I will try to start a Friday for movies session. I am not sure how much it will run, given that in this city hardly any new movies are released 2-3 months after the world releases. Anyhow, I will keep to old as well as new movies for this session to run a bit longer than my enthusiam.
So let me start with a movie called "The saddest music in the world". The movie released in 2003. The original screenplay is by the Japanese author Kuzao Ishiguro. (Author of Remains of the day.)
It is set in Canada, at the time of the American Great Depression. A leg-less business woman, having business of beer, arranges a international contest of saddest music. Many countries are encouraged to participate in the contest and to perform a music piece. This is a great business move for her, because in middle of depression, when everybody is suffering, the saddest song contest wins her a great business. Many people come to watch the contest and ofcourse buy her beer. She announces at the beginning of the contest: "If you're sad, and like beer, I'm your lady."
The movie is really funny in parts and very symbolic. Filmed in almost back and white, gives terrific effect when some strong colors are used. The director of the movie Guy Maddin is very famous for such offbeat and absurd movies. This I can testify is one of the strange movies I have seen. Weird is what I called it first. But humor in the movie is really admirable. For example, the dialogue:
Fyodor: Are you an American?
Narcissa: No, I'm not an American. I'm a nymphomaniac
Fyodor: As long as you are not an American, you can be anything you want.
Also the scene where a Syberian artist is approached by a American businessman cum artist and is told that if he performs for America he will be given food. For that matter, the American businessman performs with the whole hired team and wins the contest with a pop song against Serbia. I am not sure whether everybody can like such a movie. But I certainly didn't mind it. In fact really loved it for its humor. Try at your own risk.
So let me start with a movie called "The saddest music in the world". The movie released in 2003. The original screenplay is by the Japanese author Kuzao Ishiguro. (Author of Remains of the day.)
It is set in Canada, at the time of the American Great Depression. A leg-less business woman, having business of beer, arranges a international contest of saddest music. Many countries are encouraged to participate in the contest and to perform a music piece. This is a great business move for her, because in middle of depression, when everybody is suffering, the saddest song contest wins her a great business. Many people come to watch the contest and ofcourse buy her beer. She announces at the beginning of the contest: "If you're sad, and like beer, I'm your lady."
The movie is really funny in parts and very symbolic. Filmed in almost back and white, gives terrific effect when some strong colors are used. The director of the movie Guy Maddin is very famous for such offbeat and absurd movies. This I can testify is one of the strange movies I have seen. Weird is what I called it first. But humor in the movie is really admirable. For example, the dialogue:
Fyodor: Are you an American?
Narcissa: No, I'm not an American. I'm a nymphomaniac
Fyodor: As long as you are not an American, you can be anything you want.
Also the scene where a Syberian artist is approached by a American businessman cum artist and is told that if he performs for America he will be given food. For that matter, the American businessman performs with the whole hired team and wins the contest with a pop song against Serbia. I am not sure whether everybody can like such a movie. But I certainly didn't mind it. In fact really loved it for its humor. Try at your own risk.
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