5º – Microbe & Gasoline (Michel Gondry, 2015)
Two misfit French teenagers start a strange and beautiful friendship that will change their lives. Together, the two decide to start, without the consent of their parents, a journey through the country into a small car built by them. The film gains its substance by exploring the mishaps and adventures they experience on this journey. ‘Microbe and Gasoline’ can portray pleasantly the nuances of the final stretch of childhood and early adolescence, using two rather engaging characters and a beautiful story.
4º – Thief (Michael Mann, 1981)
The day-to-day life of a thief who specializes in stealing coffers is undetected by the film, with, in addition to his profession, his existential dilemmas also being studied, such as the need to have a mate, the idea of happiness exposed in a traditional society that motivates several of his acts and his transgressive way of ruling his thinking on the world. ‘Thief’ is a beautiful film, using a formidable direction of the great Michael Mann, an irreplaceable cinematography, soundtrack and essential for the story, a clever plot and, of course, the powerful performance of James Caan.
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