Films
by c2o library | June 28, 2009 | No Comments
4 luni, 3 săptămâni şi 2 zile | 2007 | 113 mins | Romanian w. English / Indonesian subs
Set in an unnamed town in Communist Romania in the final years of the Nicolae Ceauşescu era, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days tells the story of two students--Otilia Mihartescu (Anamaria Marinca) and Gabriela 'Găbiţa' Dragut (Laura Vasiliu), roommates in the university dormitory, who try to arrange an illegal ...
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by c2o library | December 12, 2008 | No Comments
La Noire de... | dir. Ousmane Sembene | France/Senegal | 1966 | 59 mins | French w. optional English sub
The film features a young Senegalese maid who wants to go to France. It is, in essence, a simple story, told around a stark fait divers (news short) that appeared in the French press on the Coˆ te d’Azur: ‘‘Une jeune ne´gresse se tranche la gorge dans la salle ...
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by c2o library | December 10, 2008 | No Comments
آفساید | dir. Jafar Panahi | 2006 | Iran | 93 mins | Persian with English/Indonesian sub
Inspired by the director's daughter's story, Offside tells the story of a group of girls who try to watch a World Cup qualifying match 2005 between Iran and Bahrain, an event deemed as too obscene for women and girls to be allowed into. Banned in Iran, the film won the Silver Bear ...
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by c2o library | September 28, 2008 | 1 Comment
Takhte Siah | Iran | 2000 | 85 mins | Colour | PG | Kurdish with English subs
In Kurdistan, the border between Iran and Iraq, a band of teachers are trudging through a barren area, seemingly without directions, each with a rickety blackboard on their back like useless, clumsy wings. Even though the atmosphere is pessimistic, there are plenty of (black,) deadpanned humour colouring this film.
In the midst ...
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by c2o library | September 28, 2008 | No Comments
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by c2o library | September 12, 2008 | 1 Comment
Ciné lumière France | 1957 | B&W | 90 mins | French with English subtitles
Ascenseur Pour L'echafaud, a.k.a. Lift to the Gallows (U.S.), opens with the famous foggy close-up shot of breathy Jeanne Moreau on the phone, the smoky noir, secret passionate lovers atmosphere established from the very beginning. The diegetic sound is suddenly cut off, the camera zoomed out, and the audience hears Miles Davis' mournful Nuit ...
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by c2o library | January 6, 2008 | No Comments
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DVD | Australia | 2005 | 26 minutes | English with subtitle
Set in an imaginary place and time where rickety, steam-powered ships float in the sky (a 19th century sci-fi?), The Mysterious Geographic Exploration of Jasper Morello is a short animation with a quirky mix of CG animation and silhouettes reminiscent of shadow puppets and Lotte Reiniger's works. The multi-layered textures applied to the animation -- rusty cogs, ...
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