Wednesday, October 14, 2009

FRIDAY Animation Film Screening (16.10.09) - Persepolis (2007)

FRIDAY Animation Screening
Date: 16.10.09
Time: 6:30PM
Venue: IDC Auditorium

Film: Persepolis(2007)
Director: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud

Description: In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this injustice, her parents send her abroad to Vienna to study for a better life. However, this change proves an equally difficult trial with the young woman finding herself in a different culture loaded with abrasive characters and profound disappointments that deeply trouble her. Even when she returns home, Marji finds that both she and homeland have changed too much and the young woman and her loving family must decide where she truly belongs. (source: IMDB.com)

Related Links:
Wikipedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persepolis_%28film%29
Review:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/apr/25/animation.drama

Friday Live Action Film Screening (October 16, '09) at 9:00 pm

This Friday,

Film: Underground
Director: Emir Kusturica
Language: English/Serbian/German/French
Runtime: 170 minutes
Category: Drama, comedy

Date: October 16, 2009
Time: 9:00 pm
Venue: IDC Auditorium

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Synopsis:

An epic tale which reflects on the history of Yugoslavia (post WW2),
following its way through the lives of Marko and Blacky, two underground
arms dealers for whom the WW2 isn't yet over!

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Who is Emir Kusturica (pronounced as Kusturitsa)?

http://www.kustu.com/w2/en:start?redirect=1
http://archive.sensesofcinema.com/contents/books/04/31/cinema_of_emir_kusturica.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2005/mar/04/2

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Good reads:

http://www.barnsdle.demon.co.uk/bosnia/caned.html
http://www.ejumpcut.org/currentissue/Kusterica/index.html
http://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/20/movies/waking-up-with-a-political-hangover.html?scp=4&sq=Underground%20Kusturica&st=cse
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Ratings:
Tomatometer reading at rottentomatoes: 83% fresh!
imdb user rating 8.0/10

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Awards:

Cannes Film Festival: Won Golden Palm
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Trivia:

In 1996, members of the Yugoslavian Board of the Academy of Film Art and
Science (AFUN) voted this film the third best Serbian movie made in
1947-1995 period.

The director's cut ran for over 320 minutes. [ctrl+c. ctrl+v from imdb]

Poster:














Trailer:


Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Friday Live Action Film Screening (October 9, '09) at 9:00 pm

This Friday,

Film: Le Notti de Cabiria(The Nights of Cabiria)
Director: Federico Fellini
Language: Italian
Runtime: 110 minutes
Category: Drama, comedy

Date: October 9, 2009
Time: 9:00 pm
Venue: IDC Auditorium

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Synopsis:

An account of Cabiria's search for true love on the streets of Rome.
Though many tend to take it as an oft repeated, platitudinal take on
hookers with hearts of gold, this film makes a significant attempt to
highlight the desolation existing in the modern day world further pitying
the protagonist's search for salvation. However, the film is highly
optimistic and revels in the unyielding human soul that persists in its
search.

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Who is Federico Fellini?
http://archive.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/02/fellini.html
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/felli.htm 

A quick read on some of his other films:
http://www.filmref.com/directors/dirpages/fellini.html
 
Interview of the director:
http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/26/fellini1.html 
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Reviews:

Roger Ebert:
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19980816/REVIEWS08/401010343/1023 

Stephanie Zacharek: 
http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/reviews/1998/08/06reviewa.html

Bosley Crowther: 
http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C0CE6DD1138E133A2575AC2A9669D946692D6CF&scp=1&sq=Bosley%20Crowther%20nights%20of%20cabiria&st=cse

David Denby: 
http://nymag.com/nymetro/movies/reviews/3393/
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Ratings:
Tomatometer reading at rottentomatoes: 97% fresh!
imdb user rating 8.3/10

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Trivia:

During the editing of this film, editor Leo Cattozzo developed the CIR
self-perforating adhesive tape splicer (also known as "Costruzione
Incollatrici Rapide", "the Cattozzo", Guillotine-, CIRO- or ARRI Splicer)
which made him rich in the 1960s and for which he won an Academy
Award in 1989. [ctrl+c, ctrl+v from imdb.com]

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Posters: 


Trailer:



Thursday Animation Film Screening (08.10.09) - Persepolis (2007)

Thursday Animation Screening
Date: 08.10.09
Time: 9:00PM
Venue: IDC Auditorium

Film: Persepolis(2007)
Director: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud

Description: In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this injustice, her parents send her abroad to Vienna to study for a better life. However, this change proves an equally difficult trial with the young woman finding herself in a different culture loaded with abrasive characters and profound disappointments that deeply trouble her. Even when she returns home, Marji finds that both she and homeland have changed too much and the young woman and her loving family must decide where she truly belongs. (source: IMDB.com)

Related Links:
Wikipedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persepolis_%28film%29
Review:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/apr/25/animation.drama