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10/06/2003 Entry:
"Chicago International Film Festival
The Stroll - Aleksei Uchitel (2003)"
So the Chicago International Film Festival is underway, and I have seen my first film The Stroll from Russia. A young woman goes out for a stroll, is picked up by a young man and later joined by their friend. As the three make their way through the streets of St Petersburg, hints appears that imply that all is not quite as it seems with the girl, and while this ends up being true, the ending is far different than one might think. I enjoyed this immensely largely because of the fresh and energetic camerawork and cinematography. The film is shot handheld on DV, and as the three friends wander the streets the camera bobs and weaves after them, gliding behind windows, observing from across the street, and largely shot so as to suggest a continuous shot, although there are some cuts here and there. The jerky motion is perfect for a busy city street, sort of the antithesis of the smooth gliding camera from Russian Ark. There are some really great scenes where the trio are just running around enjoying themselves, and the camera just rides along with them. As the story wears on the two men begin to spar for the girl's attention, and the emotional focus moves back and forth between them in a way vaguely reminiscient of Jules And Jim. I enjoyed the ending although I can see where some might be frustrated by it. Overall I was pretty pleased with this film, especially since it was a last minute filler as the film I had originall intended to see (My Architect) was sold out.
Going forward, here is my tentative schedule:
Monday, October 6
A Talking Picture (Manoel de Oliveira, Spain)
Tuesday, October 7
Shorts Program 4: Homegrown (tentative)
That Day (Raoul Ruiz, France)
Bright Future (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Japan)
Wednesday, October 8
I Was Born, But... (Yasujiro Ozu, Japan, 1932)
Crimson Gold (Jafar Panahi, Iran)
Thursday, October 9
Father And Son (Alexandr Sokurov, Russia)
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Kim Bartley / Donnacha O'Brien, Ireland)
Friday, October 10
Hush! (Victor Kossakovsky, Russia)
Distant (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkey, if I can get a ticket from the freaking rush line)
Saturday, October 11
At a wedding
Sunday, October 12
Currently winging it depending on a variety of factors. Some possibilities:
Chokher Bali - A Passion Play (Rituparno Ghosh, India)
Joy Of Madness (Hana Makhmalbaf, Iran)
Monday, October 13
Reconstruction (Christoffer Boe, Denmark)
Goodbye Dragon Inn (Tsai Min-Liang, Taiwan)
Tuesday, October 13
Shorts Program 3: Moments Of Impact (To see the films by Wong Kar-Wai and Agnes Varda)
Broken Wings (Nir Bergman, Israel) OR Maria (Peter Calin Netzer, Romania)
All Tomorrow's Parties (Yu Lik Wai, China)
Wednesday, October 15
Shorts Program 2: Where You Stand (To see the films by Tsai Ming-Liang and Nanni Moretti)
At Five In The Afternoon (Samira Makhmalbaf, Iran)
Joy Of Madness (Hana Makhmalbaf, Iran) (Tentative)
Thursday, October 16
Shattered Glass (Billy Ray, United States)
And hopefully My Architect and/or Distant will show up in one of the Best Of Fest slots
And I may attend some other stuff if time allows. If there is one positive thing about being only semi-employed, it is that I have a lot of free time to go see these movies.
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