#Jonas Poher Rasmussen

[gregor-samsung]

Flugt [Flee] (Jonas Poher Rasmussen - 2021)

[rookie-critic]

Rookie-Critic's Top 20 Films of 2021: #5 - Flee (dir. Jonas Poher Rasmussen)

I don't normally watch many documentaries, and when I do they generally don't catch me in the same way that a lot of fictional films do, so going into Flee I wasn't sure what to expect. What I got was the story of an incredibly brave individual that, as a child, had to endure things that no child should have to endure, and surely not for as long as he had to. Told through an animated lens so as to protect the identity of the protagonist, who we only get to know as Amin Nawabi, Flee shows us what it's like to grow up knowing mostly uncertainty and fear. Framed as a series of interviews with Amin as an adult man in Denmark mere months away from marriage, Amin spends most of his childhood having to walk a tightrope alongside his family as they try to make it out of Afghanistan and into literally any other country where he thinks they'll be safe. Not only that, but Amin also has to navigate his growing awareness of his sexuality and how being gay affects his surroundings and possible standing within the only support system he thinks he'll ever have. It's a very disquieting film, because while Amin's story is ultimately one of relief, self-acceptance, and what things look like when someone actually gets out of a dangerous situation like that, it shines a light on the fact that Amin's story is just one of many, and so many of those other stories don't end as happily as his. Many people will see this as a heartwarming story, and not to take away from Amin's success, but I left the theater with angry tears in my eyes, crying for all of the refugees who didn't make it.

Score: 10/10

Currently available for streaming on Hulu.

[bonniehooper]

Top Picks of 2022

My Top 20 Favorite Movies - #17: Flee

Running Time: 90 minutes

Released: December 3rd, 2021

Watched It: February 2022

[framingg]

Flee (2021)

Letterboxd: 4.2⭐ País: Dinamarca Duración: 89 mins

[ozdeg]

[ot9000]

FLEE フリー Flee

Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen 2021 Denmark / Sweden / Norway / France

[spryfilm]

DVD review: “Flee” (2021)

“Flee” (2021) Documentary Running Time: 90 minutes Written by: Jonas Poher Rasmussen and Amin Nawabi Directed by: Jonas Poher Rasmussen Amin (9-11 years old): “We have no idea what’s going to happen. to us. Nobody tells us anything. The journalists come and film us. We hope something will happen, but no. They go home to make TV programmes… But nothing really happens. It’s just us and the…

[stuff-diary]

Top 10 movies watched in 2022

With this second 2022 in review post it's finally time to announce the best 10 movies I watched this year. Before we properly begin, I must explain that I included all the movies I watched for the first time in 2022. This means some of the movies in the ranking might have been released in earlier years (although I admit most of them are from 2022).

With that out of the way, let's begin:

10-Encanto (2021)

Beautiful animation, great characters, an important message and an iconic soundtrack. What more could one ask for?

9-The House (2022)

I know a lot of people disliked this move, but I found it haunting and weird in the best of ways. The stop-motion is really unique and takes the eerie vibes of the stories to the next level.

8-Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood (2022)

This movie is just so charming. It made me feel so much nostalgia for a time in which I didn't even exist yet. I think most people can relate to the story and the characters, even if you didn't grow up in the 60s.

7-Shiva Baby (2020)

I don't think I've ever seen something quite like this movie. It's pretty much a comedy, but with the cinematography, directing and the music you'd find in a horror film. It's hilarious, claustrophobic and anxiety-inducing. Truly one of a kind.

6-Dune: Part One (2021)

Villeneuve is a science fiction master and one of the best filmmakers in the world. Incredible production values, great acting and an absorbing story make for an unforgettable experience.

5-Drive My Car (2021)

It's slow paced and long in that way that Japanese directors have mastered, but this goes the extra mile and becomes something truly special. It's not for everybody, but if you're on the same wavelength you'll love it.

4-Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)

Rian Johnson does it again and reinvents the whodunnit genre with another surprising, hilarious and thrilling movie. Let's hope he keeps making sequels for a really long time, cause I could watch a thousand of them.

3-Turning Red (2022)

The animation is delightful and refreshing, and the story is relatable for anyone who has gone through puberty. It just perfectly captures what it's like to be 13. Also, kudos to the soundtrack too.

2-Everything EveryWhere All At Once (2022)

What can I say about this movie that hasn't been said alrady. It's relentlessly original and an audiovisual marvel. And, on top of that, it wears its heart on the sleeve with a beautiful underlying message that makes sure the movie has as much substance as style.

