12th International Film Festival of Kerala Competition Section 7th to 14th December 2007
List of selected films - Synopsis to chart your schedule.
1. Teeth of Love/ Aiqing de yachi(China)Dir. Zhuang Yuxin
(China/Chinese/114 mins/35mm/2007)
" Smartly written and cast, with a magnetic lead perf by actress Yan Bingyan, "Teeth of Love" draws a satisfying amount of dramatic blood. Following a young woman's three painful affaires du coeur across 10 years, impressive debut feature by Beijing Film Academy prof Zhuang Yuxin puts her emotional maturation centerstage rather than just retreading China's changing social and political landscape."
http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/1645/2. Suely in the sky/o Cue de Suely ( Love for Sale / Céu de Suely, O )Dir. Karim ainouz //Brazilian
Karim Ainouz's single mother drama "O ceu de Suely" (Suely in the Sky)
(Brazil/Portuguese/110 mins/35mm/2007) 17 November 2006 (Brazil)
In order to get funds, a young woman living in the Northeast of Brazil decides to raffle her own body.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0841175/Review on Variety
3. El Rey de San Gregorio (The King of San Gregorio)Dir. Alfonso Gazitua
(Chile/spanish/35mm/2006)
Alfonso Gazitua's "El rey de San Gregorio" (The King of San Gregorio), a romance about a man living on the edge of society
“The King of San Gregorio” is a story about a pure and simple love. The film talks about the life of Pedro Vargas – who plays himself – a 30 years-old man living in the slum of San Gregorio and presents a physical handicap and a certain grade of mental disability. Nevertheless, none of these factors will stop him from being the protagonist of this beautiful love story with his “princess” Cati, a girl who has a severe mental disability.
http://www.trigon-film.org/de/movies/Gregorio4. Turtle family/Familia Tortuga(db)Dir. Ruben Imaz
(Mexico/spanish/136 mins/35mm/2007)
After the mother has died from a Mexican middle-class family, an uncle, a brother-in-law and two children have to find a new balance together.
http://cinemaztlan.net/film_Familia%20tortuga.htmlhttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0969705/5. Strangers/Strangers(db)Dir. Erez Tadmor, Guy Nativ
(Israel/English,Hebrew,French/85 mins/35mm/2007)
6 days in Paris, which starts with an accidental meeting in the Berlin Subway During the World cup finals, will change them completely. Eyal, who came to meet his accidental girlfriend, and Rana who came to cheer The French team, are forced to share as apartment and spend three intensive Days together.
http://ucm-film.com/?CategoryID=212http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1064215/6. 10+4/Das be alaveh Chahar( Dah be alaveh Chahar / 10+4 )Dir. Mania akbari
(Iran/Farsi/77 mins/35mm/2007)
In this sequel to Abbas Kiarostami's Ten, Mania Akbari, the leading actress of the film, again drives a car and talks to her son, her sister and other people. Her situation in this sequel differs because of her suffering from cancer. As the disease progresses, she's unable to drive.
http://sansebastian.mister-i.com/galerias2007/pelicula_in2.jsp?id=550130http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117935000.html?categoryid=31&cs=1http://www.blogger.com/tixSYS/2007/filmguide/eventnote.php?notepg=1&EventNumber=08937. XXY/XXY()Dir. Lucia Puenzo
(Argentina/Spanish/90 mins/35mm/Apr-07)
Alex lives with her parents, whose reaction to her indeterminate gender has been to exile the family to a small island community. As she comes of age, her parents feel it is time for them to decide if she is to be a woman or a man.
http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/films/xxy/http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=cannes2007&jump=review&reviewid=VE1117933697http://www.tiff07.ca/filmsandschedules/filmdetails.aspx?id=705301410001386http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0995829/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_5Acz7gieE8. Sleepwalking Land/Terra somnambula(db) / Terra sonambulaDir. Teressa Prata
(Portugal,Mozambique/Portuguese,Xangana/103mins/2006)
tell the story of a country traumatised by war an pain and people looking for peace through an young boy and a thin old man
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0242029/Review on Variety9. Casket for hire/Ataul for RentDir. Neal buboy Tan
(Philipines/Tagalog/93 mins/35mm/2007)
Ataul For Rent (Casket for Hire), a social satire depicting the lives of urban slum dwellers, recently received an “A” rating http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2007/oct/23/yehey/life/20071023lif1.htmlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8T2RuPEW7o10. Getting Home/Luo Ye Gui GenDir. Zhang Yang
(Hongkong,
China/Chinese/97 mins/35mm/2007)
A black comedy about a farmer who tries to bring home the body of his friend, who died far from their town.
http://www.denverfilm.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=21530&fid=39http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0783475/Berlinale 2007: Zhang Yang about "Getting Home"
http://youtube.com/watch?v=hfBUtPIdHGwhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=k3cs7H3p_v011. Bliss/MutlulukDir. Abdullah Oguz
(Turkey/Turkish/105 mins/35mm/2007)
In a godforsaken village in east Anatolia a 17-years-old unconscious girl is being found. She has lost her virginity and her family locks her up in a cabin. Her stepmother throws a rope at her and says: „You know what you have to to.“ But Meyem refuses to do what she is required. They confide her to her cousin Cemal, the traumatised ex-soldier who just came back from civil service, and put them in a train to Istanbul. The girl is not supposed to ever arrive there. She is not registered in any birth registry anyway. But things take a different turn. When Meryem wants to jump from a bridge, Cemal even detains her. In Istanbul different values apply.
http://www.mutlulukfilm.com/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0978649/12. Lord! Let the Devil Steal my Soul/Probhu noshto Hoi Jai(db)Dir. Agnidev Chatterjee
(India/Bengali/100 mins/35mm/2007)
13. Four Women/Naalu PennungalDir. Adoor gopalakrishnan
(India/Malayalam/105 mins/35mm/2007)
The film distills to a rare purity four tales of village women in south India. Their titles are elemental: “The Prostitute,” “The Virgin,” “The Housewife” and “The Spinster.” In each, a woman submits to a role society decides for her. Each role offers a paradox of freedom and bondage in nearly equal measure.
http://www.tiff07.ca/filmsandschedules/filmdetails.aspx?id=707101313381293http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/4482/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0986244/14. Paradesi/ Paradesi Kunhi mohammedDir. P.T. Kunhi muhhammed
(India/Malayalam/134 mins/35mm/2007)
And what happens when they are dispossessed of their land just because a piece of paper claims them to be aliens? Well, this scenario is vividly captured on the celluloid by P T Kunhi Mohammed in his film Paradeshi starring Mohanlal. A splendid performance by Mohanlal
http://in.rediff.com/cms/print.jsp?docpath=/movies/2007/oct/15pardeshi.htmParadesi Mohanlal 2007 Official Trailor
http://youtube.com/watch?v=GrJprIv9JSg
