Triage Tribute
An apparently legitimate (i.e., non-fraudulent) early review of Danis Tanovic's Triage, which will play at the Toronto Film Festival, appeared a few hours ago. The writer (who couldn't be bothered to reply to my email) is Anya Wassenberg, a Toronto-based writer/model. She's not a film scholar, okay, but she did she care enough about Tanovic's film to post on artandculturemaven.com. "If you're going to the Toronto International Film Festival at all this year, Triage is a must-see," she says.
She calls it "a truly engrossing film that features masterful storytelling and nuanced, completely convincing performances; one that tackles some of the darker realities of human existence with a view that seems entirely authentic, and truthful in a way that mainstream films so very seldom are." Her stand-out line: "Damn you, Colin Farrell, for making me cry!" Only I don't get the "damn you" part. What's wrong with weeping during a film?
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on September 3, 2009 at 7:58 PM
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dinovelvet
says ...
Oscar for Colin! Or is that Colin for Oscar. Either will do.
Posted by dinovelvet
at September 3, 2009 9:17 PM
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Geoff
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Damn I really need to see some Tanovic films. I remember when No Man's Land came out but I never saw it.
Posted by Geoff
at September 3, 2009 10:15 PM
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NDH
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NO MAN'S LAND is quite brilliant in the way it's structured and conceived. It's a fairly simple plot which acts as a microcosm for the Yugoslav wars, complete with the ongoing Serbian-Croatian struggle and the utter inefficiency of the UN. I remember it beat Amelie for Best Foreign Language Film of 2001, and as much as I love Jeunet's movie, I have to tip my hat to Tanovic. A remarkable production.
Posted by NDH
at September 3, 2009 11:27 PM
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liz
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If anyone's interested check out this five part interview with Collin Farrell where he openly talks about his life, career and drug addiction. He really just bares it all out. Its probably one of the best interviews i'v seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZncvB3ALbo&feature=related
Posted by liz
at September 4, 2009 8:30 AM
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Uncle Larry
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I saw "Triage" at Toronto and while Farrell was solid, the film itself was a muddle of cliches and psychobabble about the horrors of war, even for observers. War? Horrible to observe? Who'd have thunk?
Posted by Uncle Larry
at October 15, 2009 7:14 PM