5 February, 2014

   Happy New Year FFF!!! Well, it's been well over a month, but we've watched some good movies since the holiday festivities. Speaking of which, our German contingent kindly shared a holiday tradition held in Deutschland: it's a comedic short titled Dinner for One and is about 10 min. I post it here for your viewing pleasure:

   Another less known German tradition, which our good friend Jakob deOscar Mayer Weiner Schnitzel shared, is depicted in the film Top Secret, starring Val Kilmer... who also loves New Mexico.

Apparently, German's love their guns and babes more than good ol' 'Merica.

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   Ok now for the movie options. I have three options picked out for tonight: a chilean one, a brazilian one, and a french-canadian one.

Chile: Nostalgia de la luz (Nostalgia for the Light) 81 min

   The Atacama Desert is driest place on Earth, with some of the clearest night skies. It is in this impossible environment that two unexpected neighbors spend their days searching: astronomers hunting for new stars and life beyond our planet, and those left behind from the chilean dictadura looking for the desiccated remains of their beloved desaparecidos.

Brazil: O Som ao Redor (Neighboring Sounds) 131 min

   The aim of this film is not so much about telling a story as it is exposing social norms and conflicts through the lens of a few characters's quotidian interactions. I don't think much actually happens in the story line, but we get some great insights into modern Brazil.

French-Canadian: En Terrains Connus (Familiar Grounds) 88 min

   A coming of age story for an adolescent 20/30 something. The plot and acting are intentionally flat, perhaps dull, but the dry humor and drama are supposed to be much more palpable.

Hope to see ya'll tonight! Much love,

                                                                                 ---FFF