7º – Ariel (Aki Kaurismäki, 1988)
After his father commits suicide, a man decides to embark on an aimless journey with the car left for him. In the course of this journey, the man will face the worst that society has to offer, but he will also know the figure of love that will change his path in the world. Belonging to Aki Kaurismaki’s cinema, ‘Ariel’ follows all the director’s characteristic construction, proposing a story that is shaped in a strange and always charming way.
6º – Death of a Salesman (Volker Schlöndorff, 1985)
A man, already on his way to the third age, faces existential dilemmas when one of his adult children returns home. His professional and private life will suffer with his emotional and physical decline, always having as a starting point for everything the cruel figure of his acts in the past: ‘Death of a Salesman’ is a little revered pearl of the 1980s. His acidic plot about the sad meanders of a family ponders the moral constructions inherent in a society, offering a critique of a conservative and traditional view of life. The film also gives us an unforgettable performance by actor Dustin Hoffman and one of the greatest in John Malkovich’s career.
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