1-Flee (2021)

What an incredible movie. It takes a very refreshing approach to documentary filmmaking, but it never forgets how important its story is and makes sure to give it the focus it deserves and needs. A must-watch.

Bonus:

Tbh, if I had seen it for the first time this year, Better Days (2019) would have probably been number 1. When I first watched it, I was not in my best moment and I found the movie too heavy and grim, so it didn't even make my yearly top 10. I rewatched it in 2022 and I was just floored by how good it was. So yeah, it deserrves a mention.

[wehavekookies]

Top 5 New-to-you movies this year? (new-to-you = your first time seeing them, regardless of whether or not they came out this year)

Oh yus, I was doing some catching up over summer and there was a lot of good stuff. In no particular order, but each of these made an impression. Lots of screenshots saved and hours spent talking about these:

The Witch: A New England Folktale, dir. Robert Eggers

2. The Green Knight, dir. David Lowery

3. The Wolfwalkers, dir. Tomm Moore

4. Flee, dir. Jonas Poher Rasmussen

5. Nope, dir. Jordan Peele

[everythingmaxriemelt]

Films I like in 2022 (some weren’t released in 2022 and I haven’t seen most of the newer films in other Best of 2022 lists)

So in no particular order:

1. Decision to Leave (dir. Park Chan-wook)

2. Petite Maman (dir. Céline Sciamma)

3. Flee (dir. Jonas Poher Rasmussen)

4. The Worst Person in the World (dir. Joachim Trier)

5. Great Freedom (dir. Sebastian Meise)

6. Speak No Evil (dir. Christian Tafdrup)

7. Everything Everywhere All At Once (dir. Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert)

8. Red Rocket (dir. Sean Baker)

9. Nope (dir. Jordan Peele)

10. Thirteen Lives (dir. Ron Howard)

Other films I also like in 2022:

Benediction (dir. Terence Davies)

Black Phone (dir. Scott Derrickson)

All Quiet on the Western Front (dir. Edward Berger)

Licorice Pizza (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson)

Hustle (dir. Jeremiah Zagar)

[gregor-samsung]

Flugt [Flee] (Jonas Poher Rasmussen - 2021)

[generallynaive]

O Melhor de 2022 - 25 Filmes

1. Drive My Car Ryusuke Hamaguchi

2. After Yang Kogonada

3. Lobo e Cão Cláudia Varejão

4. The Worst Person in the World Joachim Trier

5. Petite Maman Céline Sciamma

6. Decision to Leave Park Chan-wook

7. Everything Everywhere All At Once Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert

8. The Fabelmans Steven Spielberg

9. L'Événement Audrey Diwan

10. Moonage Daydream Brett Morgen

11. Licorice Pizza Paul Thomas Anderson

12. Hit the Road Panah Panahi

13. Alma Viva Cristèle Alves Meira

14. Flee Jonas Poher Rasmussen

15. Fogo Fátuo João Pedro Rodrigues

16. Alcarrás Carla Simón

17. Crimes of the Future David Cronenberg

18. C’mon C’mon Mike Mills

19. Un Beau Matin Mia Hansen-Løve

20. Kimi Steven Soderbergh

21. Nope Jordan Peele

22. She Said Maria Schrader

23. Serre Moi Fort Mathieu Amalric

24. Apollo 10 1/2 Richard Linklater

25. The Batman Matt Reeves

----- O Melhor de 2022

º Álbuns º Séries TV

[thirdrowcentre]

2 years ago I decided I should watch at least two movies I’d never seen before a week. That year I managed 278 films. This year I have 346 first-watch-films, and so many more still to see. These are ones that stood out, in no particular order other than the order in which I saw them. Movies are magic, history and humanity, and how lucky are we to have them.

2022 FIRST WATCHES – STANDOUTS

January

Career Girls (dir. Mike Leigh, 1997), 4 January

Titane (dir. Julia Ducournau, 2021), 8 January at Prince Charles Cinema

La Chienne (dir. Jean Renoir, 1931), 18 January

Panique (dir. Julien Duvivier, 1946), 20 January

Undine (dir. Christian Petzold, 2020), 21 January

An Angel at my Table (dir. Jane Campion, 1990), 23 January

Drive My Car (dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi, 2021), 29 January at Prince Charles Cinema

