1.THE AMAZING TRUTH ABOUT QUEEN RAQUELA (2008, Olaf de Fleur Johannesson, Iceland)
http://www.queenraquelathemovie.com/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0814005/
http://outnow.ch/Media/Img/2008/AmazingTruthAboutQueenRaquela/
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2077/2387128981_82f694c6f2_b.jpg
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2.AROUND THE BAY (2008, Alejandro Adams, USA)
You can read an interview of Alejandro Adams by Brian Darr here:
http://hellonfriscobay.blogspot.com/2008/03/around-bay-interview-with-alejandro.html
3.CAMILLO: THE LONG ROAD TO DISOBEDIENCE (2007, Peter Lilienthal, Germany, Documentary)
The information about this film comes from the link below:
http://www.german-films.de/app/filmarchive/film_view.php?film_id=1736
“Camilo Mejia grew up in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, as son of the famous songwriter and Sandinista politician Carlos Mejia Godoy. To secure a better future for himself, Camilo and his mother emigrated to the USA when he was 18, where he was encouraged to join the US Army.
In 2003, the last year of his obligatory military service, Camilo’s unit was deployed to Iraq, based in the especially violent Ramadi region in the Sunni triangle.
Camilo’s description of his return to the USA: "Once I returned home, I had the opportunity to put my thoughts in order. Far from the sounds of machine guns and mortars, it becomes hard not to listen to what our heart is telling us. I came face to face with my feeling about the war and with memory of each and every one of my actions. And I tried to justify my behavior, my being in Iraq in the first place. I realized I was holding myself accountable for my own behavior. When the sounds of battle are gone, the sounds of one’s own conscience takes over."
Award-winning director Peter Lilienthal sketches a poetic and authentic portrait of a young man who has bravely spoken out against the politics of a country in which he is not even a citizen (but for which he has served as a solider).
And the wider implications of US recruitment of Latin American youths is explored.
Peter Lilienthal was born in 1929 in Berlin. His family emigrated to Uruguay in 1939. In 1956, he received a scholarship to the Hochschule der Kuenste (HDK) in Berlin and returned to Germany. Between 1959 and 1964 he worked at the television broadcaster SWR, first as an assistant and later as a director. In 1967/68 he was a lecturer at the German Film & Television Academy (dffb) in Berlin, and was one of the co-founders of the German distributor Filmverlag der Autoren. Since 1985, he has been director of the section Film & Media Art at the Academy of the Arts in Berlin. A selection of his films includes: In Handumdrehen verdient (1959), Malatesta (1970), Dear Mr. Wonderful, The Silence of the Poet (Das Schweigen des Dichters, 1987), The Cyclist of San Cristóbal (Der Rahfahrer von San Christobal, 1988), In the Face of the Woods (1995), and The Long Road to Disobedience (Der lange Weg zum Ungehorsam, 2007), among others. ”
4.DON’T LOOK DOWN (NO MIRES PARA ABAJO) (2008, Eliseo Subiela, Argentina)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbYO9J-Mm3k
5.THE FEATURE (2008, Michel Auder, Andrew Neel, USA, 184 min)
The quote below comes from Cinema Scope’s website:
http://www.cinema-scope.com/cs34/col_picard_art.htm
“Usually, you eat, you get laid, you’re worried about money, you have money, you’re happy, you’re sad, you cry, you have more sex, if you’re lucky, and then, you know, there’s nothing left in life, it’s just what it is.”—Michel Auder in The Feature”
6.INTIMACIES OF SHAKESPEARE AND VICTOR HUGO (2008, Yulene Olaizola, Mexico, documentary, 83 min)
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117936551.html?categoryid=31&cs=1
7.LAKE TAHOE (2008, Fernando Eimbcke, Mexico, 85 min)
http://www.filmstarts.de/bilder/produkt/94528,Lake%20Tahoe/
I think this is a photo of Fernando Eimbcke (DUCK SEASON)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2255/2387128991_e674896b33_o.jpg
Photos from LAKE TAHOE
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3155/2387128989_1598e0b907_o.jpg
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8.LETTER TO ANNA: THE STORY OF JOURNALIST POLITKOVSKAYA’S DEATH (2008, Eric Bergkraut, Russia, documentary, 82 min)
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117936425.html?categoryid=31&cs=1
9.TRAVELLING (2007, Markku Lehmuskallio + Anastasia Lapsui, Finland, documentary, 77 min)
The information comes from the website below:
http://www.docpoint.info/katalogi/index.php?tyyppi=elokuva&elokuva=497&kieli=englanti&katalogi=0&vuosi=2008
“’Every man has his star in the sky, he was born under it’, the Nenets believe. The seventh Nenets film of award-winning documentarists Anastasia Lapsui and Markku Lehmuskallio deals with the religion of the indigenous people. The poetic journey of exploration in the tundra covers the entire life cycle of man, from birth to grave.The black-and-white sequences convey timelessness. In between Num, the god of the heavens, and Nga, the god of the underworld, the people live as their ancestors did: they herd reindeer, go fishing, celebrate. Nature sets the limits for life - but the oil tower in the horizon signifies change. The animations are an explosion of colour: stars light up, an owl takes flight. The world of sound ranges from delicate tones to magical rhythms. Travelling is a work without haste, whose rugged beauty has a purifying effect on the senses.”
10.WOMEN IN THE PARK (2006, Felipe Vega, Spain)
http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117932590.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&p=0
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FILM WISH LIST FOR FEB 2008
http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2008/03/film-wish-list-for-february-2008.html
FILM WISH LIST FOR JAN 2008
http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2008/02/film-wish-list-for-jan-2008.html
FILM WISH LIST IN 2007
http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2008/02/film-wish-list-for-jan-2008.html
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