Friday, November 30, 2012

favorite film music



Yes or No_ Sarasawadee Wongsompetch; 

Song: One Day If You Have the Courage_ Composed and Performed by Budoka.  



Briefly, this piece of music is added to the context in which the lesbian couple has to be apart. Pie comes from an upper class Thai family who follows tradition and customs. Therefore, she really disapproves of homosexual love. Then, she shares her room with a look-like-boy girl, Kim. Kim is very caring, kind and sweet. At first, Pie is pretty reluctant to interact with Kim but gradually, they form a nice friendship. After a period of time, Pie realizes that she unconsciously falls in love with Kim, a kind of innocent love. However, they always have to hide their love because Pie feels ashamed and is scared to let people know about it, especially her mother. In this scene, Pie decides not to let her mother down and break up with Kim. But the main reason is that she is not brave enough to face either truth or prejudice. Both of them feel broken-hearted and helpless.
The lyrics of the song are extremely related to the film’s story. The song goes, “It’s like our love has to be underneath dark shadow. I’d like to see you brave enough for our love . . . and there’s a path that’s waiting for us not far from here . . . For one day, I just want you to look up for the stars, and don’t be shy with the sky . . . don’t avoid anybody’s eyes . . . For one day, I want you to dare to look at people’s eyes and tell them that we’re in love. . . “It is easily seen that Pie and Kim have such a beautiful relationship that I find the film lovely and easy to watch. The kind of love this film depicts is not “dark” or hard or too stressful. Everything is just so nice and natural. Because of this, the audience can feel the connection between these two characters. Similarly, they can also understand the conflict inside them and the misery they suffer. In this scene, the music plays such an important part in reflecting their deep sorrow, internal conflict and confusion. That relationship gives Pie a complex which is described in the song. Pie finds it hard to be brave and go for her real love. She also finds it awkward and shameful to go against the tradition. All these feelings are not expressed in dialogues, but in the song.
It is plausible to say that every image going along with the song is related to it. For example, the image of their bursting into tears, which expresses their breakdown. The image of Pie’s going back to the room that they share and sitting on Kim’s bed. This image implies how much she misses Kim. The image of a sad face on the sandwich; Pie recalls their memories and so on. Of them all, the image that impressed me the most is that image of Pie’s opening a paper butterfly and finding Kim’s writing, “One day that you’d be brave enough, we’ll fly together.” This message matches the song the most. It can be said that the song helps spread the film’s message, which is that it takes their braveness to fall in love.
This song triggers one of my memories. I started a love story two months before I moved to the U.S. I remember how we also had to hide our love. We were like part-time lovers. Standing in front of people, we pretended to be friends. Now we are thousands of miles apart. Sometimes I feel like it is a dream just to come back to my country. I feel helpless. But I tried much harder than I can ever imagine I myself could. Now that I have saved enough money and I am flying back to Viet Nam and staying there for a month after this semester is over. Listening to the song in that specific context reminded me of how I have tried for my love. It is a very lovely film.    
In my opinion, this piece of music is used in the rightest scene of the film. It is effective in evoking the audience’s emotions. This is the point at which they need to decide to move on with their love or give up. If you watch this film from the beginning, to this point, you can understand how they are brought together by destiny and their own characteristics. Thus, you may not want to believe that they decide to break up. And then, the music is added to the right moment. It is like a flashback of their memories and their current depressing condition. Watch this film from the beginning and this piece will bring a lot of you to tears for sure. And of course, for those who fight hard for their love, they will find themselves very much related to the song in particular and the whole film in general.    


Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Carey Mulligan


Basic information
- Carey Hannah Mulligan.
- A British actress.
- Born on May 28 1985.
Early life
- Lived in London from birth until the age of three before moving with her family to Germany, where she attended the International School of Dusseldorf.
- She was "quite shy" during her childhood and a tomboy until the age of 15.
- Her interest in acting sparked from watching her brother perform in a school production of (she would later participate in plays at her school) and attending Broadway plays as a teen.
- She was rejected by 3 drama schools. 
- Her family did not approve of her desire. 
 

Career

- In 2004, Mulligan began her acting career by winning the role of Kitty Bennett in Pride and Prejudice with the help of actor Julian Fellowes.

 - Later this year, she appeared in a recurring role in the BAFTA award-winning BBC adaption of Charles Dickens' Bleak House, as orphan Ada Clare.