February

Parallel Mothers (dir. Pedro Almodóvar, 2021), 7 February at Rich Mix

Life is Sweet (dir. Mike Leigh, 1990), 18 February

March

Accattone (dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1961), 5 March

In the Cut (dir. Jane Campion, 2003), 6 March

Phoenix (dir. Christian Petzold, 2014), 10 March

Outer Space (dir. Peter Tscherkassky, 1999), 16 March

Cleopatra (dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1963), 20 March

Inside (dir. Bo Burnham, 2020), 31 March

April

Scenes with Beans (dir. Ottó Foky, 1975), 5 April

High and Low (dir. Akira Kurosawa, 1963), 9 April

Una Mujer Fantastica (dir. Sebastian Leilo, 2017), 13 April

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (dir. Pedro Almodóvar, 1988), 19 April

May

Chungking Express (dir. Wong Kar Wai, 1994), 2 May

Zazie dans le metro (dir. Louis Malle, 1960), 5 May

Three Colours: Blue (dir. Krzysztov Kieślowski, 1993), 11 May

La 317e Section (dir. Pierre Schoendoerffer, 1965), 28 May at Christine 21

La Collectionneuse (dir. Eric Rohmer, 1967), 30 May

June

Remorques (dir. Jean Grémillon, 1941), 1 June

Orphée (dir. Jean Cocteau, 1950), 17 June

Les plages d’Agnès (dir. Agnès Varda, 2008), 20 June

La belle et la bête (dir. Jean Cocteau, 1946), 21 June

Moonage Daydream (dir. Brett Morgen, 2022), 25 June at Showroom, Sheffield

July

Endless Summer (dir. Bruce Brown, 1966), 2 July

L’une chante, l’autre pas (dir. Agnès Varda, 1977), 12 July

Junior (dir. Julia Ducournau, 2011), 17 July

The Big City (dir. Satyajit Ray, 1963), 23 July at BFI Southbank

Andrei Rublev (dir. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1966), 24 July at Prince Charles Cinema 35mm

Flee (dir. Jonas Poher Rasmussen, 2021), 24 July

Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1975), 30 July at Prince Charles Cinema 35mm

August

Blood and Black Lace (dir. Mario Bava, 1964), 4 August

Happening (dir. Audrey Diwan, 2021), 9 August

Nope (dir. Jordan Peele, 2022), 15 August at Castle Cinema, 29 August at Vue Islington

Brute Force (dir. Jules Dassin, 1947), 16 August

Naked City (dir. Jules Dassin, 1948), 30 August

September

Gaslight (dir. George Cukor, 1944), 1 September

The Red Balloon (dir. Albert Lamorisse, 1956), 5 September

A Valparaíso (dir. Joris Ivens, 1963), 8 September

Raw Deal (dir. Anthony Mann, 1948), 10 September

Little Dieter Needs to Fly (dir. Werner Herzog, 1997), 25 September

October

The Killers (dir. Robert Siodmak, 1946), 8 October

Foolish Wives (dir. Erich von Stroheim, 1922), 9 October at BFI Southbank (London Film Festival)

One Fine Morning (dir. Mia Hansen Løve, 2022) at Odeon Luxe West End (London Film Festival), 14 October

Orlando (dir. Sally Potter, 1992), 19 October

7 Days in May (dir. John Schlesinger, 1964), 22 October

Seconds (dir. John Schlesinger, 1966), 28 October

November

The Rider (dir. Chloe Zhao, 2017), 1 November

Los Huesos (dir. Cristóbal León, Joaquin Cociña, 2021), 10 November

Fire of Love (dir. Sara Dosa, 2022), 13 November

Aftersun (dir. Charlotte Wells, 2022) 19 November at Castle Cinema

The Draughtsman’s Contract (dir. Peter Greenaway, 1982) 26 November at BFI Southbank

December

Sullivan’s Travels (dir. Preston Sturges, 1941), 3 December

Victim (dir. Basil Dearden, 1961), 8 December

Le Pupille (dir. Alice Rohrwacher, 2022), 16 December

The Queen of Spades (dir. Thorold Dickinson, 1949) at BFI Southbank, 30 December

Honourable mentions

Barry Lyndon (dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1975) at la Filmotheque du Quartier Latin, 8 May. I don’t like Kubrick but I think I liked this. Titane at the Cinematheque Francaise in Paris with Ducournau Q&A, 16 May. Top Gun Maverick at the Vue Leicester Square, 6 June, with my best friends. Jane (2017) at Sheffield DocFest, introduced by Brett Morgen. I had literally had 10 minutes sleep the night before. 26 June at Showroom, Sheffield

Moonage Daydream at BFI IMAX, while the Queue was ongoing. 17 September. Mrs Harris Goes to Paris (Anthony Fabian, 2022) at 11am on a Sunday at the Vue Islington. 29 October. Glass Onion (Rian Johnson, 2022) at the Rio Cinema in Dalston on a very uncomfortable date. 25 November

And rewatching The Third Man (Carol Reed, 1949) for the first time since I wrote my dissertation on it, six years ago.

