PRZEGLAD FILMOW WIETNAMSKICH (VIETNAM FILM WEEK IN POLAND)
DAO CUA DAN NGU CU (THE WAY STATION)
Watchable. All this domestic violence, including sex, drunkenness, animal slaughter and betrayed feelings are tolerable only because of attractive cinematography. The movie's chaotic and it takes long to start to understand the story.
Just to put the scale of Vietnamese cinematography in context - 40 films were shot in Vietnam in 2018.
POKEMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU 3D
Watchable. Decent 3D but not a must, I've seen better. Opening credit typography is stylised for katakana. Polish dubbing in dialogues sounds superb. Top-notch CGIs: Pokémons have a wide array of facial expressions and the dragon changes eye colour. The whole thing is cute and enjoyable. Outstanding music by Henry Jackman extends till the end of the credits. Available in Atmos too.
PRZEGLAD FILMOW WIETNAMSKICH (VIETNAM FILM WEEK IN POLAND)
TOI THAY HOA VANG TREN CO XANH (YELLOW FLOWERS ON THE GREEN GRASS)
Recommended. Beautiful cinematography matches the enchanting story where the world's seen from children perspective. Set in an obscure Vietnamese village. Ends in mesmerising music over end credits.
TRUNG SO (JACKPOT)
Watchable. A silly but cheerful comedy at which I didn't laugh. Vivid characters and an implausible plot.
There was one more movie but the air-con at Kultura cinema wasn't working properly and I got up with the Vietnamese who would talk during the movies or bring little noisy kids to adult screenings. It's a shame because the films had really good cinematography and interesting plots.
BIG BOOK FESTIVAL
ANTHROPOCENE: THE HUMAN EPOCH
Recommended. Stunning imagery of gigantic mines, landfills, multimillion metropolises, a church built for one million people, bleached coral reefs all serve one purpose - they show the scale of man-made devastation of the earth.
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