Friday 22 November 2019

WARSAW JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL

LUNE DE MIEL (MY POLISH HONEYMOON)

Watchable. It consists of roughly three parts: disgusting (baby or toilet scenes), lightly comic (thought not funny since most of the humour is centred round drinking vodka) and sad (family arguments and regret). Judging from pictures in the opening and closing credits, it was inspired by a true family story - poor them. And the sad part is too slow. Gentle traditional Jewish music in the background and an ear-catching modern version of "Hava Nagila" over the end credits.


HUMAN DOC FILM FESTIVAL

HURDLE

Recommended. Wow! I'd love to be that fit! Though preferably not in an occupied territory. It's a fantastic sports documentary and a political picture in one film. Finally someone started with showing the map of Israel and the Occupied Territories. And the same map again with all the walls marked on it. And the shots of the actual dividing walls look at times like from "The Maze Runner". Amazing backward saltos mix with tales about innocent people shot by Israeli snipers. Fantastic music comes attached.

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