[nonkul]

Hi user nanaphat! Hope you’re doing well!

Here’s a list of animated films that you might like :) (Nothing can compete with The Grave of the Fireflies though)

- The Summit of the Gods dir. Patrick Imbert

- Tales of Earthsea dir. Goro Miyazaki

- The Swallows of Kabul dir. by Zabou Breitman and Eléa Gobé Mévellec

- Persepolis dir. Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi

- Flee dir. Jonas Poher Rasmussen

- Colorful dir. Keiichi Hara

My favourite from this list is The Summit of the Gods. I adore Jiro Taniguchi’s work and the film beautifully adapted his art style. Nothing can top the sheer beauty of his words and drawings and yet I feel like this film succeeded in encapsulating the essence of his work.

thank you so much for this high-quality list omg! i will slowly work through all of them and who knows!!! i might liveblog if i remember to!

the funny thing is that i actually read the original manga version of the summit of the gods and i really liked it. (our tastes match yay!!) so i think i'll put that at the bottom of my watch list for now, since i still remember how that plot went. but i have no doubt the film was the perfect adaptation for it hehe

[chez-mimich]

LO SCORSO ANNO È ANDATA COSÌ…

Secondo il credo di François Truffaut, “Tre film al giorno, tre libri alla settimana, dei dischi di grande musica faranno la mia felicità fino alla fine dei miei giorni”, e come dargli torto? Tenendo conto che però i ritmi di Truffaut sono certamente inarrivabili, ne condivido di certo la filosofia. Quest’anno è andata così, però ho la pessima abitudine di non annotare i dischi che ascolto, ecco un buon proposito per il 2023.

ANNO 2022

"Tullio Pericoli: Frammenti", Palazzo Reale Milano, 02.01.22

“Il Mito di Venezia da Hayez alla Biennale” Castello di Novara, 09.01.22

“Tania Bruguera, la verità anche a scapito del mondo” Pac Milano, 15.01.22

“Ciò che si trova solo in Baudelaire” di Roberto Calasso, 12.01.22

“François Berthoud, Hyperillustrations”, Fondazione Sozzani, 22.01.22

“Annientare” di Miche Houellebecq, 23.01.22

"Ennio" di Giuseppe Tornatore, 02.02.22

“Grand Tour, sogno d’Italia da Venezia a Pompei”, Gallerie d’Italia Milano, 04.02.22

“Irreversible Entanglements”, Spazio Nova, Novara Jazz, 06.02.22

"Il capo perfetto" di Fernando Leo de Aranoa, 19.02.22

"Gabriele Boggio Ferraris Quartet" Taste of jazz, 24.02.22

"Chris Pitsiokos & Mulhouse Ensemble", Spazio Nova, 26.02.22

"Gabriele Boggio Ferraris Quartet". Opificio, 25.02.22

"A-Septic W/Vladimir Tarasov". Spazio Nova, 07.03.22

"Belfast" di Kenneth Branagh, 09.03.22

"Flee" di Jonas Poher Rasmussen, 13.03.22

“Chris Pitsiokos and Mulohouse Ensemble”, spazio Nova, 15.03.22

“Limes: la Russia cambia il mondo”, 20.03.22

Francesco Chiapperini: “On the Bare Rocks and Glaciers”, Taste of Jazz Opificio, 28.03.22

“Barry’s Trio”, spazio Nova, 03.04.22

“I Defunti” di Manu Larcenet e Daniel Casanave, 03.04.22

Gustave Flaubert: "Due racconti giovanili" a cura di Chiara Pasetti

Steve Mc.Queen: "Sunshine State", Pirelli Hangar Bicocca, 10.04.22

"Kris Ruhs: Heroes" Fondazione Sozzani, 16.04.22

"Steve Harries. Octopus" Fondazione Sozzani, 16.04.22

Anicka Yi: "Metaspore" Pirelli Hangar Bicocca, 19.04.22

"Bruce Weber wearing Kris Rhus Jewelry" Fondazione Sozzani, 16.04.22

"Tra due mondi" di Emmanuel Carrère, 16.04.22

"Concerto Passio 2022" Cappella Musicale del Duomo di Novara, 23.04.22

"Finale a sorpresa" di Mariano Cohn e Gastòn Duprat, 24.04.22

Elmgreen & Dragset: "Useless Bodies?", Fondazione Prada, 10.05.22

Haruki Murakami: "Gli assalti alle panetterie", 12.05.22

“Nostalgia” di Mario Martone, 29.05.22

“C’era una volta la DDR” di Anna Funder, 10.05.22

“Jazz Notes” di Giuseppe Cardoni, Opificio Novara Jazz 02.06.22

Daniele Cavallanti: “World of Music” di Daniele Cavallanrti Opificio Novara Jazz 02.06.22

