“I have been waiting too long for the film of my life. My name is Oliver Tate. This film will capture my particular idiosyncrasies, for example, the way I seduce my classmate Jordana Bevan using only my mind. Also, since my parents’ marriage is being threatened by a man who runs courses on Mental and Physical Wellbeing, the film will probably feature some elaborate set-pieces of me taking him down. There will be helicopter shots. There will be slow-mo, but also transcendent moments, like when I cure my father’s depression. Knowing me as I do, I will be surprised if this film runs to less than three hours. Note to the press: appropriate adjectives to describe this film include “breath-taking” and “irresistible” as well the phrase: “a monumental achievement”.”
New on my “to watch” list:
The debut film Submarine from Richard Ayoade, based on the novel by Joe Dunthorne. It’s about a 15-year-old boy who “must fight save his mother from the advances of a mystic and simultaneously lure his eczema-strafed girlfriend in to his bedroom.”
Interestingly the film reflects it’s own construction in the thoughts and stage directions of the protagonist who imagines his life filmed. I’ve also read this dark coming of age comedy cites the film history forth and back, especially the french new wave, so I’m very curious about that debut and can’t wait till it hits the cinemas. Before then it can be seen at the upcoming Berlinale. For sure it’ll be breathtaking and a monumental achievement in contemporary film…
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