Paul Klee: The Silence of the Angel (2005)
Dir:Michael Gaumnitz
Country:Switzerland

This DVD is a visual journey into the work of a major painter of the 20th century by Michael Gaumnitz, an award-winning documentarian of artists and sculptors. Like Kandinsky and Delaunay, Klee revolutionized the traditional concepts of composition and color. By listening to the heartbeat of nature, exploring the science of his time, and studying music and poetry, Klee created his own artistic language, which questioned the nature of form, line, and color. He moved beyond figural abstraction to capture the very essence of movement in his painting. Using the writings of Paul Klee, as well as the events of his life and career, Gaumnitz presents the pictorial universe of a

Rarely does one come across a biographical film of an artist with such a beautiful melding of music (piano), color (the paintings) and narrative (historical photographs, films and voice overlay). Gaumnitz's film shows Paul Klee's etchings and paintings in a biographical context with references to his musical and writing talents, his marriage and fatherhood, as well as his friendships, his professorial roles and the effect of Hitler's Germany on him and his work. Gaumnitz shows the influence of Klee's travels to Tunisia and Italy on his use of color and on the subject matter of his paintings. A wonderful segment illustrates a lesson from one of Klee's Bauhaus lectures seeking to achieve the illusion of movement through the use of a circle and a line. Klee's interests in physics and nature and his very accomplished musicianship helped shape his work as a painter. While Klee's work has always held a special appeal for me, Gaumnitz's film helped explain Klee's work and has made it even more interesting. This film is highly recommended for anyone with an interest in Paul Klee and his work. (Amazon Comment)

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ULZHAN(2007)
Dir;Volker Schlöndorff
Country;kazakhstan,germany,france
Somewhere in the endless steppes of Central Asia lies a treasure. One man holds the key to it, a fragment of an ancient map. But in his restless quest, Charles isn't looking for fame or glory. He's looking for a way to heal his wounded soul. He's looking for love. Ulzhan felt it the first time she laid eyes on him.

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INTERVIEW(2003)
Dir:Theo Vangogh
Country;netherlands












A middle-aged journalist interviews the real-life Dutch star Katja Schuurman, in her own loft. Pierre, the journalist is annoyed at being given such a fluffy assignment, as he is normally a political correspondent. Initially he has no questions for Katja, but soon they are coaxing their darkest secrets out of each other.

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THE TIME THAT REMAINS(2009)

Dir:Elia Suleiman
Country:Israel/France
Synopsis: "The Time That Remains" is a semi biographic film, in four historic episodes, about a family--my family--spanning from 1948, until recent times. The film is inspired by my father’s diaries of his personal accounts, starting from when he was a resistant fighter in 1948, and by my mother’s letters to family members who were forced to leave the country since then. Combined with my intimate memories of them and with them, the film attempts to portray the daily life of those Palestinians who remained in their land and were labeled "Israeli-Arabs," living as a minority in their own homeland. [Synopsis from the director, courtesy of Cannes Film Festival]

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THE LAST STATION(2009)

Dir:Micheal Hoffman
Country;Germany/Uk

SYNOPSIS
In 1910, acclaimed Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy, in the later stage of his life, works rather than a writer but as the leader of the Tolstoyan Movement, whose basic tenets are brotherly love and world peace through pacifism, and a denouncement of material wealth and physical love. His chief follower is Vladimir Chertkov, who does whatever he requires to advance the cause. Chertkov hires a young man named Valentin Bulgakov to be Tolstoy's personal secretary in carrying out this work. Once ensconced in the life on the estate where much of the work is taking place, Bulgakov quickly learns that many there take from the movement only what he/she wants/believes. Also chief amongst the movement's wants is the deeding of all Tolstoy's writings to the people so that after his death it will become public domain. Tolstoy's wife, the Countess Sofya Andreevna Tolstoy, believes that her husband's writings are rightfully hers after he passes, as she wants and believes she deserves the monetary benefits derived from such. This places a strain between those in the movement, especially Chertov and the Tolstoy's daughter Sasha, and the Countess. Bulgatov acts as the mediator between the parties, he who feels he needs to do what is truly in Tolstoy's heart regardless of what Tolstoy may say or do......................fmddl.com

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Bad day to go fishing(2009)