“Stilnòva

Lisen Rylander Löve & Mirko Pedrotti + Biennoise, Nòva, 03.06.22

Lisen Rylander Löve “solo”, Mulino Vecchio di Bellinzago, 04.06.22

“Trio Korr”, Doneda, Grossi, Monico, Mezzomerico, 04.06.22

“Mynd”, Museo civico di Oleggio, 04.06.22

“We3” Barriera Albertina, 07.06.22

“Collocutor”: Church of Sound, Basilica di San Gaudenzio, 07.06.22

Tor Yttredal & Roberto Bonati, Museo Faraggiana, 08.06.22

Banda Filarmonica Oleggio e Roberto Mandarini, Broletto, 08.06.22

Shingai, Broletto, 09.06.22

Simone Alessandrini, “Storytellers” Mura rimane, 10.06.22

“L.U.M.E.” Lisbon Underground Musci Ensemble, Broletto, 10.06.22

Peter Evans “solo”, Basilica di San Gaudenzio 11.06.22

Alberto Braida “solo”, Casa Bossi, 11.06.22

Tom Arthurs & Giovanna Pessi, Giardino Palazzo Natta, 11.06.22

“ACRE” con Ermanno Baron e Peter Evans

Theon Cross, “Soundsystem Setup”, Broletto, 11.06.22

Kit Downes “solo”, Chiesa di San Giovanni Decollato, 12.06.22

“Erios Junior Orchestra”, Broletto, 12.06.22

Bruno Chevillon “solo”, Galleria Giannoni, 12.06.22

“Archipelagos” con Francesca Remigi, Parco dei Bambini, 12.06.22

“She’s Analog” Chiostro della Caninica, 12.06.22

“Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp”, Broletto, 12.06.22

“Artivismo” di Vincenzo Trione, 13.06.22

“Sotto gli occhi dell’Agnello” di Roberto Calasso, 20.06.22

“Album D’Annunzio” a cura di Annamaria Andreoli, 30.6.22

“Paris s’il vous plaît” di Eleonora Marangoni, 08.07.22

“Il costume femminile” di Georges Vigarello, 13.07.22

“Zero Gravity” di Woody Allen, 16.07.22

“La figlia unica” di Abraham B. Yehoshua, 19.07.22

“Non date a Cesare quel che è di Dio” di Claudio Balzaretti, 01.08.22

“Di notte, davanti alla parete con l’ombra degli alberi” di Peter Handke, 10.08.22

“Chris Ware” Centre Pompidou, 20.08.22

“Tatiana Trouvé, le grand atlas de la désorientation” Centre Pompidou 20.08.22

“Le reste est ombre: Pedro Costa, Rui Chafes, Paulo Nozolino” Centre Pompidou, 20.08.22

“Shirely Jaffesi, un américaine à Paris”. Centre Pompidou, 20.08.22

“Simon Hantaï: l’exposition du Centanaire”, Fondation Vuitton, 21.08.22

“La Couleurs en fugue”, Fondation Vuitton, 21.08.22

“Un seconde d’etérnité” Bourse de Commerce Paris, 21.08.22

“Allemagne/Anée 1920/Auguste Sander”, Centre Pompidou, 22.08.22

“Mirdidingkinghati Sally Gabory” Fondation Cartier Paris, 23.08.22

“Jean Painlevé: les pieds dans l’eau”, Jeu de Paume Paris, 23.08.22

“Les mondes Surrealiste de Elsa Schiaparelli” Musée des Arts Decoratifs Paris, 24.08.22

"Maison Dior", Parigi, 25.08.22

"Non date a Cesare quel che è di Dio" di Claudio Balzaretti, 31.08.22

"I miei giorni alla libreria Morisaki" di Satoshi Yagisawa, 05.09.22

"Il signore delle formiche" di Gianni Amelio, 11.09.22

"Un occidente prigioniero" di Milano Kundera, 20.09.22

"Chris Ware: la bande dessinée réinventée", 22.09.22

"Maigret" di Patrice Leconte, 23.09.22

"Remix the Cinema" Nu Arts and Community, 28.09.22

"Arsenal Ensmble: Nosferatu" Nu Arts and Community, 28.09.22

Gli instabili vaganti: "Lokdown Memory", Broletto Arts and Community, 29.09.22

"Elisabetta Consonni: Il secondo paradosso di Zenone", 29.09.22

"Sofia Donato, piano solo" Giardino Faraggiana Nu Arts and Community, 30.09.22

"Dove è più profondo"" Chiesa di Sant'Agostino, Nu Arts and Communite, 30.09.22

Ghenadie Rodani fisarmonica solo, canonica, Nu Arts and Community, 01.10.22

"As I was moving ahead occasionally I saw brief glimpses of beauty" di Jonas Mekas, Nu Arts and Community, 02.10.22

