All in MOVIES
František Gyáfáš is a Slovak IT specialist, programmer, but also a Profesor here at BISLA and other universities across Slovakia. In this interview of František Gyáfáš by Ivona Mičeková, he goes into details about his colourful past in Socialist Czechoslovakia, his international experiences, and his hobbies.
It is a daunting task to talk about this film, given how much of an impact it has had. To this day, it continues to influence cinema. It revitalized independent filmmaking, revived the careers of John Travolta and Bruce Willis, as well as made its director a household name.
Often imitated yet never quite surpassed, “Taxi Driver” is one of the most unsettling motion pictures ever made. It manages to both capture the zeitgeist of its era, whilst addressing pervasive issues relevant to our world today. Taking place in New York City during the ‘70s, it tells the story of a man, haunted by his experiences, crippled by loneliness.
With its critical re-evaluation, the movie has been praised endlessly and has ultimately become a pop culture fixture. Powell’s iconic LOVE-HATE tattoos, in particular, are referenced across a wide variety of media, from Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing” to hip-hop music and “The Simpsons”.
Based on William Goldman’s 1973 novel of the same name, “The Princess Bride” is one of the most enduring (and endearing) cult classics of all time. The secret to its appeal lies mostly in its theatrical nature. The story and characters both earnest and satirical. It starts off with a highly melodramatic tone, then reveals its true nature, that of a parody of adventure romance films and epic fantasies.
“Unlike Hollywood epics that helped inspire it in parts, The Leopard is a deeply personal story. Every event that occurs is observed through the eyes of the Prince of Salina. After all, the character is featured in almost every single scene.”
“Infamous for its wild and confusing plot, The Big Sleep has still managed to be one of the most popular films to emerge from Hollywood's golden era. This was in part due to its leads. Humphrey Bogart was the most profitable actor in 1940s cinema, his reputation being cemented due to the success of Casablanca.”
Robert Altman’s elegiac masterwork represents a radical departure from previously established Hollywood filmmaking. Chronicling life in America’s frontier past, this classic follows John “Pudgy” McCabe (Warren Beatty), a gambler who arrives in the town of Presbyterian Church and establishes a brothel as his business.
Expectations for “The Rules of the Game” couldn’t have been higher. Fresh off of a string of successful and beloved films, lauded director Jean Renoir wanted his next film to be "a precise description of the bourgeois of our age." This was meant to be a comedy that would relieve the director’s mind from the pessimism arising at the onset of another World War.
