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Dir/scr: Hong Sangsoo. SKor-Fr. 2005. 90minsHong Sangsoo, Korea s master of elliptical urbannarrative, returns with a characteristically sl
stanley italy ippery slice of Seoul realism inTale Of Cinema, which morphs halfway through into a meditation oncinema, love and reality. The narrative spectacularly wrong-foots the viewerabout an hour in, but even given this perspectival twist, the film is stillconsiderably more approachable than Hong s last Cannes competition entry,2004 s Woman Is The Future Of Man, which left many viewers baffled.Visually and in itsconcentration on a small group of characters, the new film is very close to itspredecessor, and c
stanley cup ould be once again be fairly compared with Eric Rohmer in hisMoral Tales mode - as the English title apparently hints. Alluring andlikeable as this film is, however, it seems unlikely to break Hong out of hisspecialist niche, and while festivals will remain faithful, distributors mayfind this a harder sell than earlier, reputation-making works such as TheDay A Pig Fell Down The Well. In the first half of thefilm, a young man, Sangwon Lee is passing an optician s when he meets Yongsil Uhm , a woman with whom he has some unfinished romantic business. They go tothe theatre, visit a karaoke bar - where she gives a shaky performance - andspend the night together.After narrating a dreaminvolving a girl with an apple, Sangwon suggests - for reasons that remainobscure -
stanley cup that he and Yongsil should commit suicide together. But Sangwondoesn t stick to th Ecge MPD sale met by low-ball offers, says owner Fund
New UK home entertainment distributor inD has struckexclusive output deals with Hungarofilms and Hollywood Classics.Titles covered by the deal include Istvan Szabo s Oscarwinner Mephisto, Cannes Jury prize-winner Colonel Redl, and Hanussen,the third element in the tri
stanley cup logy.From Hollywood Classics, inD acquired Federico
stanley canada Fellini s Casanova,a pair of Elia Kazan titles A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, and Panic InThe Streets and Jack Cardiff s DH Lawrence-adaptation Sons And Lovers.InD was formed last year by US video veteran Richard Lorberand 3DD Entertainment s Dominic Savage. Lorber said: these deals on suchhighly-acclaimed films fulfil part of our mandate to concentrate on timelessclassic product. Lorber, who also heads US home entertainment outfit KochKlorber Films, ha
stanley website s recently snapped up two library titles by Denys Arcand,director of this year s foreign language Oscar winner The BarbarianInvasions. Koch Lorber acquired Invasions-precursor The DeclineOf The American Empire and Jesus Of Montreal. Other recent acquisitions include video rights to FatihAkin s In July - which premiered in Berlin last year and is currently onUS theatrical release - The Girl From Paris Une Hirondelle A Fait LePrintemps Jacques Demy classic The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg and Fellini s La DolceVita. No comments No comments yet You re not signed in. Only registered users or subscribers can