Frenchy’s Fracas

 2006 Edition

Well, another interesting year of film festival antics have gone by. I enjoyed myself very much with quite some nice and thought provoking movies. I was quite lucky not to have to watch too many crap movies. My selection of films hasn’t matched the results of the Audience Award (do have a look, willya?) as much as last year, so that’s nice too ;o)
Here’s my list of favorites this year:

Looking at the list, I reckon I should’ve given Running Stumbled higher marks, especially because it’s one of the movies I keep telling people about, but alas.. the vote has already been cast..
Two real documentaries on me list, not bad. Three US movies, wow.. A musical too, WTF?!?

A funny thing is being found by search machines, a really funny thing is when other sites refer to you or link to you.. My ego (lower caps, always) knows no bounds!!
Thanks to the people at Zone 5300 for linking me and especially the people at Cinematical for quoting me on Reefer Madness and Analife, ouch.. heheh..

Conclusion: I’m a very happy puppy, should’ve conserved my energy a bit better, but still a great festival!!
Big thanks to Kayan for helping me out with the schedule, Kayan Rulez! heheh..

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“Gravehopping“

Excellent movie about.. well.. uhm.. a guy who earns his living by doing burial speeches, a suicidal and widowed father and a sister and her kid who really miss their man/father. But wait, there’s more! Another sister who’s really quite a few fries short of a happy meal and a quiet but cheerful neighbor.
A typical tragic comedy, East-European style!
Plot-wise: wow.. it’s a well balanced set of interacting stories, with intelligent and witty dialogues and scenes. It’s also very brutal in its sadness, the final scene really took my breath away and I immediately checked the audience’s reaction which was very similar.

Conclusion: A cynic would call this a cynical feel-good movie and I’d agree. I loved its ups and downs of happy and sad moments and characters. Very beautiful movie.

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