Tuesday 22 June 2021

LE VOYAGE DU PRINCE (THE PRINCE'S VOYAGE)

Watchable. An animated tale tackling our relationship with nature through an alternative reality. The concept of intelligent apes and the capture reminded me of "Planet of the Apes" but this film is totally different, not an actioner for sure. It's slow, observant. To me it was tedious, I broke it up a few times to be able to finish. I did watch till the end because I was intrigued to learn more about the characters and their world.

Seen online, cinematic reception might differ.

ADN (DNA)

Watchable. The first half focused around the funeral is sad but shot French drama way so you are forced to watch family members' close-ups, bickering, squabbling which leads the plot nowhere. The second half about searching for one's roots on a personal level and an inconvenient part of the history of France on a socio-cultural-national level is more touching. Still, the finale feels like a morality play addressed to the French.


THIS IS SHORT

NEW POINT OF VIEW

THE PROBLEM OF THE HYDRA

Watchable. A fascinating short artistic documentary about an animal so unusual I had to google if it actually exists. It does. Only slightly annoying music detracts from this wonderful artistic-scientific film.

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