Joan Thiele, Nova, Arts and Community, 01.10.22

"Omar Soulyman" Nu Arts and community, 28.09.22

Ivan Ronda, organo. Festival di musica sacra. Basilica di San Gaudenzio, 09.10.22

"Unknown Unknows" Triennale di Milano, 15.10.22

"Il corridoio rosso" AA.VV., Catalogo mostra Triennale di Milano, 17.10.22

"Unknown Unknows" catalogo mostra Triennale di Milano, 20.10.22

"L'occasione fa il ladro" di Gioacchino Rossini, Teatro Coccia, 29.10.22

"La stranezza" di Roberto Andò, 30.10.22

"Il crogiolo" di Arthur Miller, regia di Filippo Dini, Teatro Strehler, 4.11.22

"Swinging Stravinsky" di Biagio Bagini, 7.11.22

"Ardenza" di Daniela de felice, 9.11.22

Anna Bassy, Nova, Nj Weekender Fall Editions, 12.11.22

Andrea Passenger, dj set, Nj Weekender Fall Editions, 12.11.22

Rosa Brunelo (e Tamara Osborne Collocato" Nòva Nj Weekender Fall Editions, 12.11.22

Dayakoda in solo, Nçva, Nj Weekender Fall Editions, 12.11.22

Jeff Parker solo, Nçva Nj Weekender Fall Editions, 13.11.22

Nicola Conte, Dj Set, Nçva, Nj Weekender Fall Editions, 13.11.22

Kahlil 'El Zara Quartet, Nova, Nj Weekender Fall Editions, 13.11.22

"Eros e Thanatos" Ilia Kim, piano. Conservatorio Cantelli-Amici della Musica, 14.11.22

"Tutta un'esistenza" Ivana Francisci, piano e Susanna Rigacci soprano, Conservatorio Cantelli-Amici della Musica, 22.11.22

"Lo stato delle cose" di Chiara Alessi", 23.11.22

“Recycling Beauty”, Fondazione Prada Milano, 03.12.22

Il fotografo Léon Herschritt, 09.12.22

“La Russia di Putin” di Anna Politkovskaja, 11.12.22

“Le otto montagne” di Felix Van Groeningen e Charlotte Vandermeersch, 26.12.22

“Bosch, un altro Rinascimento”, Palazzo Reale Milano, 30.12.22

“The Fabelmans” di Steven Spielberg, 31.12.22

[rodrickstudios]

The Mitchells vs. the Madrigals - Fan script for a mini sketch

DISCLAIMER: The following script is a parody. Any use of names related to movies, institutions or people (whether fictional or not) is not meant to be taken seriously.

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Dolby Theater, March 27th 2022. The Oscars are about to begin. Among various live action actors, directors and similar film crew, some CGI animated characters and a 2-D Amin Nawabi (Flee) look for their seats apart from those that belong to the directors of their respective movies. Among the CGI toons are Raya and Sisu; next to them, Luca, Alberto and Giulia. Amin, in particular, wears a tuxedo while Sisu only wears a tie. Raya, on the other hand, wears an elegant dress. They all sit. The spectators around these toon stars clap and cheer at them with eerie-looking faces and smiles. Last but not least, two toon families in elegant clothing also find their seats among the clapping spectators. At one side, the Madrigals; at the other, the Mitchells. The spectators suddenly stop clapping as the two families sit and get comfortable. Aaron Mitchell, along with Monchi (who also wears a little tuxedo, like a little gentleman), get closer to where Antonio Madrigal is. Aaron stares at Antonio and does a little dino roar while showing his T-Rex snapper.

ANTONIO: Guys, take a seat!

At this command, some wild animals appear out of nowhere: a leopard, a few capibaras, a toucan, a few tapirs, some coatis… Aaron feels uncomfortable about this. Monchi, on the other hand, gets scared at the animals and leaves towards the rest of the Mitchell family. Aaron follows him. Meanwhile, Rick gets approached by Linda.

LINDA: I don’t know about you honey, but I hope Encanto wins.

