Jumi on tour: IFFR 2011

So the 40th edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) just took place, and JUMI checked out some films at the festival. What did we like or dislike??

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

"Three tasty shorts". But the first 2 meals weren't as tasty as Dinner. Breakfast was a little too predictable from the beginning. I find Dinner very beautiful made, even in detail. The characters were nicely casted. I can't forget the old lady in this movie, she was great. The directors of Lunch and Dinner and the producer were at this screening of the 3 shorts too. At the end of the screening there was some time to interview them. The directors told us about their difficulties during filming (such as sunlight and fear of rain) and which part they rather would film if they could start over (they'd stick to the same parts ofcourse ;)). It was really cool of them for being present!

Essential Killing
Ok, I had SUPERhigh expectations because of the hype of this movie without dialogue. But sadly the movie changes into hopeless running of the main character. The end didn't surprise me. Boring....

The Red Eagle
So I had no expectations of this movie at all and it really surprised me. It's a funny action packed thai movie with Ananda Everingham as a superhero. I can't tell more, you should just see it. It has nice film effects, cool fighting scenes, great camerawork and more eyecandy. Hehe... ;)


Bleak Night

I was very impressed by this Korean dorama of director Yoon Sung-Hyun. The three main actors acted very well, that you could almost feel the emotions of these boys. The story gives the viewer also a little insight into the Korean youth-culture and their way of social communication. At this screening the director Yoon Sung-Hyun and actor Park Jeong-min were there.
Unfortunately the clumpsy techniques of the Pathé cinema disappointed me (blank screen during the film and pixels...) While the director was there! Luckily the cinema fixed it some minutes later so we could enjoy the film to the fullest.
After the film, the audience got the change to ask questions to the director. It was nice to know that Bleak Night actually was the directors' final exam film from KAFA (Korean Film Academy). Whow, compared with some examfilms of European academies, this really was a masterpiece! I really hope that we can see more of Yoon Sung-Hyun's films in the future. Bleak Night, a must-see dorama!