In the lead-up to the unveiling of our definitive Top 50 Films of 2013 list, we’ve asked some friends of Paste to tell us their favorites of the year. Tune in for a different list each day. Today’s contributor is producer Natasha Giliberti, whose short film Chute Fighter is currently in post-production.
Frances Ha
(dir Noah Baumbach)
I decided to watch this film because a few people told me I reminded them of Frances, and I ended up watching it three times over. I love this film because it’s an honest, simple story about a girl in her 20’s who’s going through a quarter-life crisis (no wonder people say I remind them of her…oy vey)! Frances Ha is about the bumps in the road; the falling down and picking yourself back up again that no ever fully prepares you for when you’re a child.
Mud
(dir. Jeff Nichols)
This film reminds me of two of my favorite movies of all time: Great Expectations (the Alfonso Cuarón version), and Days of Heaven. What I love most about these three movies, is that their stories are told from a child’s point of view. Take Shelter (Nichols’ last film) had incredible acting and beautiful images; but I thought it took itself too seriously and was overdramatic at moments, so I was pleasantly surprised when Mud had me laughing. And the acting is so good that I actually forgot I was watching Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon, two Hollywood actors of Romantic comedy fame.
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