Dir:Álvaro Brechner
Country:Spain-Uruguay
Synopsis: Mal día para pescar is a quirky comedy exploring ideas of friendship, loyalty and respect. This is a unique film and an excellent example of the originality of contemporary Uruguayan cinema, which is sure to be a festival hit. Jacob van Oppen, the former strongest man on earth, and his manager Orsini, a scrawny yet dapper businessman who calls himself “the Prince,” make a good living by travelling around small South American towns and organizing wrestling exhibitions in run-down theaters. Jacob van Oppen is an uncontrollable titan of impressive dimensions who can only be appeased by the soft soothing melody of “Lili Marleen.” Once this oddball pair disembark at the village of Santa Maria, business really kicks off: the local newspaper is immediately gung-ho on sponsoring the fight, helping hands placard posters announcing the big event and putting an open call for a worthy adversary. Ever so resourceful, Orsini knows how to find the right combatant, but fishing in Santa Maria could lead to a bigger catch than he’d hoped for… Although the cunning editor of the local newspaper is convinced to have sniffed out Orsini’s secret, he very well might be on a false track. Based on a short story by Uruguayan writer Juan Carlos Onetti. .........................fmddl .com

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A Brand New Life
Dir:Ounie Lecomte
Country:S.Korea
Year:2009
നിര്‍മാതാക്കളുടെ മുദ്ര ഇല്ലാത്ത അല്ലെങ്കില്‍ നഷ്ടപ്പെടുകയോ ഉപേക്ഷിക്കപ്പെടുകയോ ചെയ്യപ്പെട്ടവരാണ് അനാഥാലയങ്ങളില്‍ കഴിയുന്ന മിക്കവാറും കുട്ടികളും .ആധുനിക കാലത്തിന്റെ ട്രാന്‍സിറ്റ് സെന്ടരുകളായി അവ മാറുന്നു .ഗ്രഹാതുരത്വങ്ങ്ല്‍ കുഴിച്ചുമൂടി, പിന്ഭാരമില്ലതവരായി പുതിയ റാപ്പര്‍ കളിലേക്ക് അഡോപ്റ്റ് ചെയ്യപ്പെടുന്നവര്‍.തന്‍റെ പരാധീനമായ പ്രണയം ഉപേക്ഷിച്ചു പോകുന്ന യെഷിന്‍,ആരെന്നറിയാത്ത തന്‍റെ പിതാവിനെയും എവിടെയനെന്നറിയാത്ത അമ്മയുടെയും ലോകത്ത് നിന്ന് അമേരിക്കന്‍ സ്വപ്നലോകതിലേക്ക് പോകുന്ന സൂക്കി ,ചോക്ലട്ടുകളും പുതിയ ഷൂവും കൊണ്ട് മടങ്ങി വരുമെന്ന് പ്രതീക്ഷിച്ച പിതാവിനോടുള്ള വ്യര്‍ഥമായ സ്നേഹം മണ്ണില്‍ കുഴിച്ചിട്ടു virtual identity യിലേക്ക് നഷ്ടപ്പെടുന്ന ജിന്ഹീ .
സംവിധായികയായ ounie lecomte യുടെ തന്നെ ജീവിതാനുഭവങ്ങളുടെ ഇമോഷണല്‍ ആയ ഈ ചലച്ചിത്രാവിഷ്കാരം ഗോവന്‍ ഫിലിം ഫെസ്ടിവലില്‍ മികച്ച സംവിധയികക്കുള്ള പുരസ്കാരം നേടി കൊടുത്തു .

ABOUT ELLY

ഇറാനിയന്‍ നവ സിനിമയുടെ പ്രതീക്ഷയായ അസ്ഗാര്‍ ഫര്‍ഹാദിയുടെ എബൌട്ട്‌ എല്ലി പ്രമേയപരമായ തീക്ഷ്ണതകള്‍ കൊണ്ട് ശ്രദ്ധേയമായ ഇറാനിയന്‍ സിനിമകളില്‍ നിന്ന് വ്യത്യസ്തമാവുന്നത്, അത് സിനിമയുടെ വ്യാകരണത്തിലും ഘടനയിലും നടക്കുന്ന പുതിയ പരീക്ഷണങ്ങളെ പ്രതിനിധാനം ചെയ്യുന്നിടത്താണ്.സന്ദര്‍ഭങ്ങളുടെ വിവരണാത്മകതയില്‍ നിന്ന് വിശദഅംശങ്ങളുടെ ആഴത്തിലുള്ള പരിശോധനയിലേക്ക് ,ഒന്നില്‍ നിന്ന് മറ്റൊന്നിലേക്കു എന്നാ ക്രമത്തിന് പകരം ഒരേ സമയം ഒന്നില്‍ കൂടുതല്‍ (പ്ലുരല്‍ ) ആയ ഫ്രെയിം വോര്‍ക്കുകളിലേക്ക് വോലടിഅല്‍ ആവുകയാണ് ഇവിടെ സംവിധായകന്‍

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