I love films that are a little bit off the beaten track, that take things slow, that are delicate or quirky or beautiful. I've become less and less a fan of the movies that play for weeks on end at the big theatres, which I'm sure has nothing to do with sophistication and everything to do with my extremely low "adherence to the social order and how much I favour obedience" (in the words of this personality test). (^_^)
All that to say, I saw a truly beautiful film last night: The Diving Bell and The Butterfly. Have you heard of it? It is the adaptation of a book written by Jean-Dominique Bauby, who was editor of Elle France before he had a massive stroke-type event that left him with locked-in syndrome. A transcriber recited the alphabet (ordered by letter frequency) until Jean-Do blinked at the letter he wanted... and his story emerged one letter at a time. Incredible!
I'm no Ebert & Roper, but here are the best movies I've seen recently. I'd love to hear what you think of them, if you see (or have seen) any of them.
Juno
The Kite Runner
Persepolis
Once
Eagle vs. Shark (very quirky... features Jemaine from Flight of the Conchords)
My Kid Could Paint That
Lars and the Real Girl
3 comments:
The only one on the list I saw was Juno, but I loved it. I still wander around singing "If I were a flower growin' wild and free..." all day.
Such a great movie, eh? Mitch got the soundtrack for me for my birthday.
You, in particular, would love Eagle vs. Shark, Janice! It's that odd and awkward humour that makes characters so endearing... kind of like a love story between Bleeker and a female Bleeker. With New Zealand accents. Dynamite.
Friggin Diggin! Mel, it's been too long clearly...I am now perusing your site getting caught up and aquainted with your activities and ideas on life and this list of movies is almost exactly my choice as well...I saw Eagle vs. Shark about three months ago and loved it, Juno twice in the theatres and My Kid Could Paint That we saw just a few weeks ago and I made my father come over and watch it with me so I could share the phenomenon. What do you think...did the dad help? I want to think no, but...why weren't they as good when they were filmed? I know, I know, art is so subjective but....come on! There was such a discrepancy....wasn't there?
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