European Shorts
SHORTFUSION
Director: Valentin Potier, Andrea Harkin, Michele Alhaique, Vlad Trandafir, Kei Ishikawa, Paul Zinder.
Various, 2008.
101 mins. Various with English subtitles.
The crème de la crème from Europe: from future Michel Gondrys (TONY ZEAR) and Lynne Ramseys (FLYER) to strange new hybrids of Tarkovsky and Kielslowski (THE END OF THE WORLD), you won’t be disappointed.
TONY ZEAR (TONY ZOREIL) Director: Valentin Potier. France. 20 mins.
Quirky a la SCIENCE OF SLEEP style comedy about Tony Zear, who’s out to meet he girl that matches his ear size. Not an easy one, if you have giant piercings and fine hearing.
FLYER Director: Andrea Harkin. Poland/UK. 15 mins.
Ana’s from Poland and she is working as hard as she can in order to get her boyfriend over to the UK. This brilliant short shows real attention to human drama, a sensibility for music and intimate yet never intrusive cinematography calling to mind those MOVERN-CALLAR-like moments of lyrical realism. In addition, a great example of European short filmmaking.
THE TOURNAMENT (IL TORNEO) Director: Michele Alhaique. Italy. 15 mins.
Slice of life from three boys who go beyond their limits to get tournament-qualifying t-shirts in an environment where boyhood needs to be measured against manhood – a finely directed film by an actor-turned-director to look out for.
SYNOPSIS DOCU DRAMA Director: Vlad Trandafir. Romania. 22 mins.
A young director wants to get his first job in TV and has to learn how to push past all obstacles, and about “the real world” – a good lesson for all aspiring filmmakers.
DEAR WORLD Director: Kei Ishikawa. Poland. 17 mins. STALKER-like landscapes are crossed, empty supermarkets offering masses of food are quietly used, a black dog leads the way to a house that looks like home, only stripped bear of all its interior. And all along, radio messages from Zone 42 offer assurance that somewhere, someone is still alive and ready to hook up with you. An apocalyptic and strangely believable story of how the end might look like.
ONE OF THE LAST (UNO DEGLI ULTIMI). Director: Paul Zinder. Italy. 12 mins.
A documentary short following the musings and wise thoughts of an old man who’s worked the Italian land all his life. A beautiful reflection on past and future, modernity, change, and a worrying look at the environment by taking a close up of the small things.
* Special ticket price: £4.00 Members/Conc. £5.00 Full price
TONY ZEAR (TONY ZOREIL) Director: Valentin Potier. France. 20 mins.
Quirky a la SCIENCE OF SLEEP style comedy about Tony Zear, who’s out to meet he girl that matches his ear size. Not an easy one, if you have giant piercings and fine hearing.
FLYER Director: Andrea Harkin. Poland/UK. 15 mins.
Ana’s from Poland and she is working as hard as she can in order to get her boyfriend over to the UK. This brilliant short shows real attention to human drama, a sensibility for music and intimate yet never intrusive cinematography calling to mind those MOVERN-CALLAR-like moments of lyrical realism. In addition, a great example of European short filmmaking.
THE TOURNAMENT (IL TORNEO) Director: Michele Alhaique. Italy. 15 mins.
Slice of life from three boys who go beyond their limits to get tournament-qualifying t-shirts in an environment where boyhood needs to be measured against manhood – a finely directed film by an actor-turned-director to look out for.
SYNOPSIS DOCU DRAMA Director: Vlad Trandafir. Romania. 22 mins.
A young director wants to get his first job in TV and has to learn how to push past all obstacles, and about “the real world” – a good lesson for all aspiring filmmakers.
DEAR WORLD Director: Kei Ishikawa. Poland. 17 mins. STALKER-like landscapes are crossed, empty supermarkets offering masses of food are quietly used, a black dog leads the way to a house that looks like home, only stripped bear of all its interior. And all along, radio messages from Zone 42 offer assurance that somewhere, someone is still alive and ready to hook up with you. An apocalyptic and strangely believable story of how the end might look like.
ONE OF THE LAST (UNO DEGLI ULTIMI). Director: Paul Zinder. Italy. 12 mins.
A documentary short following the musings and wise thoughts of an old man who’s worked the Italian land all his life. A beautiful reflection on past and future, modernity, change, and a worrying look at the environment by taking a close up of the small things.
* Special ticket price: £4.00 Members/Conc. £5.00 Full price
Reviews
European Shorts by Mike, St Ives
20 Sep 2008
Very good mix of films. First of my favourite shorts was the quirky comedy...
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