Posted: 01.10.2007 at 20.46
I'm really looking forward to Control, the Ian Curtis biopic which I'm sure will be out soon. Later this year, three of my favorite directors have new movies:
There Will Be Blood directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, based around an oil prospector in Texas in the early 1900's played by Daniel Day-Lewis revolving around the friction between religion, family, greed and oil.
The Darjeeling Limited directed by Wes Anderson, starring Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody and Jason Schwartzman as three brothers on a train voyage across India who get stranded in the desert. If you've seen Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums or The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, you'll know the kind of quirky comedy/drama to expect.
My Blueberry Nights directed by Wong Kar Wai. This is his first English language movie and his reputation preceeds him, with a cast including Norah Jones, Jude Law, David Strathairn, Tim Roth, Natalie Portman and Rachel Weisz. The movie has a big collaboration with Louis Vuitton, which is interesting. His movies are always heartbreakingly beautiful, and I think Louis Vuitton luxe is a natural fit for his worlds.
It's an interesting article to read: http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/28/arts/fhollywood.php
"When the Chinese film director Wong Kar-wai opened the 60th Cannes Film Festival two weeks ago, he wasn't just premiering his first English language film. A purple haze cherry-blossom dress worn by his leading lady, Norah Jones, in his hauntingly beautiful movie "My Blueberry Nights" marked the beginning of a new kind of luxury branding, one that takes place when the house lights go down and movie magic has cinemagoers dreaming."
"Wong explained to the fashion company that the movie was a road film and the brand, which has always been associated with the world of travel, gave the director free rein to pick and chose what he wanted for the film."
"In the end, the association is a subtle one: a set of keys that play an important role have a Louis Vuitton key chain; that cherry-blossom print dress from Vuitton's spring/summer 2005 collection is worn in a pivotal scene; and bags with the Epi leather and LV logo are worn casually in shots where the focus is on everyday life, not fashion. Awareness of the Louis Vuitton brand seeps into the psyche over the course of the film."
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