket provides
a window into his world and
ultimately uses it as his ticket
out.
THE ACT OF KILLING (2012)
The Act of Killing was a favourite to win the Best Documentary
accolade at the Oscars. The movie depicts the true accounts of notorious
Indonesian death squad leader Anwar Congo and his band of gangsters
who helped the army kill more than a million alleged communists,
ethnic Chinese and intellectuals over a span of less than a year in Medan,
Indonesia. Revered as the founding father of a right-wing paramilitary
organisation comprising of government ministers and powerful leaders,
Anwar and his men act as themselves in this gripping yet controversial
storytelling of a regime founded on acts of violence.
Language: Indonesian
Starring Anwar Congo, Herman
Koto and Syamsul Arifin
Language: Portuguese
Starring Alice Braga, Leandro
Firmino, Alexandre Rodrigues
and Seu Jorge
CURATED BY SHARMINI M. RETHINASAMY
THE MASTER (2012)
Discharged naval officer fresh from the aftermath of WWII, Freddie
Quell, battles the trauma and inner demons of life before and after
the war. Violent tempered, sex-obsessed and an alcoholic, Quell is a
ticking time-bomb wherever he goes. He stumbles upon a yacht in
a drunken stupor and meets the charismatic leader of the religious
movement The Cause, Lancaster Dodd. A lost Quell falls prey easily
and looks to Dodd as his mentor, hanging on his every word to survive
emotionally.
Language: English
Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams
BOYHOOD (2014)
A coming-of-age drama by
Richard Linklater depicts the
life of Mason Evans Jr from
childhood to adolescence.
Growing up in Texas with
divorced parents, the six-yearold
lives with his single mother
and older sister. A tumultuous
setting of his mother’s
relationship woes, blending two
families, opposing parenting
styles, alcoholism and abuse,
romantic relationships and
blossoming hormones make for
an interesting premise which
this movie thrives on.
Language: English
Starring Ethan Hawke, Patricia
Arquette, Ellar Coltrane and
Lorelai Linklater
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