RICK: Enchan…to? You mean the one with that, what was called… “Bruno”… song? Aaron never stops seeing that video Katie has made with Monchi barfing it.

LINDA: Well…yeah! I guess so.

A second Linda approaches Rick.

LINDA 2: Ehm…Rick?

The first Linda changes into Camilo Madrigal, who returns with the rest of the Madrigals with an annoyed yet confused look on his face. He can't believe Rick knows little about Encanto. Mirabel, on the other hand, approaches Katie.

MIRABEL (with an optimistic tone): Hey, good luck.

They both shake hands, but Katie feels a little unsecure about what just happened.

KATIE: Ehm…thanks I suppose?

Mirabel returns to where the rest of the Madrigals are.

CUT TO: An hour later

The time all the toons and the directors of their movies have been waiting for has finally come. Lily James, Naomi Scott and Halle Bailey get on stage to present the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. Everyone cheers.

HALLE BAILEY: All of these characters hold such a special place in our hearts, because animated films make up some of our most formative movie experiences as kids.

Katie gets surprised and mumbles angrily.

LILY JAMES: So many kids watch these movies over, and over…

HALLE BAILEY: And over and over and over and over and over!

NAOMI SCOTT: I see some parents out there know exactly what we’re talking about!

Linda also gets surprised and mumbles angrily, but in a tone that’s little louder than Katie. Katie sees this and calms her down.

KATIE (whispering): Calm down, mom! There’s… there’s a big chance for us to win! I hope…

NAOMI SCOTT: Here are the nominees for Best Animated Feature Film. Encanto; Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer.

As Scott reads the previous title and directors, the Madrigals get surprised as the ever-so-cheerful crowd claps at them. A rainbow appears over Pepa. Isabela produces some beautiful flowers on her hair and Antonio’s animal friends look at him happily. However, Abuela Alma seems to just be happy about the situation; she doesn’t celebrate with the family. Mirabel, on the other hand, just looks at everyone with discommodity in her eyes.

N.S. (cont’d): Flee; Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen and Charlotte de la Gournerie.

Amin hesitates for a moment, then stands up and, with a confused look, bows at the crowd around him.

N.S. (cont’d): Luca; Enrico Casarosa and Andrea Warren.

While the monotonous crowd cheers, Giulia waves at them while Luca and Alberto celebrate by throwing bottles of water at themselves. This causes them to change into their sea monster forms, much to Giulia’s surprise.

N.S. (cont’d): The Mitchells vs the Machines; Mike Rianda, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Kurt Albrecht.

Katie is trying to calm down Linda when, suddenly, she realizes her family has just been mentioned. She immediately and insecurely waves at the crowd along with Rick. Linda waves frowning while Aaron waves Monchi’s left front paw. Both Rick and Aaron’s faces are also showing the same insecurity as the women of their family.

N.S. (cont’d): Raya and the Last Dragon; Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, Osnat Shurer and Peter del Vecho.

Sisu and Raya wave at the crowd. Sisu then pats Raya in the head.

LILY JAMES: The Academy rules specify that animated characters must remain in their seats.

N.S.: Only real people can accept the award, so please be animated.

HALLE BAILEY: And the Oscar goes to…

Suspense is in the air. All toons stare at the three hosts in excitement. There’s even fog surrounding Pepa! Monchi just drools over the deadpan capibara, though, but the latter doesn’t even react to that. Finally, Bailey opens the envelope. The winner is…

JAMES, SCOTT AND BAILEY: Encanto!!!

All of the live-action audience members clap and cheer. While the Encanto live-action crew heads to the stage, the Madrigals and Antonio’s animals celebrate their victory along with the crowd surrounding them. A ray of sunshine appears over Pepa. Abuela Alma is still only happy and keeps distancing herself from the Madrigals’ celebration. Also, Mirabel is still looking uncomfortable. Amin gets a little frustrated at not winning the award while a member of the crowd turns around to give a “better luck next time” look towards his neck. A similar thing happens with some crowd members next to the remaining “loosers”. The Luca trio is straight up angry at the situation, but that doesn’t compare to Linda’s reaction. She starts breathing and growling uncontrollably with her face having turned hot and her pupils having shrunk down to some dangerously familiar ones. Her scene attracts the attention of Raya and Sisu; Sisu being just about to pat Raya in the shoulder as consolation. Katie and Rick, meanwhile, are trying to calm Linda down.

KATIE: Mom, mom, please calm down!

RICK: Breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out, it’s OK!

Linda’s breakdown doesn’t seem to worry the live-action assistants of the ceremony. The Encanto live action crew do their speech.

