I've not posted anything for a week. I was to see A Stone's Throw on Thursday, but was too tired. Saturday I saw the Page Turner. A movie of revenge from France. This was good. I was pleasantly surprised, and yes, there were a few times where I had my hand over my mouth in shock over what I was seeing (I can't type it here incase anyone sees it). I also saw The Yacoubian Building from Egypt. This was a three hour dramatic movie about gays, class structures, family dynamics, poor, rich, and everything in between. Not what I'm used too for an Egyptian movie and the only thing I'll say bad about it was the musical score. They had this one very dramatic piece of music they would use EACH AND EVERYTIME something dramatic happened in the movie. It got a little tiring after a while, but it was still an enjoyable movie.
Sunday, I watched Offside first. I never thought I would say this about an Iranian movie, but it was light, fluffy and very funny! Usually, the Iranian movies I've seen have some sort of serious outcome. This was about a group of woman who try to dress as boys an sneak into a theatre to watch the 2006 World Cup qualifier game. They get arrested (all individually) and then torment their capturers until they escape at the very end. Great light fare! I also saw Beauty in Trouble. This was from the Czeck Republic and set in or about 2002, right after the floods. Apparently a lot of people didn't have insurance and were completely devastated by the flooding, loosing house and business. It was the story of one such family and the people around them. Good movie (same director as Divided We Fall which was nominated for an Oscar).
Monday I saw two more movies (was to see three but I gave up The King and the Clown. It was a hit in South Korea recently so I know I'll find it on DVD at some point.) The first was Young Triffie's Been Done Away With. It was entertaining, I have to admit I was slightly disappointed but it was still very funny. Mary Walsh does rock and she was quite funny in the movie. There were tons of Newfie and other Maritime actors in the movie as well as some other very funny Canadians. The other movie I saw was a documentary called More than 1000 Words. It's about Ziv Koren (www.zivkoren.com go check out the website, amazing and sometimes terrifying pictures), a photojournalist in Israel. He does amazing work and it's a bit scary to follow him around it he documentary. He documents the conflict in Israel and just because he's an Israeli doesn't mean you see the conflict through just an Israeli's eyes, he wants people to see the truth, no matter how scary for either side. This was my favorite movie/documentary this year from the film festival. It's very movie, it's very sad and you got to see a glimpse into his life and what he sees (and it's incredible what the photojounalists see). SEE THIS DOCUMENTARY!!!
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
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