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Seattle International Film Festival Notes
Seen three films so far in the Seattle International Film Festival, so time for my synopses....
Capone
Today I saw Capone, an interesting first film by French director Jean-Marc Brondolo. It brings together two unlikely men to schlep a racehorse north of the artic circle of Finland for a race. The story was intriguing and the acting was good; but the whimsical nature of the cinematography was the best part. I also liked how the drama of the film was a bit understated, and often cut off abruptly, letting us fill in the details.
I wanted to give it a 3.5, but the SIFF ratings are whole digits so it only managed a 3. That said, I really liked the film, particularly when it slowed down entering beautiful Arctic-circle Finland.
After the film we got to hear some words from the director; who mentioned the film was shot in only ~25 days with a full-time staff of only about 25 people. Pretty impressive work!
Big City Dick
Big City Dick is a documentary of seattle street musician, Richard Peterson. But he's no ordinarly street performer; but rather an incredibly boisterous, remarkably talented (or just persistent), autistic, like'em or hate'em kinda guy.
His passion is to become friends with TV and radio personalities, perhaps a way to fufill his own professional aspirations vicariously through those he surrounds himself by.
His own professional carrer has been limited to a few stints as a pianist and his 4 albums, produced in part by the friends he's made over the years.
The film, part documentary, part drama, is slow at times, strangely organized, and a bit overbearing and in your face; however, this is exactly the Richard Peterson we got to see live before and after the show, since he was right there, in the theatre. I gave it a solid 4 rating, for the film had some incredible moments, although I think a tigher cut down to about 100 minutes would have been better than the two hours of film we endured through. ...yes, seeing film of Seattle was a big biasing factor in my rating.
And if that's not enough, we got to see a writer for The Stranger quite inebriated after the film, leading the discussion with the directors and stars.
The Uniform
The Uniform is a whimsical story of a poor tailor who happens across a Policeman's uniform, and ends up wearing it and enjoying the perks of being a cop. Ofcourse, things go wrong and interesting things happen along the way; but the style of filming was quite pleasent to watch. Slow at time, but for good reason, the film lets you get a glimpse into the harsh realities of a small city in China.
I again wanted to give this a 3.5 as it is definitely above average, but ended up giving it a 3.
Capone
Today I saw Capone, an interesting first film by French director Jean-Marc Brondolo. It brings together two unlikely men to schlep a racehorse north of the artic circle of Finland for a race. The story was intriguing and the acting was good; but the whimsical nature of the cinematography was the best part. I also liked how the drama of the film was a bit understated, and often cut off abruptly, letting us fill in the details.
I wanted to give it a 3.5, but the SIFF ratings are whole digits so it only managed a 3. That said, I really liked the film, particularly when it slowed down entering beautiful Arctic-circle Finland.
After the film we got to hear some words from the director; who mentioned the film was shot in only ~25 days with a full-time staff of only about 25 people. Pretty impressive work!
Big City Dick
Big City Dick is a documentary of seattle street musician, Richard Peterson. But he's no ordinarly street performer; but rather an incredibly boisterous, remarkably talented (or just persistent), autistic, like'em or hate'em kinda guy.
His passion is to become friends with TV and radio personalities, perhaps a way to fufill his own professional aspirations vicariously through those he surrounds himself by.
His own professional carrer has been limited to a few stints as a pianist and his 4 albums, produced in part by the friends he's made over the years.
The film, part documentary, part drama, is slow at times, strangely organized, and a bit overbearing and in your face; however, this is exactly the Richard Peterson we got to see live before and after the show, since he was right there, in the theatre. I gave it a solid 4 rating, for the film had some incredible moments, although I think a tigher cut down to about 100 minutes would have been better than the two hours of film we endured through. ...yes, seeing film of Seattle was a big biasing factor in my rating.
And if that's not enough, we got to see a writer for The Stranger quite inebriated after the film, leading the discussion with the directors and stars.
The Uniform
The Uniform is a whimsical story of a poor tailor who happens across a Policeman's uniform, and ends up wearing it and enjoying the perks of being a cop. Ofcourse, things go wrong and interesting things happen along the way; but the style of filming was quite pleasent to watch. Slow at time, but for good reason, the film lets you get a glimpse into the harsh realities of a small city in China.
I again wanted to give this a 3.5 as it is definitely above average, but ended up giving it a 3.
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