Profil użytkownika JanetRSmith
After a slow start this film was a real roller coaster of a thriller with two exceptionally powerful female lead characters. As a first time director Mara Jelinko has done a great job and is one to look out for in the future.
A Fabulous musical that showed of the talents of all those involved on a shoestring budget. Bravo! Hope to hear more from them all in the future!
This felt more like a two act play as it took place mostly in an apartment and could have been shorter. I started to lose interest in this relationship that wasn't going anywhere.
I'm quite surprised at the description for this film as it is not what I remember. Though it was quite confusing and very violent. Maybe it would make more sense on a second viewing.
I'm not a fan of this "sport" but was overwhelmed by this almost Shakespearean story of the destruction that can come from ambition.
Interesting story that seemed to get lost along the way. Very good performances by the cast
This is the kind of film I come to Raindance to see, Great story, Balkan humour, great performances and Grannies with luxuriant moustaches!
WTF? I found myself thinking all the way through this film. Sure it was made by an 18 year old with 3k but I can't help thinking he would have been better of spending it on getting some film training. For me it was like watching Video Wallpaper or a feature length music video without much music. I could find no story and got tired of trying to read the minds of the characters. I don't want to be mean and maybe there is a market for this but I can't imagine where.
Weird disturbing doc about peoples murder fantasies.
This is a great documentary that is both educational and moving. Most of us are ignorant of the variations human reproduction can achieve, even those who are born with these conditions. Born outwardly looking like a girl but chromosomally a boy Phoebe had to undergo an operation to have her (undescended) testes removed at the age of 11 but her condition was never discussed at home. This is a road trip of discovery to meet others with similar conditions, to discuss with her whole family the impact it has had on them and an opportunity to look at the meaning of gender.
In Kurosawa's "Ikiru" A man changes his ways for the better after discovering he is dying. But in this film the main character decides to revert to his philandering ways minutes after getting the all clear from his doctor. A big mix of family secrets and lies but with a hell of a lot of charm. Everyone has secrets and He finds that he is the victim of some himself. Loved it!
The first feature from this young director has a maturity that belies his age. Its a novelty to see an aknowledgement that young men have feelings too and its not always the girl that gets her heart broken. But this film is not all misery as there is a nice touch of self effacing humour reminisent of mid period Woody Allen. Definitely one to watch.
I have to say I was dissappointed but the two films I saw in this first programme. They were not Horror by any stretch of the imagination but were more like very tame Twilight Zone episodes. The screening started at about 8.50 and went on until 10.30 which was odd as it had been advertised as 78mins. If you like weird go see, if you want horror avoid part 2!
This is the kind of film I go to Raindance to see. Dark and comic is an understatement.
In the same setting as "Severance" This is not a gore fest like it's predecessor but still has a high death count and comedy in a similar vein to my old Raindance favorite "BalCanCan". We follow 5 groups of people who intersect at different points in the story as we slowly learn the reason for the murders and the disastrous Advertising campaign that haunts the hero. A 2 hour film that just whizzes by.
Very good, fast paced(ish) zombie fick with a difference. These "zombies" have something I've never seen in the genre before but I won't spoil it for you. minimal special effects put to good use and interesting human relationships. Worth watching.
The film makers seemed like nice people and I wish them well. But the only thing that stood out for me was Chris Langham's outstanding performance as a man who couldn't see his marriage was crumbling around him and seemed afterwards to be quitely accepting of it.
I couldn't see the point of the fake psychiatrist strand running through it as it didn't add to the story. In fact the character of the sister's friend seemed like it was either an after thought to pad out the script or two different scripts spliced together.
If JackAss were a drama film rather than documentary this would be it. Teenage skateboarders in a mining town in Serbia. Spend their time vidoeing themselves doing dangerous tricks for the internet and getting drunk while the town's workers protest at conditions in the mines,
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Nice to see a Balkan film that doesn't focus on politics. A very enjoyable story about 3 lonely mix match characterswh find each other. I kept thinking this would make a good english language remake possibly with Colin Firth a Mate as Zoltan Ratoti does bear a resemblance.
A beautifully shot film with allogorical special effects. Moments of great humor and terrible tragedy. Some of the meaning lost in translation for me. A little editing to bring the running time down would help. Overall a fine film.
A bitter sweet story of young people given the chance to learn new skills in the circus and their struggles to follow their dreams of a better life. Kelly Richardson has made a well observed documentary by being brave as well as persistent.