Tokyo!

I am extremely excited for this movie. It follows the styles of Paris Je T'aime and New York, I Love You, two films that I highly recommend. By the looks of the trailer, it seems like the directors are moving towards the Magical Realist artistic route. After taking a course on Mexican film, I quickly became a huge fan of Realismo Magico. Magical Realism has been a strong element in Mexican and Spanish film and literature.

A Magical Realist film I recommend : La Science des rêves - The Science of Sleep (Michael Gondry)

Who wants to go see TOKYO! with me?

Déficit

I have been waiting for this movie for a few months now........ Can't wait to see it....


About the movie:

Actor Gael García Bernal's directing debut is infused with an infectious, youthful energy, voyeuristically following his complex characters at a house party just outside of Mexico City.

Bourgeois, rich kid Cristobal (García Bernal) is having his friends over for a barbecue at his parents' weekend home. His younger sister (Camila Sodi) and her hippie, pill-popping friends are also staying at the house, and the clash between the two groups of friends, brother and sister, and their childhood friend who works for the family is just the beginning of the story.

Bernal uses subtle undercurrents of tension to seamlessly interlace characters, time and place. Both comic and reflective, DEFICIT is an elegant allegory for current Mexico on the brink of change. Shot in an immediate, improvisational style that emphasizes the class chasms, Bernal elicits layered performances from his young cast, proving himself to be a gifted director as well as a charismatic actor.

----American Film Institute