tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post5667502044327411266..comments2024-03-24T20:01:47.103-07:00Comments on Hell On Frisco Bay: SFIFF52 Day 15: Unmade BedsBrian Darrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693169310367670898noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post-34463448274515255912009-05-09T09:02:00.000-07:002009-05-09T09:02:00.000-07:00I was 100% on-board with 35 RHUMS from the taxi-br...I was 100% on-board with 35 RHUMS from the taxi-breakdown-en-route-to-concert until the very end. Regarding the nightshift scene, I thought the "devastating incident" (I'm trying to avoid a major spoiler) at the end was perhaps a bit much. And what a thrill to see Ingrid Caven after all these years!Michael Hawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04712772885405352863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post-82444395492653155382009-05-07T14:45:00.000-07:002009-05-07T14:45:00.000-07:00Glad you guys enjoyed Unmade Beds. I've tried to t...Glad you guys enjoyed Unmade Beds. I've tried to talk it up, but for some reason I never see it mentioned much in the recaps of Sundance and Berlinale. I was pleased to see its place of honor as the closer for SFIFF. I've seen most of Glue (on DVD, unfortunately), and while it has an especially strong presence for a debut film, I think he took it up a notch with the new one.<br /><br />35 Rhums certainly does have a cumulative effect. And in a second viewing, when you have the lay of the land, those opening shots of the train tracks let you enter Lionel's head -- he ruminates on his daughter, their life. And, for whatever reason, the stretch from the nightshift all the way to the end was much more emotional the second time through. (Curiously, Darren Hughes felt the same way about his second screening. Haven't talked to him since the third, that lucky dog.)davishttp://www.dailyplastic.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post-20073286036546062242009-05-07T12:17:00.000-07:002009-05-07T12:17:00.000-07:00I really wish I could have squeezed a second viewi...I really wish I could have squeezed a second viewing of <B><I>35 Rhums</I></B> into my festival. I was pleased to see that the film secured distribution just prior to the festival though. I hope we get to see it again on a Frisco screen later this year.Brian Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693169310367670898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2531345904528580427.post-79583775660064892212009-05-07T08:33:00.000-07:002009-05-07T08:33:00.000-07:00Thanks for the link, Brian. I envy your getting a ...Thanks for the link, Brian. I envy your getting a second viewing of UNMADE BEDS, and at The Castro to boot. I've opted to pass on Closing Night for a less glamorous activity...namely, work. I'll be interested to hear what you think of GLUE, when you eventually have to opportunity to view it.<br /><br />I saw you last night at 35 RHUMS. I was pretty antsy and unengaged with it for the first hour or so. But man, did it ever have an emotionally powerful cumulative effect.Michael Hawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04712772885405352863noreply@blogger.com