- Among her 2007 projects were My Boy Jack, starring Daniel Radcliffe that features her in a supporting role.
- She earned a Constellation Award for playing the main character Sally Sparrow in an episode of Doctor Who.
                                             Carey as Sally Sparrow in episode "Blink"
  - The Daily Telegraph said her performance was "quite extraordinarily radiating'" and The Observer called her "almost unbearably affecting."
 - At 22, she was cast in her first leading role as 16 year old Jenny in the coming-of-age 2009 release drama An Education. 
- She received critical acclaim for her performance, as the press began referring to her as an "It girl".



 
 
 
Film and television
Year Title Role
2005 Pride & Prejudice Kitty Bennet
2005 Bleak House Ada Clare TV series (15 episodes)
2006 The Amazing Mrs Pritchard Emily Pritchard TV series (6 episodes)
2006 Trial & Retribution X: Sins of the Father Emily Harrogate 2 episodes
2006 Agatha Christie's Marple: The Sittaford Mystery Violet Willett
2007 And When Did You Last See Your Father? Rachel
2007 Waking the Dead Sister Bridgid TV series (2 episodes)
2007 Doctor Who Sally Sparrow TV series (1 episode: "Blink")
2007 My Boy Jack Elsie Kipling
2007 Northanger Abbey Isabella Thorpe
2009 Public Enemies Carole
2009 An Education Jenny
2009 Brothers Cassie Willis
2009 The Greatest Rose
2010 Never Let Me Go Kathy H
2010 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Winnie Gekko
2011 Drive Irene
2011 Shame Sissy
2013 The Great Gatsby Daisy Buchanan Post-production
2013 Inside Llewyn Davis Jean Berkey Filming


Stage
Year Title Role
2005 The Hypochondriac Daisy Almeida Theatre
2007 The Seagull Nina Royal Court Theatre (2007) & Broadway (2008)
2011 Through a Glass Darkly Karin Atlantic Theater Company

Award
- Nominated for over 50 times.
Year Award Nominated work Result
2007 Constellation Award for Best Female Performance in a Science Fiction Television Episode Doctor Who Won
2008 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play The Seagull Nominated
2008 Ian Charleson Award Commendation The Seagull Won
2009 BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role An Education Won
2009 BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film An Education Won
2009 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress An Education Won
2009 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Performer An Education Won
2009 Hollywood Breakthrough Award for Actress of the Year An Education Won
2009 London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the Year An Education Won
2009 National Board of Review Award for Best Actress An Education Won
2009 Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress An Education Won
2009 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress An Education Won
2009 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress An Education Won
2009 Academy Award for Best Actress An Education Nominated
2009 BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer An Education Nominated
2009 Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress An Education Nominated
2009 Empire Award for Best Actress An Education Nominated
2009 Empire Award for Best Newcomer An Education Nominated
2009 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama An Education Nominated
2009 London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year An Education Nominated
2009 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress An Education Nominated
2009 Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress An Education Nominated
2009 Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama An Education Nominated
2009 SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role An Education Nominated
2009 SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture An Education Nominated
2009 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Breakthrough Performance An Education Nominated
2009 Method Fest Independent Film Festival For Best Supporting Actress The Greatest Nominated
2010 BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film Never Let Me Go Won
2010 Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Never Let Me Go Nominated
2010 Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Never Let Me Go Nominated
2010 San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress Never Let Me Go Nominated
2010 Saturn Award for Best Actress Never Let Me Go Nominated
2010 Palm Springs International Film Festival Award for Breakthrough Performance Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps & Never Let Me Go Won
2011 BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Drive Nominated
2011 Empire Award for Best Actress Drive Nominated
2011 Hollywood Film Festival Award for Supporting Actress of the Year Drive & Shame Won
2011 London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the Year Drive & Shame Nominated
2011 Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Shame Won
2011 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Supporting Actress Shame Nominated
2011 BIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress Shame Nominated
2011 Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Shame Nominated
2011 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Shame Nominated
2011 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Shame Nominated
2011 Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Shame Nominated
2011 Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actress Shame Nominated
2011 Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Shame Nominated
2011 San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress Shame Nominated
2011 Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Shame Nominated
2011 Village Voice Film Poll for Best Supporting Actress Shame Nominated
2011 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress Shame Nominated
2011 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play Through a Glass Darkly Nominated
2011 Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance Through a Glass Darkly Nominated
2011 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress Through a Glass Darkly Nominated
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