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By:
JBR
French films are known to depict how unfettered freedom plays havoc in deep relationships (examples: father-son, husband-wife, mother-daughter, romantic partners) and create instability and the resulting struggles.
On December 20, 2005 the films screened included director MAURICE PIALAT’s LOU LOU and OLIVE DAHAN’s LA VIE PROMISE (The promised life), which fall into this genre.
Italian director PIERO SANNA’s 'LA DESTINAZIONE' was a highlight of the film festival.
The young man, who receives training in Rome in the Carabineri army, is sent to a small town Coloras in Sardinia. He is given the task of finding the killers of a goatherd.
The young man and his associates find out who the killers are. The statement of the victim’s son who saw the murder is deemed invalid and the killers go scot free. They terrorise the young boy who ultimately commits suicide. In the meantime, the young army man falls in love with a local girl and becomes a target himself. How racial hatred leads to inter-personal tensions and darkness in living, is brought out in this Italian film.
Cinematography is a highlight of the film. The camera has beautifully presented light at different times of day from sunrise to night time. The buildings in Coloras remind one of a Rajasthan city and the restrictions on the women could well be identified with the culture in India too.
The students of DFT who participated in the film festival would have benefited greatly from being exposed to the cinematography.
When the Polish film 'MY NIKKIFOR' was screened, a strange thing happened. A student happened to come in late and could not see well enough to locate a seat. Usually, after a few minutes, one gets accustomed to the darkness to make out certain things at least. But even after half an hour, the boy was still helpless. Only when a snowing scene was shown on screen could one see a little light. In Tamil films, even ordinary scenes are shown in unnatural light, but this is not the case in world cinema. That’s why the boy was stranded for quite a while without a seat!
The screens and projectors are of low quality in Tamilnadu. That’s why cameramen for Tamil films have to use extra light in their scenes. These words by cinematographer Ravi K Chandran comes to mind.
Another film that won appreciation from viewers is Canadian film 'A SILENT LOVE.' A middle aged professor in Montreal gets married to a Mexican lady on the Internet and gets her and her mother to Montreal. Not knowing the language, how the 3 of them communicate through sign language is entertaining.
Shortly after marriage, the professor falls in love with his wife’s mother. Out of consideration for her daughter, the mother returns home. The professor follows her there.
In this film, director FREDERICO HIDALGO has depicted in an entertaining manner that love and want has no barriers of age.
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-19.12.2005
