tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289856713823310142.post4627275137990420471..comments2024-03-18T22:31:41.898-07:00Comments on Wellywood Woman: Women-directed films at NZIFF (part1); & Cannes Film Festival (part4)wellywood womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13224383638978594862noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289856713823310142.post-14279563591981895502012-07-15T08:00:56.863-07:002012-07-15T08:00:56.863-07:00Thanks very much, Kyna! I love the way you respond...Thanks very much, Kyna! I love the way you respond; & find out stuff!wellywood womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530111753893711768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289856713823310142.post-16927094703121825812012-07-09T19:34:01.906-07:002012-07-09T19:34:01.906-07:00I have enjoyed this series of posts on the NZFF so...I have enjoyed this series of posts on the NZFF so much, Marian (and I wish I had said so to you this morning when we met!) I've played catch-up on a couple of them and worked backwards from your most recent post to this first one in order to refresh my memory on all the films. Although I'll only be able to catch a few screenings at the festival when I'm back in Auckland at the end of the month, I'm looking forward to Dreams of A Life and whenever I see it, Call Me Kuchu (just like you, I've been waiting for these!)<br /><br />What a ton of work and thought you've put into this whole series, thank you so much for doing it.<br /><br />(I read your bit about Alberdi's "El Salvavidas" and took your not having a website as a challenge! While I haven't found THE film's website -- if it actually has one -- I found the Chilean Film Encyclopedia's entry which seems pretty thorough, although it's in Spanish. google translate will work, or just ask me and I'll translate! Plus, Alberdi's email is included if you ever want to contact her :) Link: http://www.cinechile.cl/pelicula-1395)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289856713823310142.post-91652783597471594252012-07-03T15:39:38.223-07:002012-07-03T15:39:38.223-07:00This just in from the Circle of Quality blog, who ...This just in from the Circle of Quality blog, who recommends The Loneliest Planet among his top ten and has some interesting things to say about audiences 'convinced that audience behaviour is on a permanent downward spiral, one that can be stemmed with the use of tasers'. http://circleofquality.blogspot.co.nz/2012/07/nzff-2012-some-films-id-like-to-see-you.html<br /><br />THE LONELIEST PLANET<br /><br />Sometimes, the films I'm most eager to encourage others to see are the ones I can speak least coherently about. Such is the case with THE LONELIEST PLANET, which has met with such a groundswell of admiration from everybody that I know who's seen it that I expect it will be the word of mouth hit of the festival. The problem, such as it is, is that apparently much of its impact derives from an inciting incident which no one will discuss - namely, whatever it is that happens whilst the couple we're following and the guide they're with are on a backpacking trip. What I do know is that Julia Loktev more than ably proved herself as a filmmaker to watch with DAY NIGHT DAY NIGHT, her previous film, an intense and rigourous portrait of a suicide bomber preparing to detonate herself in New York City. I doubt this will get a return visit, so see this one now or regret it later.wellywood womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13224383638978594862noreply@blogger.com