I saw 6 films at the festival this year, 2 exceptional ones involving couples' current relationship issues, one of my favorite topics: Everyone Else from Germany and Seducing Charlie Barker from USA. They both feature strong women. The first one centers on a woman who is determined to be independent and unlike everyone else, and the second one has an extraordinary script by Theresa Rebeck. I also saw 3 other very good films, The Practice of the Wild, featuring writers Gary Snyder and Jim Harrison, I Am Love, with the always absorbing, Tilda Swinton, and Transcending Lynch, which is about David Lynch in Brazil, touting his book and thoughts on transcendental meditation.
Atom Egoyan (The Sweet Hereafter, Exotica) is on my short list of "must see" directors and his latest movie, Chloe, is worth the viewing and Julianne Moore is outstanding, however the movie has a ridiculous and disatrous ending and is ultimately unsatisfying.
Monday, May 10, 2010
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