7º – Lady Bird (Greta Gerwig, 2017)
Working with the figure of youth in its story, this film introduces us to the life of a teenager, wrapped in a small town’s insane reality, explaining its virtues and defects, as well as its dreams and its hectic love life. ‘Lady Bird’ is one of the greatest films about youth, presenting the viewer with a normal character, escaping the clichés common to subgenre. A unique film that will bring a very strong nostalgic feeling to you during all your 94 minutes. Also, of course, it is worth mentioning the direction of the great Greta Gerwig and the irreproachable performance of the actress Saoirse Ronan.
6º – Hereditary (Ari Aster, 2018)
After the death of her elderly mother and in a fragile situation of illness, a woman, married with two teenage children, begins to see the figure of her sad and disturbing past begin to surface again, bringing her life into an inexorable self-destructive routine. A masterpiece of horror cinema and one of the greatest films ever conceived in the genre, ‘Hereditary’ is a film class. A film that leaves the viewer completely in love with what they are watching. Here, we won’t have the traditional ‘jump scares’, everything is built in a natural way, making our experience even more frightening. Of course, it’s still worth mentioning Toni Collette’s unparalleled performance at the head of the protagonist.
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