Film Festivals 2001
A fantastic collection of films this year included Wong-kar Wai's 'In The Mood For Love', Christopher Nolan's head-bending 'Memento', kiwi Christine Jeff's sublime 'Rain' and Christopher Guest's gentle doggie satire 'Best in Show'. 'Songs from the Second Floor' was described as 'Short Cuts' meets 'Night of the Living Dead', 'Series 7: The Contenders' took reality TV to the next level and 'Amores Perros' was an astonishing feature debut for Mexican Alejandro Inarritu. And not forgetting Joel Schumacher's 'Tigerland', Australian thriller, 'The Bank' and the revelatory documentary 'One Day in September'.
The Goddess of 1967 (2001)
7.1/10
Director: Clara Law
Starring: Rikiya Kurokawa, Rose Byrne, Nicholas Hope, Elise McCredie
Yoshiyashi (Rikiya Kurokawa) is an expert computer hacker and snake enthusiast who travels to Australia from his home in Tokyo to buy the car of his d... Read more
The Turandot Project (2001)
7.2/10
Director: Alan Miller
Documentarian Alan Miller takes a fascinating look at the mounting of a monumental, extremely costly production of the Puccini opera "Turandot" in col... Read more
Cool and Crazy (2001)
7/10
Director: Knut Erik Jensen
Much as "Buena Vista Social Club" revealed a rich and unexplored world of music and culture, "Cool & Crazy" introduces us to a group of men who find p... Read more
Titless Wonders (2001)
Director: Gaylene Preston
Starring: Aimee Gruar, Jan Bolwell, Kay Larking, Ruth Bly
An upfront documentary dealing with emotional journeys travelled after a breast cancer diagnosis. Filmmaker Gaylene Preston has seen women in her fami... Read more
The Town is Quiet (2000)
7.4/10
Director: Robert Guediguian
Starring: Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gerard Meylan
A.k.a. "La Ville est Tranquille". "The Town is Quiet" exposes a complex mosaic of intersecting characters and subplots reminiscent of the critically a... Read more
Tears of the Black Tiger (2000)
7/10
Director: Wisit Sasanatieng
Starring: Chartchai Ngamsan, Stella Malucchi, Supakorn Kitsuwon, Arawat Ruangvuth
One of the most elaborate productions ever mounted in Thailand, this is a candy-coloured Western made in the high-energy style that characterizes much... Read more
Last Resort (2000)
7.3/10
Director: Pawel Pawlikowski
Starring: Paddy Considine, Artiom Strelnikov, Dina Korzun
A Russian woman and her son journey to England to meet her fiance. When he doesn't turn up, they become asylum-seekers in a tatty out-of-season Kentis... Read more
Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale (2000)
6.8/10
Director: David Shapiro
Starring: Tobias Schneebaum
In 1955, gay anthropologist/artist Tobias Schneebaum travelled to the Peruvian jungle, where he joined a local tribe and participated in cannibalism.... Read more
The Closet (2000)
7.4/10
Director: Francis Veber
Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Gerard Depardieu, Michel Aumont, Thierry Lhermitte
Hilarious farce from Francis Veber ('The Dinner Game') in which Daniel Auteuil, a boring accountant, is told that he's been fired from his job. As he'... Read more
Vengo (2000)
7.2/10
Director: Tony Gatlif
Starring: Antonio Canales, Orestes Villasan Rodriguez
The rich and passionate sounds of Spanish flamenco music provide the backdrop for this emotional drama of two families at war. Caco (Antonio Canales)... Read more