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+title = "Among the Living (Aux yeux des vivants)"
+lang = "en"
+
+[taxonomies]
+tags = ["film", "horror", "france"]
+
+[extra]
+author = "harald"
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+
+{% figure(img="Aux-yeux-des-vivants-affiche-web.jpg") %}
+_Among the Living_ cover image
+{% end %}
+
+After seeing (and loving) [Livide](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1727516/) I had
+some hopes for [Among the Living](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2473750/) (Original
+title: "Aux yeux des vivants") from the same directors. It's not a bad movie,
+but far from the masterpiece that _Livide_ was. It never really manages to
+build up to a scare, even though it quite obviously tries to. The filming is
+nice, and the movie is well produced without really fulfilling it's potential.
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+title = "Ida"
+lang = "en"
+
+[taxonomies]
+tags = ["film", "poland"]
+
+[extra]
+author = "harald"
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+
+{% figure(img="Ida-2.jpg") %}
+_Ida_ cover image.
+{% end %}
+
+[Ida](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2718492/) is a really beautiful, slowpaced
+film from Poland. It's filmed entirely in black and white, uses a minimum of
+dialogue, and gives the actors time to convey the films dark story mostly
+through their emotions. Definitely worth watching!
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+title = "Peter Greenaway: The Baby of Mâcon"
+lang = "en"
+
+[taxonomies]
+tags = ["film", "Peter Greenaway", "surrealism"]
+
+[extra]
+author = "harald"
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+
+{% figure(img="baby-of-macon.jpg") %}
+_The Baby of Mâcon_ poster. Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia.
+{% end %}
+
+There's film, and there's film by Peter Greenaway.
+
+I've been a fan of this extraordinary film maker from the first time I saw [The
+Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover]. So I was sligthly surprised when I found
+a new film directed by the master that I didn't know about. [The Baby of Mâcon]
+is far from new, but not one of his most well known films. Released in 1993, it
+stired some controversy and was [refused distribution] in the USA. That pretty
+much sealed its fate as an underground classic.
+
+<!-- more -->
+
+As usual with Greenaway, the set and the filming is magnificent! The film is
+set in a 17th century italian theatre, and we follow a stageplay about
+corruption, desception and religious abuse and power. That is, we're woven in
+and out of the play itself as well as the interaction with the audience and the
+actors themselves. A wealthy prince and his court is in the audience, but also
+takes part in the play. Sometimes as a commentators, sometimes directly taking
+part in the act itself. Also the line between the actors and their characters
+blurr as the story unfolds. All of this wrapped in a magnificent theatre set
+filled with religious ornaments, relics and an aura of sacredness.
+
+> "The men and the women does not play in their beds anymore. Copulation is serious business!"
+
+While the set is beautiful, the plot is all but. The play takes us to the
+village of Mâcon where famine and drought have caused the animals to wither and
+the women to become infertile.
+
+In the midst of this a baby is born by an old and ugly woman. A beautiful child
+that gives hope to the vilage that the bad times are ending.
+
+The child is abused, first by his elder sister which sees the hope and
+desperation of the villagers as a source to enrich herself. She claims it's her
+child born by virgin birth, and stages him as a divine creature that provides
+blessings to the villagers willing to pay the price. And indeed the village
+prospers and with it the power of the childs sister.
+
+The story that unfolds is ugly and meant to challenge the viewer. It's
+difficult to feel sympathy with anybody, and the level of corruption permeating
+every scene brings as much distaste as the scenery itself brings joy. This is
+where Peter Greenaway shines. By the way he portrays the people that could
+evoke some symapthy he makes the viewer an accomplice to the tragedy, because
+they are so unlikeable. Even the child itself, which at first appears an
+innocent victim of his sisters greed is at the end of it in some sort of
+control of the entire situation. Far from the innocent instrument from which
+others can enrich themselves.
+
+[The Baby of Mâcon] is a film that can not be described. It has to be experienced.
