Help!

[snaps]

Incidentally, I had the chance to see Water Lilies (Naissance des Pieuvres) just recently (I am a big fan of Adele Haenel) and to be honest wasn't too impressed with it. I'd like to say I liked it, but on the whole I found it to be too forced and empty. The film had potential, that's for sure. I just don't think the story was handled the right way.

*coughs, splutters, chokes*

WTF do you MEAN? ''I just don't think the story was handled the right way''. The ''story'' was Celine Sciammas award winning script in her final year at the prestigious French National Film School, based on her own real-life experience. It only became realised on the producers insistence that she directed the film herself. For somene's first ever feature film (and bearing in mind she went through the scriptwriting rather than the directing stream of the course) I think it bears comparison with Lukas Moodysson's first post-film school's feature length film in similar circumstances.

That's alright Consider it a chicklit film. I haven't met a guy yet (although fish is halfway there) who really understands it. Pffffrrrrtttttt!

[fish]

... I haven't met a guy yet (although fish is halfway there) who really understands it. Pffffrrrrtttttt! ...

I do like this film.
I'm so embarassed.

[Ian]

It's got cute French girls in swimsuits.

That's really all I need to know.

[help]

WTF do you MEAN? ''I just don't think the story was handled the right way''. The ''story'' was Celine Sciammas award winning script in her final year at the prestigious French National Film School, based on her own real-life experience. It only became realised on the producers insistence that she directed the film herself. For somene's first ever feature film (and bearing in mind she went through the scriptwriting rather than the directing stream of the course) I think it bears comparison with Lukas Moodysson's first post-film school's feature length film in similar circumstances.

That's alright Consider it a chicklit film. I haven't met a guy yet (although fish is halfway there) who really understands it. Pffffrrrrtttttt!

What do I mean? Now I have Wittgenstein in my head saying, 'Yes, but WTF do you mean?!' I liked the film, in fact, I loved it. I just didn't love some of the execution. I will revisit it again soon. Maybe it will win me over? Who knows. I'm about to watch Ginger Snaps. Fingers crossed

[help]

Great to have you, help. (At last, another Bergman connoisseur around!! )

Wooooo! Greetings fellow Bergmanarian. What are your picks of the Bergman litter?

[Agnes&Elin Forever!]

His daughter Anna did porno movies

[kant1781]

His daughter Anna did porno movies

Errr... yes, thank you, Magnus, for this welcome reminder of a very injustly forgotten fact in film history. Swedish cultural heritage indeed.

@help: My absolute favourites are "The Silence" and "Wild Strawberries". I think I love Strawberries the most. "The Seventh Seal" comes in third, beating "Persona", "The Hour of the Wolf" and others. However, I haven't got round to "Through a Glass Darkly" yet, and neither to "Fanny and Alexander".

[Ian]

His daughter Anna did porno movies

Not on here she didn't.

[bruno]

Fanny and Alexander bored me almost to death just reading a summary of the plot.

[Ian]

OUCH!

[snaps]

My name is Pippi. This is a pic of me and my monkey. I'm the one on your left Snaps told me there's a new kid on the block called ''help'' Hiya help, when you get bored of Bex look me up. I know absolutely everything and can lift a horse Of course, I don't brag about it not that you're not cute, but you don't have a younger brother by any chance?

[help]

My... what nice... teeth you have, Pippi. But ah, you're holding my younger brother. This is me, stepping out.


Watched Ginger Snaps. Enjoyed it. Girls were nice. Script was tight--plenty of classic lines that made me laugh hard. The werewolfism was a fitting allegory. And overall I found it quite sad and moving. So thanks for the recommendation

I am really unhappy today though. I spent about two hours last night making a animated gif of the scene where Agnes flips off Camilla in the cafeteria. Could not for love or money get the file size down to 80k without turning it into something from an old Atari game. So avatar stays the same I'm also moody because my copy of Show Me Love has not arrived yet. I'm still having trouble sleeping--all those little snällas fluttering around in the dark...

Snaps, we may have something in common--a love for poetry. So don't strike me out yet

[fish]

... I'm also moody because my copy of Show Me Love has not arrived yet...

Don't worry. Your first copy is always the slowest.

Then you'll find yourself checking the SBS late night film agenda so that you can have a recording from there. And downloading a copy from YouTube or Google. And buying a spare copy from OEB just in case something mysteriously bad happens to your first three copies.

I know someone who's done that.

[Ian]

Goodness me, that's sad.

(Says the guy who's currently making a SECOND dvd copy of every single dvd he made of the tapes of all a certain-someone's-episodes-from-you-know-what for similarly paranoia-related reasons)

[help]

Was wondering if anyone has access to the Lukas Moodysson's award acceptance speech for FA? I am transfixed by the photo of him wearing fluffy ears? giving the audience the finger. Would like to see it in context. Also, is anyone fortunate enough to have read any of his poetry or his novel? Know where I can get hold of either? Thanks.