Director:
Ali AbbasiGuión:
Gabriel ShermanCámara:
Kasper TuxenMúsica:
Martin DirkovReparto:
Sebastian Stan, Maria Bakalova, Jeremy Strong, Martin Donovan, Emily Mitchell, Patch Darragh, Stuart Hughes, Michael Hough, Joe Pingue, Eoin Duffy (más)Sinopsis(1)
The Apprentice is a dive into the underbelly of the American empire. It charts a young Donald Trump’s ascent to power through a Faustian deal with the influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn. (Cannes Film Festival)
Reseñas (3)
Ali Abbasi does some solid directing work when he tells Trump’s story in a stylised way with a variable period patina and doesn’t allow himself to be tempted by the potential for an exceedingly glamorous spectacle about the (morally) poor rich. He has self-assured actors and good rhythm in fragments, but Gabriel Sherman’s screenplay is really very superficial and cautiously skims over situations. The film thus lacks a greater catch beyond summarising facts and conjectures that are already generally known. Fortunately, the film has a great dominant level with the character of Roy Cohn, uncompromisingly portrayed by Jeremy Strong, who maniacally immerses himself in the role. Sebastian Stan gets the job done, but he really doesn’t stand much of a chance against the portrait of the man who created the pragmatic monster, who in turn devours his creator and takes only the worst from him. Cohn’s swan song is touching and devastating, which stands out in a film that is otherwise “just” a decent and non-tabloidish biopic.
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Un entretenido retrato de un joven Donald Trump como un desarrollador depredador con un enorme apetito por los negocios. No como un político. La esposa Ivana, el padre de Trump, el mafioso Tony Salerno, Andy Warhol y, sobre todo, el abogado Roy Cohn, que le ayudó a entrar en la élite del desarrollo de Nueva York: la película presenta a las figuras importantes en la vida de Trump con una fresca autenticidad y con la credibilidad documental, en formato televisivo 4:3, a menudo incluso con el ruido VHS en la imagen. Hacía mucho tiempo que no teníamos una sensación tan precisa de los ochenta y los noventa en un largometraje. El director Ali Abbasi atraviesa el sueño americano megalómano con los personajes, no señala con el dedo a ninguno de los personajes, los toma como personas con sus prioridades y debilidades específicas. Sebastian Stan como Trump es bueno y Jeremy Strong como Cohn es excelente. Eso sí, no esperes a Scorsese, que se vería mejor en un paquete de glamour à la Casino. The Apprentice tiene la sensación de una película de televisión. [Cannes FF]
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The Apprentice offers a dispassionate look at the rise of Donald Trump and his transformation from a naive and bland underdog to an egotistical, spineless, narcissistic monster. Sebastian Stan, as Trump, is absolutely superb in his role, but perhaps even a hair better is Jeremy Strong as the lawyer Roy Cohn, to whom Donald objectively owes his rise, even though he is probably a stranger to the word "owed". Jeremy Strong was a great choice, this type of role suits him, as we could see already in Succession. The film is engaging and doesn't bore for a second, but I do have one huge complaint, and that is the choice of actress Maria Bakalova for the role of Ivana Zelníčková. I understand that we all sound the same to westerners from the east, and probably look the same... but I just found her Russian accent and appearance off-putting. And it was so confusing at times, I was like, wait a minute, is that supposed to be Ivana? Don't tell me it couldn't have been otherwise... [Festival de Cannes 2024]
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