BAFICI The 2011 edition came to an end, marking one of the highest points in its history in regard to the scheduling of its International Competition. But it is not possible to start a final balance not to mention the double award given to the documentary reposent qu'ils in révolte (Les figures de guerre) , French Sylvain George, who was the winner of a section as competitive as it has rarely been seen in Buenos Aires, and also won the FIPRESCI prize. Two achievements that not only highlights the huge cinematic values \u200b\u200bof the film, but also the goodwill of political order that can not be circumvented or disregarded. Because it is still remarkable that a work like that of George, which is dedicated to recording the ordeal of waiting and downtime, which are subject in France pursued illegal immigrants from Africa and the Middle East, has been awarded during presidency of Nicolas Sarkozy in France, well known for its strength against migration flows. As remarkable as it was in Buenos Aires during the administration of Mauricio Macri, in which there have been episodes of violence against immigrants, similar to that harshly portray the end of qu'ils reposent in révolte (Les figures de guerre) .
Beyond politics (or closer to it), the international section of BAFICI counted among his films scheduled at least six others who accounted worthy adversaries for the winner. Films that also had sufficient merit to be the highest recognition, and does not represent an injustice. Within this group should be mentioned Attemberg , The Greek Tsangari Athina, who was chosen best director, the Uruguayan The life of Frederick Veiroj, who received the award for best actor, by the film critic George Jellinek; The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye , Marie Losier, voted best by the public vote, the Student Argentina, Santiago Mitre and documentary Yatasto , Paralluelo Hermes, both with several awards and commendations; and Italy's Le quattro volte of Michelangelo Frammartino.
Although it is difficult to establish a qualitative order on this list, the film represented the greatest challenge for the winner was The life. Starring prominent film critic George Jellinek (who was in Buenos Aires covering the festival), Veiroj film represents a quantum leap in quality compared with his previous work, Acne , which was pretty good. With a superb use of black and white that his story becomes anachronistic, The life begins in a strange way and in the course of the movie ... it gets worse. Veiroj not hesitate to use all tools at your fingertips film for promoting a progressive sense of estrangement that have a lot to do with the aesthetic developed by Guy Maddin, and tell a story within the movie theater. As in some of the films of Canadian director, The life appropriates the resources of classical cinema to twist and generate from them a new and unique world in which no parts are missing so extravagant as hypnotic music (just listen to the song of the great Uruguayan composer Leo Masliah, which starts the film in the middle), and a remarkable apology for the lie, inspired by a text by Mark Twain. The life will premiere in Buenos Aires on Leopoldo Lugones San Martín Theatre Complex, the ideal environment to project a film so lovingly movie buff, in the sense larger this term.
Another documentary, Yatasto , the English settled in Argentina Paralluelo Hermes was another major candidates this year. With great formal rigor and a fantastic camera as risky as beautiful, Yatasto or follows the lives of three boys who refuse to join the city of Cordoba, while a fixed camera mounted in his car and recorded their conversations from them, will revealing an intimacy so tender and painful. No low blows and abuse, the film stresses the viewer Paralluelo between two opposing feelings without ever afford to lose its line of speech, or betray the strong aesthetic criteria that supports it. Among
documentary seems to have been the best of this year's BAFICI. Another outstanding work is the film genre The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jay and, of France Marie Losier. With a more avant-garde coexist well with his main characters, the musician and performance artist Genesis P-Orridge, one of the creators of the industrial rock scene in the 70's with his band Throbbing Gristle, and his partner Lady Jaye- Loisier get to tell a story of tender love and romance, where any other would have found perhaps only sleaze and perversion. Documentary assembly The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye is a kind of Frankenstein VHS combining fragments with 16 mm, the same way that meets with other footage shot especially for the occasion. An exquisite corpse for a love story of the century. Affirmed
in a more traditional narrative, The student Santiago Mitre get something rare in Argentine cinema, a political thriller that accurately portrays an area very own militancy in this country: the university policy organizations. From there and beyond gender, The student is also allowed to do politics in very different ways, because not only is responsible for presenting some very clear positions on the ground, but offers the viewer the rich game to discuss with them. In the same way as film production built outside the usual structures, it is itself a political challenge in the world of Argentine cinema. The student also has the remarkable work of Esteban Lamothe protagonist, which definitely should have won the award for best actor in the absence of competing with the sympathetic character in Jellinek useful life.
There's not much that can be added on Attemberg of Tsangari Athina Greek director, the film has had more long tour of festivals that make up this group, on which already been written about anything. That operates a formal quality Tsangari enviable his story full of symbols are not permitted at any time lose sight of reality and therein lies the most exquisite of his wealth, that his protagonist Ariane Labed done an outstanding job to the point of never be sure if what we really like is the movie, her character (Marina) or just her. Even one of his flaws, too sterile formalism, as hospital-may also be a virtue: without such action would not be possible to present the Attemberg universe, nor would it be so powerful contrast between this world and creates strange Tsangari humanity of its protagonist.
The end is the powerful poetry of Le quattro volte , Michelangelo Frammartino Italian film that interweaves documentary and fiction to round out a story of intense warmth and sublime photographic record. Almost pictorial vocation, many of the frames of Frammartino not yield to the temptation of moving and fixed, they create the illusion of living pictures, a feature shared with some work from the Argentine director Santiago Loza ( The invention of the flesh , Rosa Patria, lips), who this year became part of the official jury of this competition. As religious reminiscence draws stories its unusual characters: a pastor, a goat, a tree and community life around the carbon cycle. Four markers of a road, which is but steadily becoming of life, always spilling into itself. As if these virtues furan few, Le quattro volte boasts a sensible use of humor as a narrative, in such an elegant and precise, especially in the first half. One of the few films in this competition already has secured its release in Argentina, through the perilous Z Films distributor, who will also be responsible for the arrival of qu'il reposent in révolte (Les figures de guerre) , the big winner this year's Festival of Buenos Aires, a local billboard.
The rest of the list of films in competition must not overemphasize At Ellen's age , Pia Marais (for which its star, Jeanne Balibar, won the award for best actress); Shelter , the Bulgarian Dragomir Sholev; hell Marimbas of Guatemala Julio Hernández Cordón, and Serbia Tilve Ros, Nicola Lezaic. All from a large level not overshadowed at all like those mentioned here above and that enriched the competition with its participation in the BAFICI. A third group of late just Norberto, Daniel Hendler, Morgen , Marian Crisan, The lisière , Geraldine Bajard, and Futures , the English Mecedes Alvarez, met the expectations of integrating a group of films hot spot. The Sword and the Rose , Joao Nicolau; Wasted Youth, Papadimitropulos Argyris and Jan Vogel, I monsters, Parente, Diogenes and brothers Pretti, and Household X , Koki Yoshida, completed List of International Competition hopefully repeat this level every year. Ended
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This article was written as part of the balance final publication in the official website of FIPRESCI, which will be available sometime in the English version of this text.
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