Yi Yi (Taiwan) and Delicatessen (France) (2/12/05 VCD)
Yi Yi
Yi Yi, a film which gave Edward Yang his Best Director award in the 2000 Cannes film festival is a kind of movie that is nice to see with a cup of coffee together with a friend.
This Cannes movie is more of a soap opera rather than a feature length film. The characterization is complex but intelligently developed towards the end of the film. Yi yi, is all about family relationships, its highlights, up and downs. Marriage, temptation, infidelity, insecurity, death and most of all love, this film has came up with its own sweetness because of its dialogue and actors. Although the pacing is pretty slow, you’ll ride along and be one of them. Sitting in my room for almost 3 hours of watching this Taiwanese film, it is a poignant journey of bittersweet relationships in life. (B+)
Delicatessen
Delicatessen, a movie won numerous awards (French Cesar) is one of the first films directed by Jean Pierre Jeunet and yet, the most experimental one… Like Amelie and A Very Long Engagement, Jeunet introduced the elements of sex and violence in a painted fantasy or surreal world. The movie touched sensitive issues such as the aspects of morality in our present sociological conditions. The attempt is pretty brave and creative but the film suffers from ambiguity on what is the real implication it wants to convey to the audience. Jeunet used both extremes of childish fantasy storytelling accompanied with some music and humor up to the most unexpected scenes of hostility and cynicism.
Jeunet once again engaged us into his world of dream, and the ordinary day of glowing sunlight (duh), this is no Amelie in giving charm and enchantment to the audience. (B-)
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