Anna ([info]captaincatapult) wrote,
@ 2009-09-30 01:21:00
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"I thought my heart - it broke."


Every single second of this movie was perfect.

















I know it's not playing at many theaters but if it's at one near you, I URGE you to go - it's far and away the best film I've seen this year and absolutely one of my favorites ever - I cannot convey eloquently enough the reverence this film has for the quiet moments and how affecting that is. Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw, and Paul Schneider give astonishing performances. Everything is beautiful, in every sense of the word. Stunning, stunning film.

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[info]shrewtee
2009-09-30 05:27 am UTC (link)
I love watching this trailer and I AM SO SAD THAT I DON'T REALLY THINK I CAN SEE IT, but maybe it'll be online someday soon. I really really like Abbie, so I would want to see it anyway but it's getting such good reviews that it's double on that.

UNF YOUR CAPPING ABILITIES BTW.

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[info]captaincatapult
2009-09-30 05:31 am UTC (link)
alsdkj I just want to watch it again and again, it is SO INCREDIBLE and I really think you'd love it so I hooooooope you get to soon. I have an odd perception of Abbie (given, you know) but literally the SECOND she came on screen I completely forgot it was even her, and now I really don't give a shit about whatever happened because she is way, way too good for me to be interested in her personal life.

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[info]peopleareshapes
2009-09-30 05:32 am UTC (link)
Yay! I can't wait to see this. I love Jane Campion, easily one of the most artistically adept directors out there, every single shot in her films is a work of art. And Abbie and Ben are so, so talented.

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[info]captaincatapult
2009-09-30 05:34 am UTC (link)
OKAY DUDE, I THOUGHT OF YOU FIRST, THIS IS OUR KIND OF THING, I NEED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT AFTER YOU SEE IT. This year is kind to us with our little period piece good-lighting kink, I believe you will be most satisfied.

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[info]saint_renegade
2009-09-30 05:34 am UTC (link)
I saw the trailer for this on the Rotten Tomatoes show (yeah I don't know either, shit you find on cable on Saturday) and am so bummed I live in a lame city and it will never be playing by me. I guess that's what DVD's are for...

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[info]shrewtee
2009-09-30 05:35 am UTC (link)
WHAT, there is a show of that?!

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[info]thecolorbetween
2009-09-30 06:11 am UTC (link)
Your review (of sorts) was simple, short, and sweet; it's the perfect incentive for me to try to see it when I go home for fall break. Is it a good mom movie (as in, should I go see it with my mom)?

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[info]captaincatapult
2009-09-30 06:15 am UTC (link)
I think it's REALLY your kind of movie, so definitely definitely go! And yes, it's a mom movie! I am praaaying it's in MI when I go home for October break because it's something I'd really like to (re)experience with my mom, since this kind of thing is something I think of us as loving together.

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[info]paperskirt
2009-09-30 06:59 am UTC (link)
OMG. I want to see this movie. It just looks so pretty. There are some showings by my house this coming weekend. Hopefully I'll be able to catch one.

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[info]captaincatapult
2009-09-30 07:50 pm UTC (link)
Go go go! It's goooorgeous.

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[info]andsheloves
2009-09-30 08:09 am UTC (link)
It doesn't come out here until December/January, but it's the top of my list of films to see ASAP.

Even just the trailer makes me teary.

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[info]captaincatapult
2009-09-30 07:51 pm UTC (link)
You will love it Hayley, it's totally your kind of thing.

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[info]universeandu
2009-09-30 09:09 am UTC (link)
Is this the new movie of Jane Campion? I can't wait to see that!
Beautiful picspam btw :)

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[info]captaincatapult
2009-09-30 07:51 pm UTC (link)
It is indeed! I haven't seen any of her other movies but I am now a huge fan of hers if this is the kind of thing she makes!

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[info]barilace
2009-09-30 12:44 pm UTC (link)
Oh, romantic period piece. Ohhh. I've wanted to see this ever since I read about it in Vogue or wherever awhile ago. MUST HURRY AND GET TO MY CITY.

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[info]captaincatapult
2009-09-30 07:54 pm UTC (link)
Riiiight? Favorite genre! I hope you get to see it soon, I'm sure you'd like it.

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[info]coffeemuse
2009-09-30 01:12 pm UTC (link)
I can't wait to see this! The international trailer is amazing. I'm not sure if it even comes out here, but it'll be online sometime in the future.
It looks absolutely beautiful, and exactly like my kind of movie.

