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The Grace of Jake (2015)
exceptional film about relationships and an arkansas community
we saw this film last nite as part of the woodstock film festival and was quite impressed with everything. usually i want to edit out a lot of most movies i see-- but this film "blew us away." It had a tight script with excellent acting and cinematography. the music central to the film was complementary and not overwhelming.. A refreshing indie film without the numerous product placements of Hollywood.
the film gave you a real sense of relationships-father- son, race in arkansas-- both from a white and black perspective. the film was shot in the hometown of the director and you really felt the sense of community.. It felt realistic enough to be a docudrama in the best sense.
we all left the theater in an uplifted mood wanting to hear more music from jake la botz and hoping the film will get a major release so many of our friends can share our enjoyment.. see this film if you can you won't be disappointed..
Lakposhtha parvaz mikonand (2004)
a brilliant film with unanswered questions
I think this is one of the more devastating films I have seen this year. Along with The sea inside and Million Dollar baby,the film is haunting. we are looking for some feedback as to the little boy. who was he? was he her son or another family's child? we cannot agree, thus looking for others input. The counter balance of the sister's rape and the religious sanctions against watching nudity and women in general on the forbidden satellite is subtle particularly from a film with Iraq and Iranian support. I'm not sure what the reference is to the title of the film, although there are quite a few references to feet and missing limbs-what is the symbolism of the turtle? While I try to maintain an optimism about life in general we spent several minutes after the film trying to maintain some degree of hope, perhaps the enthusiasm of the youngster who brought the arm from Sadam"s statue and was ready to embark on new capitalistic adventures will have to sustain us and Satellite's vain attempt to save the blind child tied in the mine field..