Posts tagged: Tony Gatlif

MWFF’09 Review: Korkoro / Freedom

It’s a familiar tale. In German-occupied France, a family travels with an eye out for German soldiers at every crossroads. They are a hunted and oppressed peoples who, if caught, risk being sent to the concentration camps. Every country in Europe has its own version of these horrific times; but what of the people who belong to no country? What of Europe’s Roma, the wandering gypsies of many ethnicities? Tony Gatlif’s Freedom (Korkoro) tells their story, and while it treads familiar ground, it is told from a unique viewpoint. This standout film has an eye for drama that focuses on story and character to succeed rather than on the audience’s already well-tuned emotional reaction to the camps. Read more »

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MWFF’09 Film Report #1

As writing out reviews is an involved process, by the time I manage to publish them readers have no way of actually going out to watch these movies (especially at festivals such as MWFF where they may never see release). At Midnight Poutine you can read my quick impressions of recently viewed movies as well as when they play again, in anticipation of longer reviews to come.

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