IFFR 2009 – The Hungry Ghosts
Movie: The Hungry Ghosts (Michael Imperioli, USA, 2008, 105′) 
Date: Jan 30, 2009
Rating: 
(When everything falls down..)
Plot: Three people; three different stories. All three are moving/running away from their problems, only to be harshly confronted with them in the end.
Cast: Strong cast with nice performances from all three protagonists.
Visuals: Okay stuff. Very weird scenes, nicely shot.
Conclusion: Great scenes include the total deconstruction/destruction of a girl’s psyche and the radio show where the presenter collapses. Also the family trip to the mountains at the end of the movie, where they’re watching the landscape: very weird, but very calming. I can keep on reciting weird scenes, the movie was full of them!
I enjoyed the small and quiet way the director had set up and presented the storylines. The dialogues were also very amusing, a bit too over-eloquent some times, but fun nonetheless. Our Sopranos actor-turned-director delivers a nice movie.
