More views of - or before - Cambridge Film Festival 2019 (17 to 24 October)
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21 November
A quick few v. non-spoilery Tweets on #CameraCatalonia at Day 4 of #CFF2021 @ 40
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Taking Sentimental (The People Upstairs) (2020) first, and before expecting to have an interview with the Catalan strand's programmer and Th'Agent's friend about the task [watch this space] :
1 / 5
* As with #CameraCatalonia's El reí borni² (The One-Eyed King) (2016), we at least start by taking sides
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* Equally, as one could see this microcosm as a proxy for all sorts of dissolutions / severances (e.g. BX itself³) ; one might recall Inception (2010) as a parable ?
3 / 5
* Not Catalan, but there's https://t.co/kCTrjU20vZ
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¹ In interview, Haneke says that he was amazed that Cannes' audience didn't walk out of it : https://t.co/0zWewXG7Xg
² Previewed here :https://t.co/72LFSam4u1
And here :https://t.co/tmoUSLwu9h
³ I.e. BX is BS
5 / 5 pic.twitter.com/KYpzwO0u58
* Sentimental* (The People Upstairs) (2020) [Scr 3] preceded by
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* Sis dies corrents [Six Ordinary Days] (The Odd-Job Men) (2021) [Scr 1]
Both are available to watch in person (23 and 24 November, respectively) !
* Cesc Gay films Ficción & V.O.S., in earlier Catalan strands.
Post-script :
PS Some audiences resist having permission to laugh at a comedy, despite others (though not Catalan / Spanish speakers) inviting them to follow suit :
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My big recollection of laughter and a film is when a group of people in Screen 1 were intent on belly-laughs in @HappyEndFilm !
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Unless stated otherwise, all films reviewed were screened at Festival Central (Arts Picturehouse, Cambridge)
