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Neitoperho (1997)
Excellent Movie.
Since here was only one kind of poor review, want to add something...
Going to sum this up briefly. To me this is the best film from Auli Mantila so far. One of the few truly great new directors of Finnish Cinema. This film to me is one of the best ever done in Finland. Leea Klemola gives performance with extreme intensity. The story is unusual in it's nyances and build with great touch. If you haven't checked this it's well worth ( although it's very hard to find since the company who did it hasn't released it ever properly on DVD !!! ) ... I'm kind of a film fanatic, and to me this is one of those rare gems which never did get the all the praise it would have deserved. Recently did a top ten list to one site where users are suggested to gather one. I found myself adding this there along the works by Leone, Coen's, Tarkovsky, Bertolucci, Campion etc...
Youth in Revolt (2009)
Brilliant and engaging
I went to cinema not expecting too much and was really blown away. Apparently not many were expecting that much since I had the theater booked only for me. . .
I enjoyed this film immensely. It's well written, acted and directed. But I guess it's a bit different than your average 'teen' movie . What I gather from IMDb it's nuances are lost on many. Throughout it has a sort of dry humor in it and it's really quit intelligent on how it's delivered.
What I really digged is that the characters feel like real human beings, even with all the absurdity. And the fact that the story is taken to quit extreme measures in what is essentially a young man's tale of losing virginity and growing up.
Wholeheartedly Recommended.
Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004)
Overrated
Makes One Wonder
, ,why this film is so overrated , , , I think this is Jeunet's worst film but I see here in IMDb that this opinion ain't so shared , , ,
I think this let's-make-a-story-about-something lacks in soul department , , for me the story just ain't that interesting , not surprising at all , , , the film is beautifully shot but if the content just ain't got that spark in the end it won't float at sea , , ,
but Yes opinions - one for everyone , , and I see that for quit a few people this was something special , so this just shows how different experiences of the same thing can be , , ,