What to see in the week: scammers and dreamers

Cinema has a special magic - it can giveemotions and shock, develop and captivate. Where else but in films can you get inspired and find a lot of ideas for your projects? We continue our weekly column, in which , thoroughly saturated with life and bringing emotions to the forefront, or stunning with their special effects, watching the riot of colors of which you can sacrifice common sense and logic. But the basis of our choice is the interiors and architecture, among which the action unfolds. Therefore, being carried away by the plot, acting and visualization, pay attention to the surroundings. It is worth it. American Hustle (2013) The merit of director David O. Russell is not that he assembled an amazing cast in this film, and not that the picture won three Golden Globes at once. The goal was to show in an original form and in the surroundings of the late 70s what makes a person human. If he chooses the path of deception and acting, then he loses much more than he finds. The art of survival is nothing compared to the art of living. And in the kaleidoscope of events in the film, among the truly cool interiors (some of which can be appreciated in the shots below), this statement is fully proven. Foam of the Days (2013) Another 2013 movie, butnot included in the Oscar nominations list because it was filmed in France by director Michel Gondry, who gave the world "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind". And this movie is such a rich, phantasmagoric and even surreal spectacle that at first there is misunderstanding and rejection, but then the entire visual component fades into the background, releasing the feelings and awareness of the depth of meaning hidden in the film. This is what art house is valuable for. But for the visualization and the abundance of non-standard ideas, capable of nevertheless inspiring and surprising, the film gets a huge plus. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) Masterfullya well-directed, spectacular, meaningful and funny cartoon from the brilliant Wes Anderson, each of whose projects is synonymous with the words taste and style. Shot in the director's signature style with the composition positioned in the center of the frame, "Fantastic Mr. Fox" will appeal to both adults and children, because it is unlike anything else. But it will touch everyone's soul. We liked that the main character, the fox, writes articles for a fox magazine, and the meticulousness with which the environment around the characters is depicted. This is a distinctive feature of many cartoons - you can draw interiors any way you like, but in order for them to be memorable, the hand and vision of a master are needed. Quartet (2012) Veterans of cinema, and inIn the film, opera stars who have finished their careers meet in a nursing home. But life has not abandoned these cheerful and energetic people; on the contrary, music gives them a lot of strength for new achievements. Sparkling British humor, a multifaceted approach to revealing characters and stunning soundtrack accompany each other, producing a light, life-affirming film, the action of which unfolds in the interiors of a magnificent country villa. The film became a full-fledged directorial debut of Dustin Hoffman. Midnight in Paris (2011) Another lively andThe cheerful old man Woody Allen, whose new film Cafe Society opened the Cannes Film Festival on May 11, is famous for a great number of directorial works. In particular, viewers loved the film Midnight in Paris, the action of which unfolds in two time planes at once - our time and the twenties of the last century. A hopeless romantic arrives with his wife in the capital of France and ends up in the past, where he meets Picasso, Dali, Hemingway, Gertrude Stein. In addition to the curious plot and everything described above, it is worth watching for the interiors of different times, and for the views of Paris - modern and aged. X-Men (2000-2016) The X-Men universehas grown globally for almost 20 years (although, of course, the Marvel conveyor works with higher efficiency), and four days ago the eighth film in the franchise was released under the title "Apocalypse". A new generation of mutants, meetings with old heroes and the destructive power of a new antagonist - this is how the main moments of the new film were presented, which turned out, to put it mildly, not very good. But what is really worth paying attention to is the interior of Professor Xavier's house, in which he organized a school for gifted children. The old mansion inside hides many more secrets than it seems - among the stairs decorated with wooden carvings and corridors with tapestries and paintings, there is an entrance to the laboratory, and from there - a hangar with a supersonic fighter.