CLARK SPENCER: And everyone in the Walt Disney Animation Studios, this film only exists because of your talent and your passion…

LINDA (in a very angry tone): KATIE, IS IT TRUE THE ACADEMY IS BOUGHT BY DISNEY?!

This interrupts Spencer’s speech. The Encanto LA crew, the three hostess and everyone in the audience turns to Linda. The audience in particular emits the traditional crowd gasp sound effect.

KATIE (unsecure and worried at the same time): Well, not exactly, you see…

Linda interrupts Katie with a loud yell. Rick and Katie look at each other; they know what to do in these cases. They get up and wave their arms in desperation.

RICK: Everyone leave the building, quick!

KATIE: Code Lavender! Code Lavender!

Rick and Katie’s efforts are worthless. Linda angrily heads towards the stage throwing away every seat (all with an audience member on them) she finds on her path. Once Linda is on stage, she runs towards every Encanto LA crew member, grabs and throws them into the air. She then runs at the three hostesses, who all try to escape.

LINDA: YOU THREE, GET ANIMATION OUT OF YOUR F**KING MOUTHS!!!

Linda grabs the three and also throws them into the air. All the live action audience members, by now, have left the building in fear. Abuela, through a movement of her arm, draws the Madrigals’ attention to Linda. They all get on stage in an attempt to stop her. All, that is, except for Dolores, Felix, Agustín, Mirabel and Bruno. Dolores mumbles and covers her ears.

DOLORES: Ugh, those steps!

The attempts of the remaining Madrigals to stop Linda, still, are in vain. A storm cloud appears over Pepa. From it, a thunder catches The Lavender One. However, she somehow survives said thunder, but ends up looking cartoonishly calcinated (i.e. turns completely gray and smoke rises from her body). This, nonetheless, doesn’t stop her from throwing Pepa in the air, running towards Julieta, snatching the arepita con queso the latter had at hand and eating it. In a second, her calcinated body turns back to normal. She throws Julieta away too. Antonio then uses his arm to command the animals (except for the deadpan capibaras) to throw themselves into her. They all do at once, but Linda, in just two arm movements, grabs and throws them away with ease, leopard included. Isabela summons two large flowers to tangle her up, but Linda rips them off, again, easily. She heads towards Isa, grabs and throws her away. Meanwhile, Mirabel reaches Katie, who is watching everything calmly.

KATIE: No offence to your family, but I think they deserve this.

MIRABEL: Yeah, I guess you’re right.

Amin reaches the two girls.

AMIN: Do you want to know something kids? After that awful speech about animation, I won’t trust the Academy anymore.

KATIE: Same here Mr. Nawabi. Oh, by the way, I watched your movie. And I LOVE it. It’s incredible how…

Katie gets interrupted by a screech from her mum. The fight is still going strong. Linda has just thrown Camilo away. Luisa grabs a column pillar with both hands and heads with it towards Linda. Linda, with just one hand, grabs said pillar and throws both it and Luisa towards the roof, breaking it. The Mitchell mum breathes in and out, still in rage. Almost every Madrigal has been knocked out and the theater has been ruined. Suddenly, Abuela stands up.

ABUELA: Alright, that’s enough Señora Mitchell!

Linda looks towards Abuela while calming herself down. Luisa falls back down, breaking the roof yet again.

ABUELA: What a shame! I know you’re angry because we won the Award, but that’s no way of treating us!

Linda lowers her head in shame.

ABUELA (cont'd): But don't worry! To solve our rivalry. I suggest you to go with your family to our Casita Madrigal. We'll throw a big party there!

Pepa gets surprised and a storm cloud appears over her again.

ABUELA (cont’d): The other nominees are also invited! The Casita pays!

Linda thinks about it and gets calmed and cheerful all of a sudden. She finally gets off the stage and joins the rest of the Mitchells, who all are puzzled at what has just happened. Pepa, still accompained by her storm cloud, approaches Abuela in anger.

PEPA: What are you thinking?! They will all trash out Casita!

ABUELA: (Giggles) I know. You'll soon see.

CUT TO: Casita, some hours later.

Casita opens up her doors. The floors’ tiles push the Mitchells, Monchi, Raya, Sisu, Amin and the Luca trio outside. They all fall on each other. The doors close. A roof tile from over the door goes up and down continuously as a way to wave them goodbye. The Madrigals, with Abuela having their Oscar at hand, see it all through a window.

KATIE: You know mom? It's still not too late to bring "The Lavender One" back.

Linda's face gets hot and her pupils shrink again. Cue the yelling.