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Knight of Cups

Knight of Cups

byChristian Bale
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H. Nowlan
5.0 out of 5 stars "There are no principles, just circumstances" - Tonio.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 February 2017
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This is certainly not an easy film to watch, but if you're at ease with the prior two movies in this trilogy (Tree of Life and To The Wonder), then the style and composition of this work will prove familiar and yet unsettling. Moving from the canvas of nature in the prior tales, via the wilderness at the beginning of this piece, Malik unfolds a story of being lost amidst a world of desire and transitory gratification through a man, who due to his past, knows that there is a deeper need to quell.
Set amidst the fleeting social world of Hollywood, the disquieting nature of the piece derives from its candid, constant movement through the peripheral nature of what passes as 'connection' - in both relational and spiritual terms - whilst seeking to jar these throughout with shards of something more transcendent in nature breaking upon the thoughts and the through the memories of the central character.
I found the work's approach both disturbing and inspiring - in spite of all the inner numbing our world provides, a higher reality still calls to the appetite for eternity in our hearts, and this trilogy shows how so often beauty and true affection can provoke us towards satisfying the deepest thirst.
Malik has only been a recent discovery for me, but if you enjoy his work, this is certainly worth a watch, and deeper consideration.
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Niemar
2.0 out of 5 stars Disjointed direction
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 January 2022
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Too difficult to follow
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Miss Irene Wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars Cate Blanchett
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 February 2020
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Excellent Cate Blanchett movie
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Joan
1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible movie
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 March 2021
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I was really disappointed with this movie
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Mr. E. Bramwell
2.0 out of 5 stars I watched this film a while ago and still don't ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 July 2017
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I watched this film a while ago and still don't know what to make of it. He's a unique film maker who I have recently discovered and I will be watching his other films.
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smm
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 April 2017
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Great
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Gemma Kennedy Wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 June 2017
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I adore this film, everything about it
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Semper Victor
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5.0 out of 5 stars « Bien sûr que je suis dans les ténèbres, mais je crois en la lumière »
Reviewed in France on 10 April 2016
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« Knight of Cups » est un film qui sublime toute la beauté du cinéma contemplatif de Terrence Malick : une photo exceptionnelle (œuvre d'Emmanuel Lubezki), une avalanche de plans courts, voir ultra courts, des paroles majoritairement murmurées en voix-off, comme des pensées, les dialogues étant réduits au minimum, un scénario onirique et énigmatique et une musique omniprésente et magnifique au point que l'on se demande parfois si c'est elle qui illustre les images ou le contraire...

Au fil des séquences, la steadycam suit fidèlement les pas de Rick (Christian Bale), scénariste à Hollywood. Rick est comme le fils d'un roi biblique parti à la recherche d'une perle fabuleuse, qui, parvenu dans une contrée lointaine, se voit offrir une boisson qui lui fait oublier qu'il est le fils d'un prince. Il déambule dans ses souvenirs, auprès des femmes qu'il a aimé, de multiples manières : « Où étais-je en ce temps-là ? Un somnambule. Amoureux du monde, amoureux de l'amour ». Le film est découpé en chapitres, dont les titres reprennent les noms des cartes de tarots (la Lune, l'Etoile, l'Hermite, la Tour, la Mort, la Liberté) du jeu que Rick se fait tirer chez une cartomancienne. Los Angeles, est également la figure centrale de « Knight of Cups » : l'appartement de Rick, les plages de Santa Monica ou de Marina Del Rey, les studios de la Warner, le Jardin Japonais ou les tours de Downtown. L'histoire ne s'autorise qu'une brève escapade à Las Vegas. Les piscines et la mer dans lesquelles les personnages entre le plus souvent habillés, viennent enfin rappeler sans cesse la recherche de la fameuse perle.

Reste les femmes autour desquelles Rick cherche l'amour et la beauté du monde, en spectateur de sa propre existence. Dans un monde hollywoodien artificiel et factice, propice à toutes les perditions, Imogen Poots, Cate Blanchett, Teresa Palmer, Isabel Lucas ou Natalie Portman apparaissent comme des îles ou des refuges pour Rick qui ne semble pas s'être remis, pas plus que son frère et de son père, de la mort de son autre frère. « Bien sûr que je suis dans les ténèbres, mais je crois en la lumière » affirme une des personnes rencontrées par Rick à Vegas. C'est bien la le sens onirique de ce scénario qui n'en n'est pas un, même s'il est totalement et écrit avec minutie, dans tous ses détails, par un Terrence Malick des grands jours.

Toujours aussi mystérieux, Malick réussi une nouvelle fois un grand film qui parvient à atteindre le plus profond de l'âme par des images, des sons et des mots qui se diffusent par petites touches, comme dans un rêve, avant de livrer leur sens.

A noter, la présence dans le coffret de l'édition limitée d'un magnifique et précieux livret de 40 pages en couleurs consacré au film.
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hiptobesquare
4.0 out of 5 stars Un'esperienza visiva e sensoriale degna, peccato per il resto
Reviewed in Italy on 26 April 2022
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Trovo che il film sia molto bello, nonostante tutto. E' un vero peccato non si capisca molto bene cosa succede tra il protagonista e il padre e il fratello, visto che i dialoghi sono inudibili, tagliati, sovrastati dall'incessante voce fuori campo. Questo e Song to song dei suoi ultimi film sono i più belli, sempre pretenziosi, ma non quanto The tree of life.
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Cristina C.
5.0 out of 5 stars Obra de arte: Terrence Malick, un gran guionista, director y realizador.
Reviewed in Spain on 8 August 2020
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Envío perfecto. Responde a mis expectativas. Como mejora a proponer: en los anuncios de productos como películas se agradece tener fotografías de ambas carátulas, para ampliar toda la información técnica y de contenido que sea posible. Gracias.
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