my first ever film festival – at which i watched more than just one or two movies - was in melbourne in 2003.
we went all kiasu and got the 10 movie mini pass. 10 movies in about two weeks. nevermind that a movie cost me the equivalent of RM 22 each.
but because my then movie partner was french and trying to learn english, he flat out refused to watch any french movies. he also refused to watch a movie with a giant bunny rabbit in it, and thus i missed out on donnie darko, and have been regretting it ever since.
to this day i still don’t know why we didn’t just watch at least a couple of the movies on our own.
so now, i watch whatever movie i damn well please.
which was why i made reservations for the science of sleep at 9.45 pm on friday night, and la vie en rose at 12.00pm and priceless at 3.30pm the next day. 3 french movies in less than 24 hours.
and ended up watching with my colleague who just so happened to say over lunch that she really wanted to watch the gael garcia bernal movie. not entirely sure i appreciated the flash of his naked butt and err, dangly bits, but the movie was lovely. quirky, and nice. i now want my own forest in a boat, and cellophane water too. and gael garcia bernal as a neighbour, of course. fully clothed, thanks.
we also thoroughly enjoyed the harrowing and engaging movie on edith piaf (as played by lili from the taxi films) as well as the delightfully delightful priceless. it's always wonderful to see - in the course of one movie - how the characters go through a veritable grinder and your perception of them end up being completely different from when they started.
a quick stint at the massage chairs at osim in between the two movies (you need this after a 2.5 hour french movie i tell you) with mcd chocolate sundae for lunch, and we were all set.
also went shopping and got me pretty blue clogs, and a top which, in certain light, is reminiscent of a 17th century working girl outfit. the word 'wench' comes to mind. i love it.
one of the better ways to spend a saturday.
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arrr.. yer wench! get me some donuts and coffee.. decaf! and hurry up you wenchy wench you..
arr..
haahha desprail, u like wenches huh!
Lita, i am so behind with *foreign* non american flicks, i'd better try catch up or forever i will go down as the movie-illiterate.
ah, the french boy of melbourne....please write a posting about him and let the world know that he said 'tolong gomol saya' to you in malay.glad u had a labberly jabberly sudderday, darling
glad u had a lovely weekend.
so did i :)
oyy why never reply sms? tanak wwr ke?
ceitt! la vie en rose keluar kat malaysia dulu sebelum US? I'm obviously in the wrong country. was this festival at midvalley?
sure or not you could do WITHOUT Gael's naked butt? :P
des - oooh, say that again please!
ms j - you just already told the world la. the world should also know it was *you* who told him to say it. i can still remember his deadpan expression when he did (say it i mean, not the actual gomoling bit hahaha).
[v]landa - ampun tuanku. masa dan keadaan kurang mengizinkan. can re-schedule?
fazu - mwahahahaha. kl is more arty farty than ny. imagine that. they had it at both midval and 1-utama this time.
chocolalat - sure, sure ... ; )
ms j,
what's not to like?
lita,
err.. donuts and coffee? decaf? wenchy wench?
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