It’s been great, no, not just great, it’s been terrific!
Although I would have liked to cover every single day the day after, the Film Festival is taking about 16 hours of my day. So I’ll briefly cover my movies of the past 3 days.
DAY 4:
Centochiodi: A beautiful Italian movie of which the opening reminded me of “The Da Vinci Code”. A must see!
Secret Sunshine: This movie took a while to settle in my thoughts. The drama is very well put to screen and it was certainly one that took the rest of the day to evaluate.
Alexandra: Russian granny that visits her grandson at an army base. Not bad, but certainly not a highlight of my day.
You, the living: A publics favorite, but not mine. A story based on sketches with a typical form of humor. (almost Monty Python like). I loved the moments where dreams are visualized most.
DAY 5:
Four Women: Four separate stories about the live of women in the Indian culture. I had enough after three, but the beautiful photography kept me watching the whole thing.
Mio Fratello e figlio unico: They predicted it would be great and it was. A very good picture by Daniele Luchetti. Go see it as it will come to a cinema near you!
Persepolis: An animated feature, with famous voice overs. An amazing piece that depicts the Iranian culture very well and at times lets you forget you are looking at an animation.
Mythia: It’s NOT a bollywood movie. A minimal audience enjoyed this great picture. Although the low number of seats taken could have something to do with the fact that it was the last movie on Sunday night, I think the choice of words in description of the movie didn’t do the movie any good.
DAY 6:
Cargo 200: You gotta have a strong stomach (especially at the end) to see this movie at the start of the day. Gruesome and sickening story (although visually not explicit). Not bad though.
It’s hard to be nice: The first 30 minutes didn’t convince me and I left for a drink. Only to return (to guide the audience outside and clean up) and hear that the movie got better and better and turned into a good one after all. I should have been more patient, but hey.. I’ve had 17 movies already and there are still 21 to come. Oh well, I’ll see if it pops up on the internet.
Nothing personal: It had some similarities with last years favorite “Das leben der anderen”. About a detective that spies on a girl and starts to feel compassion. Good, solid, but not great.
Oef… that’s it for now. Really? Yes, it’s time for a nice (Mabelle’s Birthday) diner.
Upcoming: A lot of films and some parties. Stay tuned! (I’ll make up my top 10 list at the end of the festival.)
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