Showing posts with label Films. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Films. Show all posts
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Full Frame Part 2.
At the festival, I got to meet some really interesting filmmakers and also some really friendly russian guys.
Amongst the most wonderful films I saw, there was:
"Summerchild" by Iris Olsson (Finland)
A film wonderfully shot , where everything is weighted with perfect balance, sound, editing and images all blend majestically to support the really strong story of a young russian girl from Karelia being "adopted" for the summer by a well-thinking finnish family. The clash of two worlds.
"Alone in four walls" by Alexandra Westmeier (Russia)
We spend an hour with kids in jail. Emotionally tough and very well handled, a harsh and complex reality hits us right in the face with clear and disturbing honesty.
Very sensitive and strong, unanswerable questions keep popping in. A rare and precious insight into an unknown world.
"Flying On One Engine" by Joshua Z.Weinstein:
Great story, filled with wicked humour, powerful editing (by the charming Hemal Trivedi) and camera work and a really touching film. You get moved deeply and also laugh a lot while watching that great film about an unbelievable indian surgeon...Go check the website for the story!
I won't talk about all the films I've loved but I'll try to post some links towards them so you can find some info about them: Daughters of Wisdom, City of Cranes, Neither Memory Nor Magic, etc.
There is also a need of special attention for the amazing film by the canadian Yung Chang: UP THE YANGTZE
If it comes to a theater near you, run and support that great documentary!
Amongst the most wonderful films I saw, there was:
"Summerchild" by Iris Olsson (Finland)
A film wonderfully shot , where everything is weighted with perfect balance, sound, editing and images all blend majestically to support the really strong story of a young russian girl from Karelia being "adopted" for the summer by a well-thinking finnish family. The clash of two worlds.
"Alone in four walls" by Alexandra Westmeier (Russia)
We spend an hour with kids in jail. Emotionally tough and very well handled, a harsh and complex reality hits us right in the face with clear and disturbing honesty.
Very sensitive and strong, unanswerable questions keep popping in. A rare and precious insight into an unknown world.
"Flying On One Engine" by Joshua Z.Weinstein:
Great story, filled with wicked humour, powerful editing (by the charming Hemal Trivedi) and camera work and a really touching film. You get moved deeply and also laugh a lot while watching that great film about an unbelievable indian surgeon...Go check the website for the story!
I won't talk about all the films I've loved but I'll try to post some links towards them so you can find some info about them: Daughters of Wisdom, City of Cranes, Neither Memory Nor Magic, etc.
There is also a need of special attention for the amazing film by the canadian Yung Chang: UP THE YANGTZE
If it comes to a theater near you, run and support that great documentary!
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Full Frame!
The Morning of the first day of the festival, we went to the Festival base where I got my pretty cool Filmmaker pack:
I got a badge (free pass to any film), invitations for all the parties, an album of Arcade Fire (they're from Montreal but their label is in Durham), a Festival Mug, the festival catalog, some funnny magnets,etc.
Then, we went to grab some food and it was already time for the screening of my film!
There, I got the honour to meet Albert Maysles in person!
His film "Sally Gross, the pleasure of stilness" (directed with Kirsten Nutile) was showing after mine so were together waiting for the screenings and we then answered a Q&A together. Of course, he attracted most of the questions but it was an honour to be onstage with him.
Left to right:
Kirsten Nutile, Albert Maysles, Nancy Buirski (founder of the festival) and me!
I really liked the room where the film was shown and it was a wonderful feeling to watch our film on a big screen and in such a beautiful room.
A lot of emotion.
The room where happened the "OF SHADOWS AND MEN" World Premiere:
Quite a few people came to see me after the screening to tell me they liked the film,and it really felt good to know people enjoyed it.
After the screening, we wanted to have a drink and enjoy the sudden hype and excitement but it was raining and all the bars around were full. Horror. We spent over 20 minutes looking for a cold beer to celebrate...
Every evenings, there were some really fantastic parties with great food and free drinks...
One night, the party was held inside of the gorgeous Nasher Museum of Art and the food was really luxuous too. A great night!
I got a badge (free pass to any film), invitations for all the parties, an album of Arcade Fire (they're from Montreal but their label is in Durham), a Festival Mug, the festival catalog, some funnny magnets,etc.
