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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“The Sun“

Director Alexander Sokurov’s next installment of his “Evil Persons Of The 20th Century” theme. The first one was Moloch and was about the silly Austrian bastard with the stupid mustache. This one’s about the Japanese emperor Hirohito, the living god..
Plot-wise: Japan is under US rule and the emperor is contemplating his future.. Great slow pacing combined with some slapstick, which is the first time I’ve seen it used in Sokurov’s work. The downfall of “greatness” is portrayed beautifully, you even get to feel sorry for the schmuck.
Visuals: wow.. I like the toned down colors, the tight scenes and even the CGI used to show us the ruins of Tokyo.

Conclusion: the most interesting of the three tyrants movies, even making the emperor seem likeable and someone you could relate to, but with enough background to complete the picture of someone who’s been responsible for great terror and suffering.

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