Comments on: FEAST OF HISPANIC CINEMA (PAST TENSE) http://dublinopinion.com/2008/04/01/feast-of-hispanic-cinema-past-tense/ It's a group blog. What more do you need to know? Mon, 21 May 2012 17:08:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Longman Oz http://dublinopinion.com/2008/04/01/feast-of-hispanic-cinema-past-tense/#comment-65048 Longman Oz Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:57:00 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2008/04/01/feast-of-hispanic-cinema-past-tense/#comment-65048 Thanks for all that. Will reciprocate on the link this evening. To answer your question, the Spanish films were part of the festival, although The Orphanage is currently on general release. However, in fairness, the IFI puts on some great world cinema throughout the year. For example, there are a couple of French films that I hope to see there this month - The Bell & The Butterfly (missed it in January) and Persepolis. Both have been very favourably received by people who's opinions I have grown to trust. Thanks for all that. Will reciprocate on the link this evening.

To answer your question, the Spanish films were part of the festival, although The Orphanage is currently on general release. However, in fairness, the IFI puts on some great world cinema throughout the year. For example, there are a couple of French films that I hope to see there this month - The Bell & The Butterfly (missed it in January) and Persepolis. Both have been very favourably received by people who’s opinions I have grown to trust.

]]> By: Seán Báite http://dublinopinion.com/2008/04/01/feast-of-hispanic-cinema-past-tense/#comment-65043 Seán Báite Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:49:35 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2008/04/01/feast-of-hispanic-cinema-past-tense/#comment-65043 Thanks for the comment Longman, and the light shed on some of the rest of the festival's selection - will keep my eyes peeled for the Orphanage (I see you review it on your own blog). Must have been that the DEG URL link for the festival was dodgy - I looked at the IFI's site but didn't persist in following their link. Also, welcome to the blogosphere - good touch to launch it on April Fool's day (I'm sure there's a Flann O'Brien parallel there but I can't immediately think of it). Judging by the number of World Cinema films you review - the frequency of their screening in Dublin is better than I thought - or have you taken advantage of the glut of films in the festival ? Must get the great and venerable bearded one around here (Donagh) to add you to the blogroll. all the best Báite Thanks for the comment Longman, and the light shed on some of the rest of the festival’s selection - will keep my eyes peeled for the Orphanage (I see you review it on your own blog). Must have been that the DEG URL link for the festival was dodgy - I looked at the IFI’s site but didn’t persist in following their link.
Also, welcome to the blogosphere - good touch to launch it on April Fool’s day (I’m sure there’s a Flann O’Brien parallel there but I can’t immediately think of it). Judging by the number of World Cinema films you review - the frequency of their screening in Dublin is better than I thought - or have you taken advantage of the glut of films in the festival ?
Must get the great and venerable bearded one around here (Donagh) to add you to the blogroll.
all the best
Báite

]]> By: Longman Oz http://dublinopinion.com/2008/04/01/feast-of-hispanic-cinema-past-tense/#comment-65005 Longman Oz Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:48:30 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2008/04/01/feast-of-hispanic-cinema-past-tense/#comment-65005 Hi Sean, While I agree that there should be more Spanish-language films on Irish screens and "tasty-looking smorgasbord of Spanish cinema" does display a clear lack of geo-culinary nouce, if nothing else, I think that the Spanish film festival this year was well run, well promoted, and well attended for something that would have been supported by a modest enough budget! Indeed, it actually went on for two full weeks and showed several screenings a day. Also, I went through the IFI website to access the festival news and had zero issues with it in terms of quality of information or hassle-free booking. I even logged on through my phone once and that went smoothly. There were some good, but not great, films, as you say, and one or two that I am trying to forget about, but it must be said that "The Orphanage" is scream-out-loud terrifc and do not miss the chance to go see it, if you are interested by great world cinema. Cheers, LO. (Disclaimer - No association with the festival or those running it, unless you include the odd Instituto Cervantes language class over the years!) Hi Sean,

While I agree that there should be more Spanish-language films on Irish screens and “tasty-looking smorgasbord of Spanish cinema” does display a clear lack of geo-culinary nouce, if nothing else, I think that the Spanish film festival this year was well run, well promoted, and well attended for something that would have been supported by a modest enough budget!

Indeed, it actually went on for two full weeks and showed several screenings a day. Also, I went through the IFI website to access the festival news and had zero issues with it in terms of quality of information or hassle-free booking. I even logged on through my phone once and that went smoothly.

There were some good, but not great, films, as you say, and one or two that I am trying to forget about, but it must be said that “The Orphanage” is scream-out-loud terrifc and do not miss the chance to go see it, if you are interested by great world cinema.

Cheers,

LO.

(Disclaimer - No association with the festival or those running it, unless you include the odd Instituto Cervantes language class over the years!)

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