‘THE CHRISTOPHERS - OS CHRISTOPHERS’
de Steven Soderbergh
com Ian McKellen e Michaela Coel
(2025 Department M)
Julian Sklar é um nome importante da cena artística londrina desde os anos 1960, agora voluntariamente recluso, e sem contacto com os filhos. Estes, para garantirem a herança, contratam uma talentosa falsificadora, que deverá fazer-se passar por assistente e assim finalizar uma série de quadros abandonados na casa de Sklar, com o objectivo de serem postos à venda depois da morte do velho artista.
‘The Christophers - Os Christophers’ é uma comédia dramática do realizador norte-americano Steven Soderberg, de 63 anos, autor de ‘Sex, Lies and Videotape - Sexo Mentiras e Vídeo’* (1989), ‘King of the Hill - O Rei do Bairro’ (1993), ‘Out of Sight - Romance Perigoso’ (1998), ‘Traffic - Ninguém Sai Ileso’ (2000), ‘Erin Brockovich' (2000) e ‘Ocean’s Eleven - Façam as Vossas Apostas’ (2001).
* Filme disponível na plataforma de streaming Filmin
“Fine art, frayed artists. Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel are terrific in Steven Soderbergh’s sharp-eyed take on art and money.”
The New York Times
“A vision of haughty Englishness. London-set movie is terrifically exhilarating and funny, bracing, fast, literate and funny with a key plot progression elliptically and unsentimentally managed. The double act of Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel has the onscreen chemistry of the year.”
The Guardian
“Steven Soderbergh pits Ian McKellen against Michaela Coel for a film rich with ideas about art, criticism and forgery. A quick-witted chamber piece exploring the friction between two broken artists. The dexterous script finds twisty, unexpected outcomes. It’s a surprisingly sparky movie – one that exudes warmth and life.”
Sight and Sound
“Le film tend à rendre vivant ce qui circule entre les œuvres et les artistes. Cette étincelle qui reconnecte l’art et la vie, pour donner tout son sens à chacun.”
Le Monde
“Les personnages ont beau décortiquer le sens de toute chose, on peine à voir celui d’un film négligeant ce qui pourrait faire sa beauté : l’exploration d’un atelier chargé de mémoire, avec tableaux, objets et murs pour témoins d’une vie presque consumée.”
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