French Film Month day 1
May 15th 2008 11:03
Hi there French-film lovers!
Yesterday both the 61st Cannes Film Festival and Filmklik.hu's French Film Month started. In an interesting collaboration, sadly only available for Hungarian viewers, the two interconnect, and not just with the similar starting date.
You can say that FFM rides the wave of Cannes, and you wouldn't be far from the truth. The good thing is , besides watching French films is that daily Cannes video reports arrive to Filmklik.hu, where anyone (again, only from inside Hungary) can watch these reports freely.
While this stinks a bit (well a lot, actually), if you're still into it, I am here to be your reporter from around the globe.
My first experience of the Film Fest was yesterday's Ce que mes yeux ont vu / The Vanishing Point. No, it has nothing to do with the '70s carchase movie, or the iconic Kowalsky character. It's an intimate movie apostophed as the European version Da Vinci Code. Let's put it this way: do not compare the two.
Yes, both have old paintings and hidden clues in them, but that's where the similarity ends. There is no conspiracy theory here, nor a world changing secret, not mentioning the complete lack of action. It's basicly a hidden lovestory, where all the participants are dead for over 250 years. While interesting, and moody, you shouldn't expect thrills, or huge misteries, just emotions, strange, unanswered events, and perhaps a thought or two afterwards.
You should only check this one out if you like 18th century paintings, and a subtle, not too simple story.
As for the Cannes report, the first two videos have been just added, I'll try to watch them later today, and I'll summarize them for you.
Yesterday both the 61st Cannes Film Festival and Filmklik.hu's French Film Month started. In an interesting collaboration, sadly only available for Hungarian viewers, the two interconnect, and not just with the similar starting date.
You can say that FFM rides the wave of Cannes, and you wouldn't be far from the truth. The good thing is , besides watching French films is that daily Cannes video reports arrive to Filmklik.hu, where anyone (again, only from inside Hungary) can watch these reports freely.
While this stinks a bit (well a lot, actually), if you're still into it, I am here to be your reporter from around the globe.
Ummm.. is this the right movie, Mister?
My first experience of the Film Fest was yesterday's Ce que mes yeux ont vu / The Vanishing Point. No, it has nothing to do with the '70s carchase movie, or the iconic Kowalsky character. It's an intimate movie apostophed as the European version Da Vinci Code. Let's put it this way: do not compare the two.
Yes, both have old paintings and hidden clues in them, but that's where the similarity ends. There is no conspiracy theory here, nor a world changing secret, not mentioning the complete lack of action. It's basicly a hidden lovestory, where all the participants are dead for over 250 years. While interesting, and moody, you shouldn't expect thrills, or huge misteries, just emotions, strange, unanswered events, and perhaps a thought or two afterwards.
You should only check this one out if you like 18th century paintings, and a subtle, not too simple story.
As for the Cannes report, the first two videos have been just added, I'll try to watch them later today, and I'll summarize them for you.
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Comment by Tracy
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Tracy
Comment by Bob Kovacs
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BTW there are several Hungarian participants in competition this year, Kornél Mundruczó is in comp. with Delta for the Golden Palm.
Bob