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[info]captaincatapult
2009-09-30 07:55 pm UTC (link)
Yaaaaay, if you like this kind of movie you will LOVE it, it's one of the best of this genre I've seen BY FAR.

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[info]blindbeats
2009-09-30 01:55 pm UTC (link)
The CAST! The prettiness! And Keats! A++++ especially Paul and Ben <3 Can't wait for it to be up at iheart (since, Im afraid it will take a year for it to make it in Spain) :(

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[info]captaincatapult
2009-09-30 07:55 pm UTC (link)
EVERYTHING IS AWESOME, YES! I can't wait for it to go up either because I want to watch it 80 times in a row.

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[info]bmolly
2009-09-30 01:58 pm UTC (link)
It irks me that it's a challenge to find a theatre that plays this movie near me yet Love Happens (a movie my friends saw and made them both very angry) is playing everywhere.

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[info]captaincatapult
2009-09-30 07:56 pm UTC (link)
Haha Love Happens. Why did it make them angry?

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[info]oc_craze
2009-09-30 02:23 pm UTC (link)
My friend has been bugging me to see this with her but up until now, I had no idea what it was. IT'S SO PRETTY! Definitely seems like my kind of movie. Hopefully, it's playing near me.

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[info]captaincatapult
2009-09-30 07:56 pm UTC (link)
Oh awesome, you should definitely go with her!

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[info]mga1999
2009-09-30 02:47 pm UTC (link)
I want to see this SO BADLY, but it's not playing here at a cinema I can go to. It's KILLING ME! GAH!

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[info]captaincatapult
2009-09-30 07:57 pm UTC (link)
AAAAAH that is so frustrating when that happens!! I will cross my fingers for your city - I'm wondering if with all the positive buzz it's getting, they'll release it in more theaters than they were planning to. I HOPE I HOPE!

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[info]jenaben
2009-09-30 03:03 pm UTC (link)
Oh oh oh, this looks incredible. And it's directed by Jane Campion! Wonderful. I must see it soon!

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[info]captaincatapult
2009-09-30 08:00 pm UTC (link)
Oh god Jen you will just FALL DOWN and aaaaah I wish we could see it togetherrrrrr.

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[info]absofruitly
2009-09-30 03:59 pm UTC (link)
I am a sucker for this kind of movie. But like others are saying, it's not playing in my area. NOT COOL.

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[info]captaincatapult
2009-09-30 08:00 pm UTC (link)
IT'S SO UNCOOL. I hope you get a chance soon, if you like this kind of movie, you will just love it.

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[info]thelackoflight
2009-09-30 09:29 pm UTC (link)
I watched this on Monday and I loved it! All the prettiness of it was so amazing, I can't even. Your caps and the coloring do it justice though. I need to see more Jane Campion movies.

And the acting! When Abbie broke down with all the wheezing and chest clutching, it made me tear up. It really felt like grief, you know? Paul Schneider was so fantastic, I love him even more. Ben Whishaw too.

I can't think at the bed scene without thinking of how tragic and heartbreaking they were.


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[info]captaincatapult
2009-09-30 09:33 pm UTC (link)
AHHH GOOD I AM SO GLAD SOMEONE ELSE HAS SEEN IT, I'm burstingggggg. I agree with everything you said - that scene when she breaks down is one of the rawest and most wrenching things I've ever seen in a movie - I think the fact that the rest of the movie is so quiet makes that scene even more affecting. And AGLKSDJG Paul Schneider, wtf dude, he killed it. That scene with I HAVE FAILED JOHN KEATS and then his voice breaks when he says he did not know how tightly John had wound himself around his heart? OHMYGODDDD. BASICALLY EVERYTHING WAS AMAZING, but it was all in the details, so that is what I keep remembering.

God, I wish they'd gotten to have a happy ending - what a terribly unfair way to lose someone.

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[info]sophieisgod
2009-09-30 09:36 pm UTC (link)
Ohh, this is gorgeous. It feels like I've been waiting for this film forever (it's been at least a year and half of JANE CAMPION BEN WHISHAW JOHN KEATS OH MY SOUL quietly desperate flailing), and I'm overjoyed that people are loving it so much.

I still have to wait a few more weeks to see it (HURRY UP LONDON FILM FESTIVAL), but this will help tide me over 'til then. Thank you!

