KIFF (PART 2 OF 3)
So, Diane, you enjoyed viewing "Teddy Bear," didn't you?
Yes, I did ... very much so. By the way, what is KIFF?
Well ... Vancouver International Film Festival is over now.
Yes, it is. I really miss it. I wish I'd seen all the movies.
I know ... I know ... That's the reason I set up "Kato International Film Festival" especially for you.
How do you mean?
You can see as many international movies as possible for free.
No kidding!
I'm not joking nor jesting.
Where on earth can I see those movies?
On the net, of course.
Show me the list of your international movies.
I'd love to. See the following list.
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This is a list of your books and DVDs you commented on at Vancouver Public Library, isn't it?
Yes, it is.
I see the Polish movie at the top of the list.
If you click the title on the list, you can see my comment like this:
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So, you saw the movie on September 27, then commented on that, didn't you?
Yes, I did. Likewise, you can see all the movies in the list.
Kato, did you actually see all the movies in the above list.
Yes of course, I did.
Amazing! ... How did you like the Polish movie.
I like it.
But, Kato, your comment sounds otherwise, doesn't it?
A Year of the Quiet Sun
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A Year of the Quiet Sun (Polish: Rok spokojnego słońca) is a 1984 Polish film written and directed by Krzysztof Zanussi.
It tells the story of a romance between a Polish refugee (Maja Komorowska) and an American soldier (Scott Wilson) in spite of the language barrier and the many cultural divisions that separate them.
The performances of Komorowska and Wilson are superb, but the script has several flaws.
First of all, the film doesn't tell painful memories of their pasts.
It simply touches the surface of their pasts---not enough for the audience to emphasize with both of them.
Furthermore, the film suddenly jumps from 1946 to 1963.
What has happened in between?
I'm totally puzzled.
Someone said, if a script is superb, bad actors could achive some success, but when a script has some flaws, even great actors could not make the film superb.
Personally, I've found some flaws in the movie, but I'm pretty sure that you will love it.
What makes you think so.
...'Cause I know what kind of films you love.
Do you?
Oh yes, I do most definitely. In any case, I've just picked up the first three parts out of 11 parts for you. So just view those three parts. I know you love these clips.
A Year of the Quiet Sun
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(PART 1 OF 11)
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(PART 2 OF 11)
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(PART 3 OF 11)
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Hmmmm ... quite interesting! I think I'll borrow the DVD from Joe Fortes Library.
Please do.
But how come you recommend this movie to me?
...'Cause we love each other in spite of the language barrier---just like the hero (Scott Wilson) and heroine (Maja Komorowska).
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Wow! I wonder if Kato and Diane love each other in spite of the language barrier.
What do you think?
By the way, did you see the following clip about the Tōhoku Earthquake 2011?
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Whenever I see the above clip, I feel scared to death.
What an awful and devastating quake it is!
I hope I'll never experience a super quake in my lifetime.
But I hear that a big quake will hit Kyoto within next 30 years.
I'm living in Kyoto---the anciant capital of Japan.
Nobody knows exactly when the big one hit the region, but many seismologists predict that the big one will definitely come in the future.
Well..., I'd better be well-prepared for that.
In any case, I hope Kato will write another interesting article soon.
So please come back to see me.
Have a nice day!
Bye bye ...
(To be followed)