Albert Serra recommande

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“Cutter’s Way is one of my favourites. It’s a film I always have to choose whenever I do one of these lists. It’s about idealism, modern idealism, and the feeling of being alone against the system; against big corporations you cannot see, but still trying to be true to who you want to be. Like, you don’t see these big corporations but know there’s a great oppression going on, which can create a sense of repression and can destroy your personal life, but still – you stay standing! It’s a very complex film. The main character, or one of the most moving characters, is a veteran of Vietnam. The friendships he establishes are also something unseen; it’s a love triangle done in a very moving way. Again, it’s this sense of idealism. When you are alone you’re a maverick. You’re underground. And so this character has influenced me in that sense. It’s very complex, very beautiful and it gives you energy to follow your own path.”

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"One of my favorite films ever. Unforgettable and extremely sad and melancholic as it clinically illustrates the inner limitations of love. It contains probably the best discotheque scene in film history."

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“We are talking about the films that have somehow influenced or inspired me in my life, not just in making cinema, and so first I’ll choose Bulworth by Warren Beatty. I think it’s one of the best films ever made about politics. I recommend it to everybody because it describes what politics is like nowadays; it’s a farce. But if you place a farce in the right world with the right director – like Warren Beatty – it can be incredible to watch. Some of the best technicians in film history worked on it, from music to cinematography. I just really like the spirit of this film. That someone like Warren Beatty decided to describe politics in this way, for me, it’s unbeatable.”

"With Terra em Transe by Glauber Rocha, the best political film ever, very original and fun. Of course it was a flop: it's difficult to tell the truth and stay alive."

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“Another film that influenced me is Losses to be Expected by Ulrich Seidl – such a good title for a film. I watched it and just wanted to live permanently in an artistic world like this, where you create films with these types of people. I like the idea of using these materials and mixing with these kinds of people; this class, this sense fun, and with this humanist point of view. He’s been accused of being very cynical, but it’s not true. It’s the opposite, because if you watch the film, you can really understand what’s going on from a human point of view, and also from an artistic point of view. I recommend it especially as now everyone is looking for stars in films, but most of the stars don’t have anything inside them, they’re empty. This can be useful for some kinds of films, but as a filmmaker or human being, you want to see real images or be with real people. For a real work of art, and for something very special, this is the film.”

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“I like this film because of its subject. It’s about what the real demands of art are, and what kind of sacrifices art asks you to make for art’s sake. It’s also about how these sacrifices can be understood and accepted, as in: you make this sacrifice just for art, for nothing else, not even for success, and then it’s how people respond is more difficult. This puts a line between real artists and artists who are not real. In this case it’s about a conductor, musicians and an orchestra – so the music is beautiful. It’s also a Hollywood film, which could be seen as a little conventional, but what’s inside it and what it’s saying is not conventional at all. It’s alive today, this conflict, and it will always be alive.”

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"A telluric film, violent and sweet, artificial and rough, with a latent sexual tension in it, the combinations I like. Is it better than The Red Shoes? I don't know but both are the best films of the authors by far."