HISTORIAS MINIMAS- Three individual stories by Carlos Sorin, the Argentinian director. The 3 stories are parallel and involve 3 different people who have to make their way to San Julian in Patagonia, Argentina. I saw this at Sundance a few years ago and liked it a lot.
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THE WINDOW- 2008. Argentina. Directed by Carlos Sorin. About an elderly man, played by Antonio Larreta, who is apparently waiting to die but at the moment is waiting for his son, a concert pianist, who he has not seen in a long time, to arrive from Europe. He has his piano tuned and prepares an old bottle of champagne. Most of the movie took place in his room with his connection to the outside world through a large window. Despite being very slow I liked the movie. Netflix Streaming. 9/09
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TREELESS MOUNTAIN- China. Written and directed by So Yong Kim. About 2 young girls who are placed with an aunt they don’t know when their mother packs up and leaves. Clearly one of the slowest movies in history but the girls were appealing enough that I couldn’t turn it off. Worth seeing only with the patience of a saint. Netflix Streaming. 9/09
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INTIMATE ENEMIES- This is what Rotten Tomatoes said-“Here the story of the French-Algerian war is shown through the eyes of a soldier whose opinion of the conflict is transformed by his experiences in combat.” No reviews available yet.
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THE COUNTRY TEACHER- 2008. Czech Republic. Directed by Bohdan Slama and starring Pavel Liska and Zuzana Bydzovska. About a troubled man who ventures to the Czech countryside from Prague to teach in a rural school. Very good and I’d recommend seeing it. Netflix Streaming. 9/09
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PARIS- With Juliette Binoche and is a love story about Paris.
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SILENT LIGHT- 2007. Directed by Carlos Reygadas and starring Cornelio Wall and Miriam Toews. About a Menonite family with lots of children living in Mexico. The husband is having a long term affair. He has told his wife and best friend the truth but the family lives on. Great scene between the husband and his own father and a very moving scene of the wife crying hysterically while lying under a tree in the pouring rain. The film won the Jury Prize at Cannes in 2007. Despite the slow pace of the film I liked it very much. Netflix. 9/09
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WALK ON WATER- About an Israeli man who is a Mossad agent. He is involved in a case looking for a Nazi from Argentina and becomes involved with a woman and her gay brother. Great movie. 1/05 TRDB.
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TULPAN- 2008. By Sergei Dvortsevoy. A docudrama about the nomadic sheepherders of Kazakh. Interesting photography of baren landscapes and I can still taste the dust. I liked the film but be prepared that it’s very slow moving. Netflix Streaming. 9/09
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