Saurday August 14 – MICMACS
(France) M – Comic Fable – 105mins
From the quirky, crazy mind of French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Delicatessen, Amélie) comes Micmacs, the story of a man named Bazil who sets out with his newly found misfit friends to destroy two big weapons manufacturers.
This film is reminiscent of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin . It will be unforgettable for anyone who likes this style of whimsical action-packed comedy. Though it has a serious theme -war, killing and armaments -the atmosphere is upbeat and you never lose hope that the good guys will win. For the most part, goodness, innocence and friendship win the day. Visuals and plot are clever and astonishing. Micmacs is a wild ride.
Saturday August 28 – SOUL KITCHEN
(Germany) – MAComedy/Drama – 110mins
Fatih Akim’s latest film, Soul Kitchen (winner Special Jury Prize, Venice Film Festival 2009) follows the fortunes of the energetic and likeable Zinos, owner of greasy-spoon Hamburg restaurant “Soul Kitchen”, who is down on his luck. His girlfriend Nadine has moved to Shanghai, his customers are boycotting the new gourmet chef, and he’s having back trouble. Things start looking up when the hip crowd embraces his revamped culinary concept, but he decides he must fly to China to see Nadine, and this means leaving the restaurant in the hands of his unreliable ex-con brother. In this film, made with flair and a great deal of fun, we see a melting-pot of characters coming together, forgiving each other’s flaws, and partaking of the sensual pleasures of food, sex and music.
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