Werner Herzog is a fearless film maker and he does not comply with ideas of political correctness. Asked to provide a new vision on opera, he takes a fragment from Puccini’s La bohème and uses it with images of members of the Ethiopian Mursi tribe. Exotism? Screened before God No Say So.
Also in this combined programme
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Ta-ta tosy tit
Cut and paste and then stick music underneath. It’s sounds simple, but it looks very nifty. Death metal and well chosen images. Crazy.Screened before -
On Broadway
Recording of an underground Moslem service in New York. Fascinating to the end, when the question is answered. About faith and urban overcrowding.Scre -
Carwash
A man who works for a car wash in Malaysia is kicked about. He also receives a visit from a Dutch gangster. Can things get… -
Jade
Silver Bear winner at Berlin is a subtle and sober drama about a teenage girl in a difficult situation. Her discomfort is almost tangible.Screened bef -
Sex/Less
Intriguing experiment that uses different media to visualise the tension between sexual reality and sensual fantasy.Screened before Reincarnate. -
L’amore è nell’aria
Witty morality play by the highly prolific Italian duo Germondari and Spagnoli. About the struggle between two friends and their toys.Screened before
Film details
- Country of production
- United Kingdom
- Year
- 2009
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2010
- Length
- 4'
- Medium/Format
- HDcam