Then, we went to grab some food and it was already time for the screening of my film!
There, I got the honour to meet Albert Maysles in person!
His film "Sally Gross, the pleasure of stilness" (directed with Kirsten Nutile) was showing after mine so were together waiting for the screenings and we then answered a Q&A together. Of course, he attracted most of the questions but it was an honour to be onstage with him.
Left to right:
Kirsten Nutile, Albert Maysles, Nancy Buirski (founder of the festival) and me!
I really liked the room where the film was shown and it was a wonderful feeling to watch our film on a big screen and in such a beautiful room.
A lot of emotion.
The room where happened the "OF SHADOWS AND MEN" World Premiere:
Quite a few people came to see me after the screening to tell me they liked the film,and it really felt good to know people enjoyed it.
After the screening, we wanted to have a drink and enjoy the sudden hype and excitement but it was raining and all the bars around were full. Horror. We spent over 20 minutes looking for a cold beer to celebrate...
Every evenings, there were some really fantastic parties with great food and free drinks...
One night, the party was held inside of the gorgeous Nasher Museum of Art and the food was really luxuous too. A great night!
Friday, May 30, 2008
The Darjeeling Limited
Two days ago, we've had the chance to watch Wes Anderson's latest: THE DARJEELING LIMITED.
We really had a wonderful moment. This movie is really an amzing comedy, be careful, it's not a "silly" comedy. It's witty and draws most of its power from great Character writing. Once again we discover that to have a great film you need really interesting characters, and that's getting more scarce from the films I've seen recently.
The three brothers of "The Darjeeling Limited" are so touching, humorous and cool that you immediately feel great in their company.
The cast is amazing and we also have an Adrian Brody in one of his best roles.
Besides from the characters, Robert D. Yeoman's photography is gorgeous, not in a"Showing Off" kind of way, but beautiful on colour and simplicity.
The script is also very well written (even if it could be 5 minutes shorter) and that's really an immense pleasure to enjoy short a great film.
Another thing that really is important to me: that film should be an example of how you should show a foreign country/culture in a movie.
That's one of the first american fiction films that I see, that was shot abroad and doesn't show the locals as complete idiots or builds his comedy on making fun of the country and all the hard time adapting to it. And it's not a holiday postcard either.
So if the film is showing in a theatre near you: run and watch it!
- - -
Nous avons eu la chance de voir "À bord du Darjeeling Limited" de Wes Anderson alors qu'il repassait au cinéma à Rennes... Quel plaisir!
C'est vraiment un excellent film que je conseille vivement à tout le monde.
Et non, ça ne fait pas partie de ces films bizarres qui durent trois heures en Noir & Blanc et que j'ai pu vous conseiller dans le passé.
Celui-ci est plein de couleurs et il n'est pas ennuyeux une seconde.
Les personnages sont très bien écrits et sont immédiatement attachants. Ils ont quelque chose des Pieds Nickelés tout en étant remplis d'humanité et de personnalité.
Les acteurs sont excellents de justesse et Adrian Brody tient ici un rôle qui le rend franchement irrésistible.
L'histoire se passe en Inde et c'est aussi exemplaire dans la façon dont est traité l'Inde, sa culture et ses habitants. Point ici de moquerie débile ou de cartes postale touristique, on suit vraiment trois personnages dans leur aventure indienne, mais sans aucune trace de ce que l'on rencontre le plus souvent dans les films qui prennent place dans un univers "exotique".
L'histoire est très bien écrite et les images de Robert D. Yeoman sont superbes de simplicité et de couleurs.
On vous recommande très fortement!!!!
We really had a wonderful moment. This movie is really an amzing comedy, be careful, it's not a "silly" comedy. It's witty and draws most of its power from great Character writing. Once again we discover that to have a great film you need really interesting characters, and that's getting more scarce from the films I've seen recently.
The three brothers of "The Darjeeling Limited" are so touching, humorous and cool that you immediately feel great in their company.
The cast is amazing and we also have an Adrian Brody in one of his best roles.
Besides from the characters, Robert D. Yeoman's photography is gorgeous, not in a"Showing Off" kind of way, but beautiful on colour and simplicity.
