danish film festival
1/18: after the wedding
1/19: we shall overcome
1/25: allegro
1/26: a soap
1/27: the lost treasure of the knights templar
films from the arab world
2/2: zozo
2/9: encounter point/west bank story
2/16: bab'aziz - the prince who contemplated his soul
2/23: americaneast
spotlight: hong kong film
2/29: my mother is a belly dancer
passport to greek film
3/1: brides
3/8: heart of the beast
3/15: a touch of spice
3/29: sugartown: the bridegrooms
muses & mortals: greek myths on film
3/7: orphee
3/14: phaedra
3/21: black orpheus
3/23: o brother, where art thou?
anyone familiar w/ any of these? ive only heard of/seen black orpheus & o brother, both of which im gonna check out. the only one i could find info on allmovie.com was after the wedding, which seems to be decent
films @ the high museum of art in atlanta (winter '08)
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I enjoyed "Allegro" (I assume it's the movie by Christoffer Boe, of "Reconstruction" fame). I would recommend that one (both of those actually), he definitely has his own thing going. hints of Lynch, maybe.
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ok, french & italian film festivals are about to start. i dont have a lineup for the italian film festival.
are any of these worth seeing?
La Moustache
Thursday, April 10 and Saturday, April 12
8 p.m., Rich Theatre
A successful architect, Marc finds his world improbably unraveling over a trifle: his wife, smart, self-assured Agnes, fails to recognize that he's shaved his mustache. Unnerved by her silence, he presses her to comment on his new look, and she replies insistently that he's always been smooth-lipped. Thus begins the steady erosion of Marc's sanity, along with his once happy, even passionate, marriage. In the L.A. Times, Kevin Thomas called this witty psychological mystery "a deliciously unsettling, beautifully sustained enigma, a film of much beauty and flawless performances." (France, 2005, 87 minutes.) In French, English, and Cantonese with subtitles.
Forever
Friday, April 11
Paris's P?re Lachaise cemetery, the final resting place of Jim Morrison, Proust, Modigliani, and Chopin, is the inspiration for Dutch filmmaker Heddy Honigmann's tender documentary Forever. With generosity and warmth, the filmmaker records her encounters with pilgrims at the graves of the famous and conversations with locals who tend the plots of their loved ones. (Netherlands, 2006, 95 minutes.) In French and English with subtitles.
Gabrielle
Friday, April 18
8 p.m., Rich Theatre
Drawn from a story by Joseph Conrad, this elegant, chilly chamber drama directed by Patrice Chereau could be called "Scenes from a Marriage: Belle ?poque." The year is 1912, the place Paris, and the setting the exquisitely appointed household of a model couple, Jean (Pascal Greggory) and Gabrielle (Isabelle Huppert). They're famous for their weekly salon, where self-designated intellectuals spar over the latest ideas, and admired for their wealth and sophistication. But theirs is an empty marriage, doomed by Jean's iciness, summed up in his attitude that emotion is revolting. When Gabrielle inevitably strays, he discovers that though he never believed in love, he may not be able to live without it. (France, Germany, Italy, 2005, 90 minutes.) In French with subtitles.
Jules and Jim
Thursday, April 24 and Saturday, April 26
Austrian Jules (Oskar Werner) and Frenchman Jim (Henri Serre) are artists and lifelong friends. Both are enchanted with the same spirited woman, Catherine (the ravishing Jeanne Moreau), who is wild and unpredictable but whose love makes them feel truly alive. (France, 1962, 105 minutes.) In French, German, and English with subtitles.
def. gonna see jules & jim. havent heard of the other movies
are any of these worth seeing?
La Moustache
Thursday, April 10 and Saturday, April 12
8 p.m., Rich Theatre
A successful architect, Marc finds his world improbably unraveling over a trifle: his wife, smart, self-assured Agnes, fails to recognize that he's shaved his mustache. Unnerved by her silence, he presses her to comment on his new look, and she replies insistently that he's always been smooth-lipped. Thus begins the steady erosion of Marc's sanity, along with his once happy, even passionate, marriage. In the L.A. Times, Kevin Thomas called this witty psychological mystery "a deliciously unsettling, beautifully sustained enigma, a film of much beauty and flawless performances." (France, 2005, 87 minutes.) In French, English, and Cantonese with subtitles.
Forever
Friday, April 11
Paris's P?re Lachaise cemetery, the final resting place of Jim Morrison, Proust, Modigliani, and Chopin, is the inspiration for Dutch filmmaker Heddy Honigmann's tender documentary Forever. With generosity and warmth, the filmmaker records her encounters with pilgrims at the graves of the famous and conversations with locals who tend the plots of their loved ones. (Netherlands, 2006, 95 minutes.) In French and English with subtitles.
Gabrielle
Friday, April 18
8 p.m., Rich Theatre
Drawn from a story by Joseph Conrad, this elegant, chilly chamber drama directed by Patrice Chereau could be called "Scenes from a Marriage: Belle ?poque." The year is 1912, the place Paris, and the setting the exquisitely appointed household of a model couple, Jean (Pascal Greggory) and Gabrielle (Isabelle Huppert). They're famous for their weekly salon, where self-designated intellectuals spar over the latest ideas, and admired for their wealth and sophistication. But theirs is an empty marriage, doomed by Jean's iciness, summed up in his attitude that emotion is revolting. When Gabrielle inevitably strays, he discovers that though he never believed in love, he may not be able to live without it. (France, Germany, Italy, 2005, 90 minutes.) In French with subtitles.
Jules and Jim
Thursday, April 24 and Saturday, April 26
Austrian Jules (Oskar Werner) and Frenchman Jim (Henri Serre) are artists and lifelong friends. Both are enchanted with the same spirited woman, Catherine (the ravishing Jeanne Moreau), who is wild and unpredictable but whose love makes them feel truly alive. (France, 1962, 105 minutes.) In French, German, and English with subtitles.
def. gonna see jules & jim. havent heard of the other movies