JOker: Folie à Deuxsensational flop at the box office, It is aired tonight at 9.15 pm on Sky Cinema Uno and streaming on Now. Sensational because it is the sequel to Jokerfirst film Comic to win a golden lion. Yet, despite Lady Gaga’s graft as Harleen “Lee” Quinzel, Todd Philips’ direction again and obviously the return Joaquin Phoenix (Oscar 2019 for the same role)this anti -climate adventure left the audience if not really indifferently angry indifferent. Including critics.
But not everyone, some have supported Instead the intelligence of the hero’s progressive deconstruction operation, and that the film – “too far” – It would have been understood in 10/20 years. Waiting for this to occur, the passage of Joker: Folie à Deux On Sky it therefore allows the review of the film, mix of comics, action, crime and musicals: In fact, many are the songs taken from the history of the genre, inserts that actually act as dialogue. Because, as Todd said: «Arthur does not have the words to say what he wants to saythen sings them in his place ».
Joker: Folie à Deux On Sky and streaming on Now: Plot and songs of the film
The sequel takes place two years after the events of the first film, starting from the protagonist Arthur Fleck/Joker closed in prison and waiting for the first appointment with the lawyer. A visit that makes him see Harleen, a delinquent of which he falls in love in a hallucinated relationship that in the end reserves a bitter surprise.
In these scenes, Arthur’s ambiguity is described with Me and my shadow – version 1962 of Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. of the jazz song of 1927. While when Arthur makes friends with Harley Quinn – in which he reveals that he has seen at least 20 times a TV report on his life – she inton for a few seconds Get Happy by Judy Garland (song taken from the 1950 musical Summer Stock with Gene Kelly).
The love at first sight between the two then leads Arthur to sing happy in the recreation room For Once in My Lifefamous song of the 1960s sung by great artists such as Tony Bennett and Stevie Wonder. The couple then, while fleeing from prison because of a fire, intones together If My Friends Couuld See Me Now, Song taken from the movie Sweet Charity – A girl who wanted to be loved With Shirley Maclaine.
That’s Entertainmentthe songs of Frank Sinatra and the other famous songs contained in Joker: Folie à Deux
For the duration of the film, That’s Entertainment It appears on several occasions in many scenes. The 1953 song was sung by various interpreters but it was written specifically for a music number of the famous film by Vincente Minnelli Variety show. Film with Fred Astaire that, in a scene, we see broadcast on TV and watched by the two lovers.
In the courts in court instead – where Arthur undergoes the process for the murder made in the first chapter – It emerges among the lips of the protagonists When you’re Smiling (The Whole World Smiles with you). Song of the 1930s made famous years later by Louis Armstrong. So much Frank Sinatra also with songs like If you go away (adaptation of Nor me here Pas by Jacques Brel) e That’s lifesung here by Lady Gaga.
As regards the dream scenes of the protagonists, Like the scene of Joker and Harley Show, Gaga sings To love somebody of the Bee Gees While in another “dreamy” scene, while Arthur dances the Tip Tap, the pop star sings on the piano Build skirt in Mountain of 1978 by Sammy Davis Jr. Other famous songs that dot the film: Close to you of The Carpenters e What the world needs now is love by Jackie Deshannon. Songs both composed of Burt Bacharach.
Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga. (Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros)
The original soundtrack of Joker 2: Folie à Deux Of Hildur Guðnadóttir
Icelandic cellist and composerHildur Guðnadóttir was the author also of the music of the first Joker. Hildur has become Famous thanks to the music for the soundtrack of the US miniseries Chernobylthanks to which he has won a Grammy Award. Highly appreciated His style halfway between the Ennio Morricone style symphonic music and the dark sounds and obscure of his tera.
In an interview a The Hollywood Reportertold something more on the work done for Todd Philips: «Arthur’s theme is like a sound thread that passes through many different scenes, trying to find its place, as Arthur does in the filmtrying to find his place between reality and fantasy, to himself and the Joker, between being in love or teased ».
I woman © RESERVED REPRODUCTION