+
+[The Baby of Mâcon]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106335/
+[The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097108/
+[refused distribution]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106335/trivia?item=tr0729697
+
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+title = "Ned Rifle"
+lang = "en"
+
+[taxonomies]
+tags = ["film", "Hal Hartley"]
+
+[extra]
+author = "harald"
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+
+{% figure(img="hal-hartley-ned-rifle-2014.jpg") %}
+_Ned Rifle_ cover image
+{% end %}
+
+[Hal Hartley] is an american independent filmmaker who has done a number of
+films. His latest film [Ned Rifle] (2014) is the third film about the
+characters and story begun with [Henry Fool] (1997). I have sadly not seen the
+second film, [Fay Grim] (2006) yet, but it does not seem like that's a
+requirement either. The films stand well on their own.
+
+<!-- more -->
+
+After Ned's mother Fay is arrested after terrorist-charges, Ned is taken care
+of by the family of a local bishop. On his 18th birthday he sets out to find
+and kill his father, whom he blames for his mothers incarseration. Armed with a
+bible, a gun, one bullet and a seemingly endless supply of money he sets out to
+accomplish his task.
+
+Along the ride comes the whimsical Susan, a 30-something, mentally unstable
+girl who seems to have centered her life around the poetry of Neds uncle, Simon
+Grim. She invites herself along, much to Neds disapproval. However, as much as
+he tries to leave her behind, she always seem to be able to catch up with him.
+
+At the same time the bishop, Fay and Simon is contemplating a way to prevent
+Ned from acheiving his goal, without going too much out of their way in their
+efforts.
+
+This is one of those films that could probably be filled with action, car
+chases, exchanges of fire in hallways and an endless plot of hide and seek
+where Ned and his father would try to outsmart eachother. However it is
+not. Instead Hartley turns down the pace, let the characters and story evolve,
+and tries to challenge how our sympathies shift throughout as the story
+unfolds. The actual finding of Henry is rather trivial, and the film is more
+about how the dynamic between Ned, Henry and Susan plays out. This is a far
+more interesting story in my eyes.
+
+Contrasted to a film industry that more or less just remakes a small set of
+movies again and again, Hartley and other independent filmmakers presents a
+fresh breath, and dares to make films that will both surprise and challenge.
+
+The film is available on [Vimeo on Demand], along with some of his [other
+films]. Enjoy!
+
+[Hal Hartley]: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001325/
+[Ned Rifle]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2925768
+[Henry Fool]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122529/
+[Fay Grim]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0444628/
+[Vimeo On Demand]: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/nedrifle
+[other films]: https://vimeo.com/possiblefilms/vod_pages
+
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+title = "Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter"
+lang = "en"
+
+[taxonomies]
+tags = ["film", "japan", "usa"]
+
+[extra]
+author = "harald"
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+
+{% figure(img="kumiko.jpg") %}
+_Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter_ cover image
+{% end %}
+
+Kumiko is a disilutioned office worker from Tokyo that one day sets out on a journey to find a treasure she is convinced exists in America. She has seen so in a movie, it is her destiny.
+
+<!-- more -->
+
+The film is a quaint, darkish comedy which does not rush things forward. We get well aquanted with Kumiko, her dislike for social interaction, and distaste for her job, her coworkers and especially her boss. Her only passion is the search for the treasure. Her only companion is Bunzo – her rabbit.
+
+As socially disabled and awkward as Kumiko may be, the people she meets along the way is even worse. This slow paced orgy of awkwardness combined with great filming and desolate landscapes is what make this film resonate with me. The contrast between the overcrowded Tokyo and the desolation of Minnesota, the mundane daily routine against the dream of a rich treasure, the almost anti-social Kumiko against the perhaps over-social helpers she meets along the way...
+
+I highly recommend this film if you like to watch something a bit off from the Hollywood mainstream! Watch it on https://vimeo.com/ondemand/kumiko[Vimeo On Demand], or other film sites on the net.
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+title = "I am Divine"
+lang = "en"
+
+[taxonomies]
+tags = ["film", "divine", "lgbt", "documentary"]
+
+[extra]
+author = "harald"
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+
+{% figure(img="i-am-divine-cover.jpg") %}
+_I am Divine_ cover image.
+{% end %}
+
+Divine has always been a fascinating figure. Here's a great documentary going beyond the over the top, sleazy drag queen image most of us associate with her, and shows a glimpse of the human behind the image.
+
+Available on [Vimeo On Demand](https://vimeo.com/ondemand/iamdivine), recommended!