BEST DIRECTOR
Emilio Estevez – The Way
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| photo by Tabercil |
Emilio Estevez has actually been
directing almost as long as he has been acting. And while a number
of his earlier films have not been great (Wisdom), or silly fun (Men
at Work), he tried to step into a more mature chapter with 2006's
Bobby. But while that was an attempt at showcasing a large ensemble
cast against a traumatic historical background, The Way is a
deeply personal and surprisingly spiritual mediation on life. As the
story follows Tom (Estevez's real life father Martin Sheen), a
California eye doctor whose estranged son, Daniel (Estevez), dies
while walking the El Camino de Santiago. For reasons he cannot
quite understand himself, Tom decides to finish his son's camino.
Along the way, he encounters the colorful countryside and even more
colorful characters. Estevez makes the Camino itself a character,
filming the Spanish/French countryside with such beauty and elegance
that when the journey comes to an end, there is satisfaction and
sadness: Satisfaction at completing the pilgrimage and sadness that
the journey must end. Does not overplay the cathartic experience,
but he trusts the visuals tell the story. And what a story it is.
RUNNERS UP
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Bird – Mission Impossible:Ghost Protocol
David Yates – Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows pt. 2
John
Levine – 50/50
Martin Scorsese – Hugo
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