Telluride Film Festival Wrap-Up
Telluride Film Festival Wrap-Up
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SexiVixxEN 88 days ago
At this year’s telluride Film Festival I saw 14 features. Two of them were new American productions, two were French, and two were from the UK. The others came from India, Israel, South Korea, and The Czech Republic. Of these, three were documentaries. One was non-narrative. In addition, I also saw four older films, two of which were silent.
I feel like I’ve seen the entire world in the last few days. Some of the films gave me a great sense of local culture and society, (With a Little Help from Myself), others aimed for political commentary (Firaaq). Some aimed to entertain, (Slumdog Millionaire) while others sought to strip glamour away (Waltz with Bashir). The constant theme was the unknowable nature of truth and the need for understanding between cultures.
I saw movies in seven languages and films from four continents. Throughout these films several concepts and dilemmas remained constant. War was a major element in seven of the films I saw. Love was a driving force in 11. Poverty was a focus of five of the films. The love of money was a major factor in four.
In between films I got to speak with David Fincher, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Danny Boyle, Ken Burns, Laura Linney, Francois Dupeyron, Felicite Wouassi, Jane Lee, Tom Shadyack, Ari Folman, Mike Leigh, Jan Sikl, and Slavoj Zizek.
It was a whirlwind.
All of the films I saw had merit, but not all of them are complete successes. Here is a brief list of the best films I saw at the festival. This list includes new and old films but does not mention the short film collection Laughing Till it Hurts because the four shorts are unlikely to ever be shown together again. Also, though I highly recommend A Private Century I did not review the film. It is actually an eight-part documentary series for which I only saw two sections. It currently has no US distributor.
MUST SEE
1: Slumdog Millionaire
2: Waltz With Bashir
3: With a little Help from Myself
4: Baraka *
5: A Private Century
FILMS TO LOOK FOR
6: The Last Command *
7: Happy-Go-Lucky
8: On Dangerous Ground *
OTHER FILMS
9: Firaaq
10: A Flash of Genius
11: American violet
12: Youssou Ndour: I Bring what I Love
13: The Good, The Bad, and The Weird
I feel like I’ve seen the entire world in the last few days. Some of the films gave me a great sense of local culture and society, (With a Little Help from Myself), others aimed for political commentary (Firaaq). Some aimed to entertain, (Slumdog Millionaire) while others sought to strip glamour away (Waltz with Bashir). The constant theme was the unknowable nature of truth and the need for understanding between cultures.
I saw movies in seven languages and films from four continents. Throughout these films several concepts and dilemmas remained constant. War was a major element in seven of the films I saw. Love was a driving force in 11. Poverty was a focus of five of the films. The love of money was a major factor in four.
In between films I got to speak with David Fincher, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Danny Boyle, Ken Burns, Laura Linney, Francois Dupeyron, Felicite Wouassi, Jane Lee, Tom Shadyack, Ari Folman, Mike Leigh, Jan Sikl, and Slavoj Zizek.
It was a whirlwind.
All of the films I saw had merit, but not all of them are complete successes. Here is a brief list of the best films I saw at the festival. This list includes new and old films but does not mention the short film collection Laughing Till it Hurts because the four shorts are unlikely to ever be shown together again. Also, though I highly recommend A Private Century I did not review the film. It is actually an eight-part documentary series for which I only saw two sections. It currently has no US distributor.
MUST SEE
1: Slumdog Millionaire
2: Waltz With Bashir
3: With a little Help from Myself
4: Baraka *
5: A Private Century
FILMS TO LOOK FOR
6: The Last Command *
7: Happy-Go-Lucky
8: On Dangerous Ground *
OTHER FILMS
9: Firaaq
10: A Flash of Genius
11: American violet
12: Youssou Ndour: I Bring what I Love
13: The Good, The Bad, and The Weird
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