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[info]captaincatapult
2009-09-30 09:45 pm UTC (link)
Aaaaah oh gosh! I only just found out about it over the summer, I can't imagine waiting a year and a half (or I can, since I always seem to be whiling away the time waiting for new Keira Knightley movies, so yes, anyway). IT'S SO SO FANTASTIC, I really think it's impossible to dislike, so I think you can have complete confidence that it will mean a lot to you and meet/exceed your expectations! Enjoy it in a few weeks!

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[info]narnialovers
2009-09-30 10:11 pm UTC (link)
OMG I'M SO EXCITED FOR THIS MOVIE, YOU HAVE NO IDEA! The trailer looks AMAZING and since I love period dramas and such, I'm sure I will adore it! <3

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[info]captaincatapult
2009-10-01 03:27 am UTC (link)
I am sure you will as well! And oooh, Young Victoria. That was a nice film, I love those two actors (particularly Rupert Friend!)

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[info]tosca1390
2009-10-01 02:23 am UTC (link)
I cannot wait for this movie. I think it'll be here in late October/early November, and I cannot wait. It will be so wonderful!

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[info]captaincatapult
2009-10-01 03:26 am UTC (link)
IT WILL IT WILL! You'll love it.

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[info]falseeeyelashes
2009-10-01 03:03 am UTC (link)
I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THIS. The Piano is one of my favorite movies, so I have a soft-spot for Jane Campion. And BEN WHISHAW! Also, the international trailer with The Cinematic Orchestra's "To Build A Home" is one of my favorite things ever, ever, ever.

Gorgeous picspam. When I finally see this (this weekend, maybe?) I'll let you know I think!

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[info]captaincatapult
2009-10-01 03:25 am UTC (link)
Oh my goodness I hadn't seen that international trailer so I didn't know they used that song - how perfect!! That's one of my favorite songs from this year, actually. So so beautiful. And well suited to the tone of hte film!

AND YES PLZ PLZ TELL ME YOUR THOUGHTS AFTER YOU SEE IT!!

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[info]glassbomb
2009-10-01 03:56 am UTC (link)
I want to see this movie so badly but I do not know where it is playing around here, I will have to look and see. I like Keats, the way he came across to me in his poetry when I was reading it was very interesting, and it all looks so pretty.

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[info]captaincatapult
2009-10-01 04:29 am UTC (link)
Britttttt, you must see it!! It's glorious and you will love the light in it - so bright and white and clear.

I haven't read much Keats but I've been looking into him today and it's interesting stuff, I agree.

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[info]sugah66
2009-10-01 04:16 am UTC (link)
OH MY GOD I SAW THIS YESTERDAY AND LOVED IT SO MUCH. When he's pacing out in the rain because of the fake valentine? And how she keeps butterflies in her room? PURE. LOVE.

Seriously. I've been talking like I'm from the 1800s ever since. I tend to do that. Where did you get the caps from the trailer? I've been dying to make icons.

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[info]captaincatapult
2009-10-01 04:28 am UTC (link)
AAAH YOU SINGLED OUT TWO OF MY FAVORITE PARTS, AWESOMEEE!!! Him pacing out in the rain was SO, SO GOOD, I DONT EVEN KNOW, like, why was that so incredible, and then it got even MORE amazing when she was marching out there, and then they were pacing in the mud TOGETHER, and then she was saying "I think he meant it as a joke," and the whole marching across the field and everything after it and OH GOD, I JUST, SO MUCH TO RAMBLE ABOUT. And the butterflies in the room made me feel emotional and quixotic in the purest of ways - god that was wonderful.

I got the caps here!

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[info]slowdescent_
2009-11-04 02:34 am UTC (link)
So i saw this yesterday and had to hunt down the this post, haha lamecakes of me. It was so darling! My friend didn't like that it was "slow" (her words, not mine) but i LOVE when movies do that, especially period pieces because it helps me get in the groove of historical life and the stillness of everything. I WAS BORN IN THE WRONG TIME PERIOD. ahem. anyway. THIS MOVIE WAS SO PERFECT. and Abbie Cornish was delightful! and BEN WHISHAW! BEN. WHISHAW. fuck me, he was astounding.

anyway, i just wanted to say that i loved it and love you and love everything.

LOVE.

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[info]captaincatapult
2009-11-04 06:30 am UTC (link)
!!!!!!!! I'm so glad you told me YAAAAAY Jess, I feel exactly the same way! Gosh, I would give anything to see this movie again and I'm afraid I'll have to wait monthssssss.

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