Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 2011
Films I saw at the 2011 edition of the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival.
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- DirectorDerek TsangChi-Man WanStarsEason ChanKarena Kar-Yan LamMavis FanLove Disguise consists of tiny stories based on emotions among city people. Hidden love, one-way love and abnormal love are in it."Lover's Discourse is sectioned off to 4 seemingly separate shorts that deal with slightly darker areas of love and shines a shimming light on a multitude of shades of grey from themes of desire, distanced adoration, fantasy, and every borderline stalker behaviour. But at the heart of the film is always love, even if it's unrequited or from the perspective of jealousy, it always comes back to love. "
http://moviemoxie.blogspot.com/2011/11/toronto-reel-asian-international-film_09.html - DirectorStephane GaugerStarsQuynh HoaKhuong NgocPhan Tan ThiMai, a ribbon dancer from the countryside arrives in Saigon and befriends Kim, a street dancer. A promise of a better life leads their dance crew to the big competition, but a romance with a rich kid threatens to derail Kim's plans."Very sweet, tender and refreshingly optimistic to boot. I really enjoyed Saigon Electric."
http://moviemoxie.blogspot.com/2011/11/toronto-reel-asian-international-film_12.html - DirectorYoon SunghyunStarsLee Je-HoonPark Jeong-minSeo Jun-yeongThree best friends, Ki-tae, Dong-yoon, and Hee-june; they thought their friendship would last forever. A few tiny cracks of distrust start to develop among these best friends. Ki-tae and Hee-june are suddenly filled with misunderstanding and hated, and Ki-tae starts to use violence against Hee-june. When Dong-yoon finds out about Ki-tae's behavior toward Hee-june, he tries to stop Ki-tae but fails. Instead, what started out as little doubts, push these three boys into the point of no return."The film strives and rides high on its true portrayal of the weight & complexity of the emotions entwined with the friendship between Dong-yoon, Ki-tea and Hee-june."
http://moviemoxie.blogspot.com/2011/11/toronto-reel-asian-international-film_13.html - DirectorTso-chi ChangStarsYi-Chieh LeeMeng-Chieh KaoHsueh-Feng LuLaichun, her father and two mothers, uncle and grandfather are of different generations; thus they all think differently. Father is the family head, and because he believes he must continue on the family name ends up taking two wives. His first wife also feels the same way, and so allows the second wife. Laichun feels the abyss between her and her parents and ends up getting pregnant, but hits a wall when her boyfriend does not take any responsibility. When her father is hospitalized, she begins to understand her father and two mothers. She is finally growing up."A beautiful family portrait with fantastic performances and strong emotional resonance."
http://moviemoxie.blogspot.com/2011/11/toronto-reel-asian-international-film_13.html - DirectorYu-Hsien LinStarsEddie PengYi-Chen LeeLawrence KoA Taiwanese boy joins gymnastics at school and has talent for it. His mother forces him to stop and help with the family business. He goes on a downward spiral of fighting etc. Hitting rock bottom he decides to pursue his dream again."The story in it's earnest and inspiring nature through the good and the bad easily won me over as well."
http://moviemoxie.blogspot.com/2011/11/toronto-reel-asian-international-film_13.html - DirectorJian Liu"The visuals are very interesting, and I loved the repeating themes of the moon as well as the fun use of lights with things like neon signs & cell phones which provided great contrast to the stark situation."
http://moviemoxie.blogspot.com/2011/11/toronto-reel-asian-international-film_10.html - DirectorSivaroj KongsakulStarsPattraporn JaturanrassmeeWanlop RungkumjadNamfon UdomlertlakThe sort of love story that can only be believed in Thailand. A man returns after his death to the landscape of his youth and relives the love that was meant for eternity. Even if you don't believe in reincarnation, it's a meditative and above all beautiful film."I thought it was a very sophisticated demonstration of pairing time with emotion and in particular though the shaping of a relationship though a courting phase and how it grows and becomes more strong and substantial the more two people get to know each other."
http://moviemoxie.blogspot.com/2011/11/toronto-reel-asian-international-film_15.html - DirectorDave BoyleStarsGoh NakamuraChadd StoopsLynn ChenSan Francisco indie musician Goh Nakamura lives a life on the road, navigating friendships and relationships."It has some brutal truth as well as beautiful honesty and a fantastic soundtrack to boot. I adored it."
http://moviemoxie.blogspot.com/2011/11/toronto-reel-asian-international-film_15.html - DirectorCuong NgoStarsTruong Ngoc AnhKieu ChinhKris DuangphungSeven stories about Vietnamese women spanning different generations, exploring their inner lives and forbidden loves."Pearls of the Far East was a true treasure of this year’s festival and will stay fondly in my memory for a long time to come."
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