As the year 2007 is going to end soon, I think I have to post something I want to post, but haven’t done it yet.
FAVORITE ACTRESS OF FEBRUARY 2007
1.Alicia Amatriain in the ballet MONO LISA (choreographed by Itzik Galili, A+)
You can watch “UD, US AND HICCUPS”, choreographed by Itzik Galili here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHRZGJ35zzQ
You can watch Alicia Amatriain’s performance here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tANSGn3Acus
2.Sylvia Ulrich (Ursula) – THE HUNGER YEARS: IN A LAND OF PLENTY (1980, Jutta Bruckner, A+)
3.Marlene Jobert (Catherine) – WE WILL NOT GROW OLD TOGETHER (1972, Maurice Pialat, A+)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0423381/
4.Yum Jung-ah – THE OLD GARDEN (2006, Im Sang-soo, A+)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0947514/
5.Elina Lowensohn – KITCHEN (2005, Alice Winocour, A+)
6.Jane Birkin – KUNG-FU MASTER (1987, Agnes Varda, A+)
7.Lola Duenas (Sole) – VOLVER (2006, Pedro Almodovar, A)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0240318/
8.Blanca Portillo (Agustina) – VOLVER (2006, Pedro Almodovar, A)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0692391/
9.Chen Jin (Mrs. Jiang) – CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER (2006, Zhang Yimou, A-)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1901307/
10.Martina Gedeck (Christa-Maria Sieland) – THE LIVES OF OTHERS (2006, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, A+)
Favorite actress of Jan 2007
http://celinejulie.blogspot.com/2007/03/favorite-actress-of-jan-2007.html
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This is my comment in Noel Vera’s blog:
http://criticafterdark.blogspot.com/2007/12/sight-and-sounds-best-of-007.html
Hi, Noel. Concerning your comments in Girish’s blog, I really wish I could see TODO TODO TEROS. I once saw a short film of John Torres called SALAT (2004), which has a very interesting style, though I think I have to see it more than once to be able to really appreciate this short film.
I also wish I could see more Filipino films. I have seen only three films in your list of “100 Best Filipino Films”. I have seen THE BLOSSOMING OF MAXIMO OLIVEROS, FIGHT FOR US, and RIZAL IN DAPITAN. There are still a lot of Filipino films that I should see.
As for your list of best films in 2007, I’m glad to see BUG, THE GO MASTER, and HEREMIAS in your list. HEREMIAS is sure to be included in my favorite film list. In my personal opinion, Lav Diaz, Raya Martin, and Khavn de la Cruz are parts of the most interesting filmmakers working nowadays. They are uncompromising.
I haven’t seen FOSTER CHILD, but I like MANORO and THE MASSEUR by Brillante Mendoza very much.
