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Mei li de xi yi ji (2004)
Paradox
I have to say I'm not sure what's the right thing to say about: The Beautiful Washingmachine. I've just seen it on the Rotterdam Filmfestival and at first I was disappointed because of the look of this film, it's shot on video, which, of course, is nothing compared to 35mm movies. Also it's badly filmed. The talent of the maker does not lie within it's cinematographic eye. So you could say I hated this movie. But something strange happened. I got caught up in the story, it's characters, the pace. It felt real and I enjoyed it. In the end the filmmaker had to put in a David Lynch type situation which I think was not necessary at all but nonetheless for something which I would've given a 2 out of 10 in the beginning a 6 is not bad.
I hope there will be another movie one day by the hand of this filmmaker. but then on 35mm and with a professional cameraman.
La ville des pirates (1983)
Who forgot to tell me about Ruiz?
I just came back from the International Film Festival of Rotterdam and saw La ville des Pirates in a retrospective about Ruiz's work. Why didn't I know about this man and his sheer genius? This film has the quality of a Godard or a Truffaut.... Or better yet...He is another Bunuel! His surrealistic tale about the adventures of a young woman regaining her balance in a disturbed world is mind-blowing. So powerful, witty, intellectual and colorful.
Mr. Ruiz I salute you