Day 7: Monday Funday
Overall pretty laidback/nice day. Caroline and I actually didn't oversleep today! We got breakfast at the cheap sandwich stand (honestly would die for banana Nutella crepes) then we got free cappuccinos at the bougie Nespresso stand and then we got in line for And Then We Danced showing at 10:00 am.
This focused around a dancer from the country Georgia discovering his first love in a fellow male dancer and also coming to terms with what he wants to do with his life. Basically it was an incredible coming of age story, it felt like a much broader, better realized version of Call Me By Your Name, plus I absolutely loved seeing the Georgian culture represented. There was a girl named Diana from my elementary school from the country Georgia and I remember she was a dancer and my best friend from high school is Romanian so I really enjoyed getting to see more of the Eastern European ways of life and making those connections.
Then I went to the AmPav to get more coffee and write my review (sorry I turned mine in late but I had to do it on The Lighthouse to connect to my first review okay and I needed to go to bed) where I met these grad students from Nashville and they were super cool and awesome to talk to. This is where I had a nice little day by myself: I went to the café in the market to try their food (I got a slice of veggie quiche and pain au chocolat) and finished up my review. Then I went to my next screening Sick, Sick, Sick which is the first thing I tried to see at this festival.
Now I have pretty mixed feelings about this film: I think the beginning was really incredible. Their love story was so passionate and beautiful and I think the cinematography was absolutely impeccable. I originally thought this would be one of my favorite films after the first act. The ending actually isn't where my problems lie, I think the reanimation and turn towards more of a horror zombie flick isn't bad, I really just think the pacing was way too slow. All of the main character Silvia's time in mourning on the island was visually stunning but narratively insignificant and they could've made the middle of this film so much shorter. That being said, very fresh, unique, and inspiring look to it, so I still quite enjoyed this film.
After that I grabbed a dress at Zara for the queer party tomorrow and took the train back with Evan and Nina. Today was basically taking it slow/gearing up for tomorrow. Very excited, stay tuned!
This focused around a dancer from the country Georgia discovering his first love in a fellow male dancer and also coming to terms with what he wants to do with his life. Basically it was an incredible coming of age story, it felt like a much broader, better realized version of Call Me By Your Name, plus I absolutely loved seeing the Georgian culture represented. There was a girl named Diana from my elementary school from the country Georgia and I remember she was a dancer and my best friend from high school is Romanian so I really enjoyed getting to see more of the Eastern European ways of life and making those connections.
Then I went to the AmPav to get more coffee and write my review (sorry I turned mine in late but I had to do it on The Lighthouse to connect to my first review okay and I needed to go to bed) where I met these grad students from Nashville and they were super cool and awesome to talk to. This is where I had a nice little day by myself: I went to the café in the market to try their food (I got a slice of veggie quiche and pain au chocolat) and finished up my review. Then I went to my next screening Sick, Sick, Sick which is the first thing I tried to see at this festival.
Now I have pretty mixed feelings about this film: I think the beginning was really incredible. Their love story was so passionate and beautiful and I think the cinematography was absolutely impeccable. I originally thought this would be one of my favorite films after the first act. The ending actually isn't where my problems lie, I think the reanimation and turn towards more of a horror zombie flick isn't bad, I really just think the pacing was way too slow. All of the main character Silvia's time in mourning on the island was visually stunning but narratively insignificant and they could've made the middle of this film so much shorter. That being said, very fresh, unique, and inspiring look to it, so I still quite enjoyed this film.
After that I grabbed a dress at Zara for the queer party tomorrow and took the train back with Evan and Nina. Today was basically taking it slow/gearing up for tomorrow. Very excited, stay tuned!
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