By two o'clock, once I'd listened to tail end of the budget speech and David Cameron's sudden audition to appear on the '70s 'laughfest' The Comedians, I ended up watching Michael Winterbottom's Nine Songs which is the kind of film which feels very good and experimental but is certainly spoilt on dvd were it just looked like a cross between Later...with Jools Holland, The Red Shoe Diaries, Before Sunset and Touching The Void. Is it missing the point to say that it really needed more characterisation? Funny how The Chatterley Affair had much the same structure but with court scenes instead of indie bands.
Try taking a walk... getting out of the house.
ReplyDeleteActually, what I really need is a holiday. I haven't been away anywhere longer than an overnighter since Paris in '02. For three days.
ReplyDeleteI think what Jesse did in Before Sunrise is probably a better model.
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Do you ever compare things with real life rather then fictional film situations ?
ReplyDeleteWell no. Because if I'd said 'What my mate Chris did last year' you'd be even less likely to know what I was talking about. Plus given that I'm on a film course I'm more likely to use film references to explain things.
ReplyDeletehave you ever seen Waking Life? it's kind of a documentary, just interviews from free thinkers from austin, tx about dreams and whatnot but it gives a little before sunrise/sunset fix. Ethan and Julie play their characters from the film and have a conversation (what else) while in bed. it's a curious film. be ready to think though, it throws a ton of ideas at you and doesn't give enough time to digest them. and definitely get the dvd with commentary, uber helpful. and if you're already seen it. nevermind. ;-)
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