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In celebration of the Telluride Film Festival that starts today, here is another film that screened at last year’s festival.  I saw this film at 8:30am in the morning and was thoroughly entertained.  It was a nice addition to the mix of films that I saw; it added some variety to combine with the other heavy, somber, emotionally gripping films, yet was beautifully composed and fully appreciated.





The film is Korean and director Kim Ji-Woon was also in attendance to answer questions after the screening. The film was amazingly shot with two cameras. This is quite stunning, as there were elaborate fight and chase scenes, beautifully and precisely done. He also mentioned that it took something like 6 or 8 months to shoot. A fabulous thing about going to film festivals is the opportunity to meet directors, writers and producers to hear first-hand about the experience within the creative process.

http://telluridefilmfestival.org

The Telluride Film Festival is coming up this Labor Day Weekend. They do not announce their films until the festival starts, but they usually have a great lineup. I went last year and saw some film gems.

Flame and Citron had sumptuous cinematography, great acting and is based on a true story. It is a haunting WW2 film, from a Scandinavian perspective – a historical perspective I don’t often see, and was very well done. It was reportedly one of the most expensive Danish film ever produced.





Link to U.S. Trailer on YouTube