sathanas festivalicus

two posts in a month...great moments for texnasma

This week an international film festival is taking place in town.
I have watched 4 movies so far and none of them was bad, i am impressed by my choices, looks like I walk in the right path!

• "Themis" by Macro Gastine (Greece)

this is a documentary actually, presenting real trials from courts in Athens. It's amazing how interesting can a film be just by showing real people in real life...amazing idea and quite funny film. Το εργο το είδα με γνωστό εν δυνάμει δικαστή για λογους επαγγελματικής διαστροφής!

• "Zift" by Javor Gardev (Bulgaria)

I 've been told by bulgarian friends that lof of noise happened in Bulgaria about this film and after watching that one I can understand why. Zift is an amazing film, I think that it must be the kind of film that either you love it either you hate it, there isn't anything in the middle. It's an interesting plot, a complicated story and a very well filmed movie...Well known Valadis said it's the bulgarian version of Sin City, yet this is not an animated film.

• "Achilles and the tortoise" by Takeshi Kitano (Japan)

This is Takeshi Kitano's latest picture. He is quite famous director and actor and he was honoured with a special award before the screening for his achievements.Θεϊκή στιγμή η γιούχα προς τον δήμαρχο Παπαγεωργόπουλο κατά τη διάρκεια της τιμητικής εκδήλωσης. Kitano was also awarded with a lasting applause from the audience not only before but also after the screening. The movie is about a painter's life, from his childhood until he gets old enough. What I enjoyed in this great film is that as the painter was growing up even more paranoid things were happening in his life...this is a must see film.

• "The tour" by Goran Markovic (Serbia)

After having wathced many serbian films(best films in the world) about the civil war in the 90s, I must say that is a typical and fine example of serbian filmaking, meaning black humour, paranoia, excellent symbolisms and great acting. The film is about some actors who make a tour in the front line of the war, trying to make easy money...I am grateful for this!