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I Ask People To Write On My Blackboard Their Favorite Movie

I Ask People To Write On My Blackboard Their Favorite Movie

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We all carry the title of a movie within us that has marked our memories and which, in some way, defines us. If it's true that a photographic portrait can tell a lot about a person, I believe that the movie we are most attached to can tell even more.
The goal of this project is to use cinema as a tool which will help people to tell their stories. These people were asked to define themselves through a movie, revealing a piece of their soul. As the "book people" of Fahrenheit 451 preserved the memory of the book, my series wants to link every person to the film of his life. 

#1 Paola, The Way We Were (1973)

Paola, The Way We Were (1973)
“Beyond the beautiful love story, where love remains even if life moves two people apart, I love the protagonist: a woman who never gives up on herself.”
2points

#2 Dario, Jaws (1975)

Dario, Jaws (1975)
"The story is truly incredible. It's a sort of modern version of Moby Dick."
2points

#3 Alessandra, Moulin Rouge! (2001)

Alessandra, Moulin Rouge! (2001)
"When I was a teenager, I watched this movie many times. I learned all the songs and never stopped singing them. I used to love singing! I also loved this tormented and passionate story."
2points

#4 Luca, Blade Runner (1982)

Luca, Blade Runner (1982)
"I think it's an unparalleled creative combination of three talents and their minds: Ridley Scott, Philip Dick, and Vangelis. It's the perfect synthesis between literature and cinematographic work. I believe that it lacks nothing and Roy Batty's final monologue is surely something! As a photography lover, I think that it's a movie with the best cinematography ever. I saw it recently, it gave me gooseflesh."
2points

#5 Giordano, Elizabethtown (2005)

Giordano, Elizabethtown (2005)
"The story is exciting, as well as everything that happens to the protagonist. He makes two trips: one to the inner self and the other one on the road. Kirsten Dunst represents the idea of a woman in Crowe's movies, which I am fond of."
1point

#6 Isabella, Some Like It Hot (1959)

Isabella, Some Like It Hot (1959)
“It was my favorite movie before studying cinema. The film I’ve seen the most in my life, of which I know more quotes by heart.”
1point

#7 Francesco, Matrix (1999)

Francesco, Matrix (1999)
“How can you expain such a deep love? It’s one of those movies that represent everything I believe in, what I think cinema should be: spectacular, surprising, intimate, deep.”
1point

#8 Guglielmo, Manhattan (1979)

Guglielmo, Manhattan (1979)
"I remember the first time saw it was when I was a teenager. However, the last time was a few years ago in a cinema with a girl that I would never see again."
1point

#9 Giuseppe, Carlito’s Way (1993)

Giuseppe, Carlito’s Way (1993)
“It’s a film about redemption, about the fortitude of people who want to change their lives for the better.”
1point

#10 Martina, Apocalypse Now (1979)

Martina, Apocalypse Now (1979)
“It’s a film about limits and surviving. I’ve seen it with my dad when I was a child and I love it.”
1point

#11 Lorenzo, Mulholland Drive (2001)

Lorenzo, Mulholland Drive (2001)
“I first saw it when I was 16 and I didn’t understand anything, just the fact that it was beautiful. So here is the thing - you like, it's wonderful and then you catch yourself wanting to study it."
1point

#12 Ilaria, Gone With The Wind (1939)

Ilaria, Gone With The Wind (1939)
"It's the first movie I have ever seen. I was watching it with my grandma during the summer."
1point

#13 Elio, Nosferatu: Phantom Der Nacht (1979)

Elio, Nosferatu: Phantom Der Nacht (1979)
"My high school literature teacher recommended me this movie. After talking to him about Herzog, I started thinking about studying cinema. Before I wanted to study biology."
1point

#14 Gabriele, La Famiglia (1987)

Gabriele, La Famiglia (1987)
"I've always loved it, loved it very much. I think that it's very well written. It's the representation of the history of Italy. It's like a fresco, a fantastic tableaux vivant."
1point

#15 Sergio, Big Wednesday (1978)

Sergio, Big Wednesday (1978)
"In my opinion, it's a high-concept movie which is very dear to me. It puts you in front of your inner world and the world in general. When I was younger, I could not identify myself with any protagonists because I saw parts of myself in every single one of them."
1point

#16 Daniele, Fever Pitch (1997)

Daniele, Fever Pitch (1997)
"It's an autobiographical story about a football fan and his obsessions, anxieties, fears, and joys. It shows how everything relates to other 'normal' people and his girlfriend. This film may have been written by me."
1point

#17 Valentina, 8 ½ (1963)

Valentina, 8 ½ (1963)
"It's the first movie I fell in love with and that made me think: "oh my god, you're really describing my inner life well. My inner crisis."
1point

#18 Erminio, Ordinary People (1980)

Erminio, Ordinary People (1980)
"I first saw it when I was 17 and I identified very much with the boy. I realized that I didn't have most of his problems. It represents the cinema that I really like- the wild 80s in America. It's a cinema with which we grew up. I'm very attached to it."
1point

#19 Massimiliano, Ghostbusters (1984)

Massimiliano, Ghostbusters (1984)
"It's the first movie I've ever seen as a child. And it's the first movie that I learned by heart. At every carnival, I wanted to dress like them."
1point

#20 Carla, Irma La Douce (1963)

Carla, Irma La Douce (1963)
"It's a movie with 140 minutes of good humor. If I'm feeling down, I always watch 'Irma' and I feel better. I love Jack Lemmon there and I like that there you can find a female friendship and also a love story. It's a fantastic movie."
1point
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