Auckland International Film Festival 2009
So here we are, another year of film festival. I have found that this year had less audiences than previous years. Two of my films were only half full. Is the recession finally catching up in Auckland?
A Christmas Tale
Tense with emotion....and it's kind of the film you hope you would find out the answer, but you didn't. A great family drama and full of drama.
Birdsong
As it is categorised in the book, it was a slow film. The cinematography was beautiful and quite funny. The story was simple - three wise men travelling from afar to visit the baby Jesus in Bethlehem. The three lines in Bible turned into a 90 mins tranquil film. The director was there and it made it more interesting. It's really slow and simple! I have to admit that I fall into sleep at some point, but it was okay as it was so slow that I can catch up easily without a problem :p
Blind Love
4 stories around the same theme - love and happiness for the blind people
- An old couple. The man entertained himself with listening to the sport and play piano. Life is simple with them, but they showed their support and compliments to each other just like us. The bit where Peter went under the sea and had fantacy was harilous and touching.
- A blind man and a almost blind women. She was scared the relationship won't work out, but they fought it through with his faith.
- A young mother to be. The story followed the pregnancy and the fear the child might turn out to be blind. However, she was prepared and full of optimistism. Then a 5 years old cute little boy walking into a cinema and holding his mum's hand. They sat down and he told his mum all the exciting cartoon on the big screen. Yes, he was normal and healthy. That was priceless!
- A teenager who is blind having an almost normal life in school and looking for love on the internet.
Canimo
It's probably my favorite film this year. A very well-done and smart film. It's also very controversial as it touches a cultural and religious nerve. I love the fact that when you thought things can't get worse and there was a slightness of hope, BANG, it just get 10 times worse! It made audiences laughed. It was not because it was funny, but because you just didn't know how to take the bad news! Fantastic film!
Song from the Southern Seas
I had never seen a Kazakhstan film, and that was the reason I picked this one. The story around two couples, one Russian and one Kazakhstani in remote resion. The landscape was so different! I enjoyed the simple humour and the rich of the tranditional culture.
A Christmas Tale
Tense with emotion....and it's kind of the film you hope you would find out the answer, but you didn't. A great family drama and full of drama.
Birdsong
As it is categorised in the book, it was a slow film. The cinematography was beautiful and quite funny. The story was simple - three wise men travelling from afar to visit the baby Jesus in Bethlehem. The three lines in Bible turned into a 90 mins tranquil film. The director was there and it made it more interesting. It's really slow and simple! I have to admit that I fall into sleep at some point, but it was okay as it was so slow that I can catch up easily without a problem :p
Blind Love
4 stories around the same theme - love and happiness for the blind people
- An old couple. The man entertained himself with listening to the sport and play piano. Life is simple with them, but they showed their support and compliments to each other just like us. The bit where Peter went under the sea and had fantacy was harilous and touching.
- A blind man and a almost blind women. She was scared the relationship won't work out, but they fought it through with his faith.
- A young mother to be. The story followed the pregnancy and the fear the child might turn out to be blind. However, she was prepared and full of optimistism. Then a 5 years old cute little boy walking into a cinema and holding his mum's hand. They sat down and he told his mum all the exciting cartoon on the big screen. Yes, he was normal and healthy. That was priceless!
- A teenager who is blind having an almost normal life in school and looking for love on the internet.
Canimo
It's probably my favorite film this year. A very well-done and smart film. It's also very controversial as it touches a cultural and religious nerve. I love the fact that when you thought things can't get worse and there was a slightness of hope, BANG, it just get 10 times worse! It made audiences laughed. It was not because it was funny, but because you just didn't know how to take the bad news! Fantastic film!
Song from the Southern Seas
I had never seen a Kazakhstan film, and that was the reason I picked this one. The story around two couples, one Russian and one Kazakhstani in remote resion. The landscape was so different! I enjoyed the simple humour and the rich of the tranditional culture.
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