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my friend Joe is a classic coming of age film. Directed by Chris Bould, the film is based on the book Janne, min vän …
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Min far er bokser (My Dad Is a Champ) is a short film directed by Morten Giese. What drew me initially to this Scandinavian short film was the fact that Frederik Christian Johansen stars in it. You may remember Frederik Christian Johansen from my review of En som Hodder. He made a huge impression on me in that film and his performance in “Min far er bokser” only confirmed my firm affirmation of his talent and acting skills.
In the film, Frederik Christian Johansen plays Stefan – a ten year old boy who practices boxing, following in the footsteps of his father who, as far as he knows, is a boxing champion who competes on the international stage and travels almost all the time. The passion of Stephen reminded me of myself doing handball – playing at the same position my dad did when he was competing. Stephen’s case however is a bit different – as he hasn’t seen his father in years. On his tenth birthday, Stefan doesn’t get the usual package in the mail from his father and he decides to go find him. Will he succeed in his quest? What would his father say?
The cinematography of “Min far er bokser” has a different style than the one typical for many Scandinavian films. Instead of vivid colors, the director decided to use more subtle ones, with a lot of shadows. The story has been done before (I can think of at least several things sharing a similar plot) – yet however feels distinct to the film. While I was watching it, my eyes filled with tears in one of the final scenes – and that’s a clear signal that the movie evoked emotions in me – which on its own means that it must be good. If you have the chance to see this short film (25 minutes) – do it – I highly recommend it .
As someone who enjoys photography I am often taking photo walks with my camera. I love doing street photography , candid shots , but also a lot of architecture ,props and nature landscapes. Truth …
In this last segment of Meet the Billys, meet Oliver Gardner, who is performing the role of Billy Elliot at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London and Alex Ko, who appears as Billy at the Imperial Theater in NYC.
After seeing the Spanish film “Cobrades” yesterday — I felt that I need to write more on the theme of violence at schools and cruelty in general. Some of the scenes from Cobrades showed how …
In Meet the Billys – Part 4, we meet the two Toms — Tommy Batchelor of the Broadway show and Tom Holland who plays Billy on the West End.
Cavka is a film from the former Republic of Yugoslavia which shows the struggle of two boys, from different backgrounds, to become friends — regardless of the social expectations which their parents and teachers have …
In this, the third part of a five part series which introduces the boys currently playing Billy in Billy Elliot the Musical on Broadway and London’s West End, you’ll meet Fox Jackson-Keen from London, and …
Once you make an award winning short film – are you going to keep on and make another one ? The answer to this question is Yes for Luke Snellin, whose name you may remember from my …
It all started with a book I stumbled upon today — “Le petit Nicolas” by René Goscinny. I found the book rather accidentally, but five minutes after I started reading it I was laughing aloud …
This is the second segment of a five part series in which we’ll be introducing you to the young men who are portraying Billy Elliot in the musical play on Broadway and in London’s West …
Much has been said and written about the acclaimed Danish film “Du er ikke alene” (You Are Not Alone). For fans of the coming of age genre, ” You Are Not Alone ” is what …
Because of the success of the 2000 film Billy Elliot, and the play Billy Elliot the Musical which has played to adoring audiences in London, Sydney, Melbourne and on Broadway, most people know the story …
Much has been written about the phenomenal success of the British play Billy Elliot the Musical, and how it has won the award for Best New Musical in all three countries where it has opened …
Ever since Bill Milner appeared in the Son of Rambow – his acting talent earned him worldwide recognition as one of the best young actors. Of course that affected my blog too – and you …
It was not that long ago when I wrote about the upcoming feature film “Muchacho Del Flamenco” . Metropolis Films’ Nation-wide casting search in Spain for the boy to star as “Pablo” is now over …
I have not forgotten the Flickr favorites series – even if there was some delay since the second issue. You can check the pictures that were part of Flickr favorites #1 and Flickr favorites #2. …
Life is full of coincidences — and of them is that I got to watch the short film “Sandman” just few days after I started working temporarily as a lifeguard. The film itself made me …
I am a bit nervous tonight…
At the end of the Summer I finally found a job – and even trough I will only do it for about a month ( if everything is OK that …
I have only heard good things about the film. According to CVMC – it is the gem of the collection of short films on their DVD titled ” Love child and other shorts ” and …
Survival – that`s his main goal. But if survival feasible – when you are ” no one ” to your family – you are not considered a person but ” It” ? The answer could …
“Dare to know who you are and deal with it…”
“Limbo” is an independent Mexican film. It is one of those films that is just abstract enough so as to confuse the viewer or at least …
Resuming the short film series with a review of the Brian Paul`s – ” The Puzzle “. Having recently read ( listened to ) the book ” A child called it ” by Dave Pelzer …
Most of you at same time would want to convert one video format into another . Then there are varies possible solutions as on the web you could find variety of programs both freeware and …
