On the Challengers tennis court, three players play: two men and a woman. A classic triangle in which each, from time to time, loves the other and then hates him. This is the scenario of Luca Guadagnino’s latest film, in theaters today distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
On the one hand there is the beautiful Tashi Duncan (the actress, singer and dancer Zendaya), a former tennis prodigy who, against her will, became a coach after an accident on the court, an irresistible woman who is all too aware of her charm. And on the other two tennis players who are more than friends: the regular, reliable and handsome Art Donaldson (Mike Faist) and the unreliable, talented and crazy Patrick (Josh O’Connor).
They both immediately fall in love with Tashi and she reveals her transgressive and open character by involving them in bed where everything becomes fluid.
With Sayonbhu Mukdeeprom’s calligraphic, sensual photography lingering on sweat and male nudity and a syncopated, blaring experimental score from Oscar winners Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (Soul, The Social Network, Bones and All), Challengers goes back and forth over time, following the events of this trio between tennis and love encounters.
And this until the final crescendo: the definitive duel between Art and Patrick.
A lot of time has passed since their first meeting, now Tashi Duncan is married to Art, who in the meantime has become a champion thanks to her guidance, but recently the champion has come back from a series of defeats that have made him insecure. So when Tashi discovers that her husband is about to challenge her Patrick, her ex who is still very much taken by her, in the tournament final, she understands that it won’t just be a sporting challenge. In the final match, which is very beautiful, rhythmic (so much so that it makes you want to dance) and epic at the same time, it will be about understanding which couple in the triangle will prevail.
Oscar and BAFTA nominee Luca Guadagnino (Call Me by Your Name, I Am Love) directed the film – which was supposed to open the last Venice Film Festival, but was withdrawn due to the actors’ strike – from a screenplay by Justin Kuritzkes while the producers are himself, Amy Pascal, Zendaya and Rachel O’Connor, with Bernard Bellew as executive producer.
Seeing something of Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Dreamers in Challengers is too easy. On the other hand, Guadagnino has never hidden his admiration for this director to whom he is dedicating a documentary entitled Joie de vivre.
And it doesn’t end there, the director has just finished filming Queer again from a screenplay by Justin Kuritzkes and based on the 1985 novel of the same name by William S. Burroughs starring Daniel Craig.
Cult phrase from Challengers that is only apparently obvious: “Don’t consider a game won if it isn’t over yet”.
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Belarus Military Doctrine: Potential Military Assistance to Friendly States and Concerns about Ukraine and NATO Influence
“Belarus believes that it is possible to provide military assistance to friendly states on the basis of bilateral and multilateral international agreements in the Republic of Belarus, including sending military personnel to participate to take appropriate action to maintain international peace and security,” the document says.
The doctrine states that Belarus considers any actions using military force directed against members of the Union State as a whole and “will take appropriate retaliatory measures using the forces and the methods available. “
In addition, the document states that Belarus will be ready to provide any assistance, including military assistance, to a CSTO member country in the event of an attack against it.
The military doctrine also refers to Ukraine. In particular, Belarus believes that the “joint West” provoked an “armed conflict” in Ukraine and created a reason for tension near the borders of Belarus in the near future.
“Increased support for and obstruction of peaceful settlement creates the conditions for gradually increasing and expanding the number of partners at the expense of Poland and other NATO countries. These trends increase the likelihood that the Republic of Belarus will become involved in an international armed conflict“, the document says.
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This day, the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) reported that the Sentencing Hearing against the former Minister of Defense of the FMLN, David Munguía Payes, and his family group has ended.
After 15 days, the Prosecutor’s Office has shown that the former official mobilized $4,638,164.91 for personal benefit. In addition, the Specialized Asset Forfeiture Court was requested that 9 properties, including a beach ranch, 2 vehicles and 9 fixed-term deposits become managed by the State.
Between 2009 and 2018, Munguía Payés used state funds to purchase assets and investments in fixed-term deposits. The result of this process will be announced on May 24.
#FightCorruption I The Sentencing Hearing against David Munguía Payés and his family group has ended, after 15 days where the @FGR_SV has shown that the former official mobilized $4,638,164.91 for personal benefit.
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