The script is also very well written (even if it could be 5 minutes shorter) and that's really an immense pleasure to enjoy short a great film.
Another thing that really is important to me: that film should be an example of how you should show a foreign country/culture in a movie.
That's one of the first american fiction films that I see, that was shot abroad and doesn't show the locals as complete idiots or builds his comedy on making fun of the country and all the hard time adapting to it. And it's not a holiday postcard either.
So if the film is showing in a theatre near you: run and watch it!
- - -
Nous avons eu la chance de voir "À bord du Darjeeling Limited" de Wes Anderson alors qu'il repassait au cinéma à Rennes... Quel plaisir!
C'est vraiment un excellent film que je conseille vivement à tout le monde.
Et non, ça ne fait pas partie de ces films bizarres qui durent trois heures en Noir & Blanc et que j'ai pu vous conseiller dans le passé.
Celui-ci est plein de couleurs et il n'est pas ennuyeux une seconde.
Les personnages sont très bien écrits et sont immédiatement attachants. Ils ont quelque chose des Pieds Nickelés tout en étant remplis d'humanité et de personnalité.
Les acteurs sont excellents de justesse et Adrian Brody tient ici un rôle qui le rend franchement irrésistible.
L'histoire se passe en Inde et c'est aussi exemplaire dans la façon dont est traité l'Inde, sa culture et ses habitants. Point ici de moquerie débile ou de cartes postale touristique, on suit vraiment trois personnages dans leur aventure indienne, mais sans aucune trace de ce que l'on rencontre le plus souvent dans les films qui prennent place dans un univers "exotique".
L'histoire est très bien écrite et les images de Robert D. Yeoman sont superbes de simplicité et de couleurs.
On vous recommande très fortement!!!!
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Trailer: Of shadows and Men / Les ombres de Yunmeng
Trailer: Of shadows and Men / Les ombres de Yunmeng
Vidéo envoyée par AFoucault
Trailer/Teaser for the documentary ''Of Shadows And Men" by Aurélien Foucault and Cédric Quennesson.
Bande Annonce du film ''Les Ombres de Yunmeng''.
Musique: 綠島小夜曲
This film is 23 minutes long and has been screened as a World Premiere at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival.
If you are interested by screening or seeing this film, please contact us by writing to: wuhan.films@gmail.com
Le film entier est d'une durée de 23 minutes et est à la recherche de distributeurs/diffuseurs.
S'il vous intéresse pour un festival ou une diffusion, n'hésitez pas à nous contacter.
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Basically just staying home...
Well, the weather being so cold, grey and rainy... I can't really say we're doing much but staying home, most of the time in bed (the only warm area of the flat) watching movies...
So of course, that makes us not having many interesting things to write on the blog.
One good thing: Lena is finally much better and she already started working again.
Last friday we went to have a dinner in a Restaurant with some friends and I ordered some kind of hot pot with beef.
But my chinese being what it is, when the waitress brought the dish, we were all puzzled about the meat.
It was NOT beef. Fish maybe? or Turtle?
After about 10 minutes of trying and guessing, we called the waitress to have confirmation.
That was bullfrogs... : )
So basically, i wasn't so far when I pronounced Beef...Beef-bull, whatever, they just added frogs to it.
It was good anyway.
Have a nice day all of you!!
ORElena
PS: the next posts will probably be about some readings or movies we recommend, waiting for stuff to talk about...
So of course, that makes us not having many interesting things to write on the blog.
One good thing: Lena is finally much better and she already started working again.
Last friday we went to have a dinner in a Restaurant with some friends and I ordered some kind of hot pot with beef.
But my chinese being what it is, when the waitress brought the dish, we were all puzzled about the meat.
It was NOT beef. Fish maybe? or Turtle?
After about 10 minutes of trying and guessing, we called the waitress to have confirmation.
That was bullfrogs... : )
So basically, i wasn't so far when I pronounced Beef...Beef-bull, whatever, they just added frogs to it.
It was good anyway.
Have a nice day all of you!!
ORElena
PS: the next posts will probably be about some readings or movies we recommend, waiting for stuff to talk about...
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