World film project: Egypt, Vietnam
Jan. 23rd, 2022 06:44 pmWe got stalled on our world film project for a while, only managing two films in 2021 and then I forgot to write about the second. But we restarted this weekend with a Vietnamese rom com, so let me tell you about them.
( Review of The Yacoubian Building. CN: mentions sexual violence, terrorism and torture )
In contrast, How to fight in six inch heels (2013, Ham Tran) is frothy nonsense that made for an excellent low-brain date night movie.
( detailed review )
Next up: we are still missing Ethiopia, and next on our list is DR Congo. I expect both countries to be difficult, so would especially welcome any recs. Ideally we would like a feature film from the current millennium, actually made in the country rather than set there. But maybe we'll settle for a short or documentary or something.
( Review of The Yacoubian Building. CN: mentions sexual violence, terrorism and torture )
In contrast, How to fight in six inch heels (2013, Ham Tran) is frothy nonsense that made for an excellent low-brain date night movie.
( detailed review )
Next up: we are still missing Ethiopia, and next on our list is DR Congo. I expect both countries to be difficult, so would especially welcome any recs. Ideally we would like a feature film from the current millennium, actually made in the country rather than set there. But maybe we'll settle for a short or documentary or something.
