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[lesbiassparrow]

So, I've been looking through a film festival line-up. So far my browsing has shown me:

1. 27* coming of age stories, most of which appear to end in tragedy

2. 12 films where middle-aged people have a gathering of some sort and discuss something about adultery/crime/whathaveyou that turns out very badly

3. 19 films that 'eschew sentimentality' presumably so they can also 'present unflinching gazes' at something or other

4. Approx. 75 personal or film journeys. I do not know what separates the two as presumably as this is a film festival they are all filmed.

5. 4 "ineffably transcendent experimental" works.


* All numbers may be exaggerated for rhetorical effect.

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[fivil.livejournal.com]

No wonder you turn to Jump Street! (Also, request for screencaps of this show! I want to see how wonderfully 80's-90's it is.. Also it got me thinking how you'd like my FAVOURITE TV SHOW EVER, Press Gang, which is essentially a show for teens' and pre-teens, mostly comedy/drama but occasionally focused on REAL ISSUES OMG though it does handle the REAL ISSUES OMG with surprising subtlety for kids' TV. And it has clever dialogues and jokes and a wonderful bickering OTP. But I digress.)

Helsinki International Film Festival can be kind of like that but thankfully its alternative title, "Love and Anarchy" makes sure it also provides quirky Asian movies, fun Indian movies and just peculiar foreign cinema you wouldn't otherwise get to see at all!

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

You know I think that you would be traumatized by screencaps! The mullets! The clothes! But if I can do so I will - though I feel it's a waste with this season as it seems largely Deppless (and I should point out that he doesn't have a mullet, thank god). I shall try Press Gang if I ever see DVDs - sounds like a lot of fun.

This film festival is a little disappointing - not one Bollywood! Only one Indian film, which I will go to see with my Hindi class, but sounds not very cheering and will have no dancing which I think is a waste all round. Hmmmph!

[fivil.livejournal.com]

Dude I watch 90's Bollywood (mullets) and adoooore Press Gang's silly fashion. I'm a nineties kid, not much can shock me. :D

Re:PG if you can download, check out: http://fivil.livejournal.com/505655.html
and: http://fivil.livejournal.com/497521.html
AND: http://fivil.livejournal.com/504376.html

What is the Indian film? My film festival had one called Vanaja (Indian/American co-production) besides some Bollyfilms.

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

What is the Indian film?

Faraaq. Firaaq. It wasn't very good; I left halfway through because I felt like I was being hit with message sticks.

Thanks for the links!