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Roozi ke zan shodam (2000)
Technically unsophistcated, but poignant film.
It was, in some ways, a strange film. Its' use of symbolism, combined with the mystery of incomplete plots gave it a unique look, and oddly made the film better than it probably is. There are folks who won't care much for this film, but I found it a charming and poignant look at the status of women in Islamic nations. How tradition is clashing with changing times.
I liked the first segment best, because of it's sweet sadness. I next like the third segment, because the old lady was quite charming. And though I did like the middle segment, I found it the hardest to follow and understand.
This isn't a great film, but it is a very good one. Technically it's below what I've come to expect from a film, but it conveys it's message well and does so with bittersweet sadness which works well for this film. It may be an Iranian "feminist" movie, but it's worth a look.
Man on the Moon (1999)
Tank you vedy much Jim Carrey.
Jim Carrey's performance is just about the only thing that saves this movie. Otherwise, it's kind of like watching a "best of" Kaufman's life and it's not done as well as it could've been. It's not a bad film, but were it not for Carrey's performance, this movie would really have suffered. On the positive side, it reminded me of how much I miss Andy Kaufman.