films seen
2
average score
1.50*
nationality
status
Alive and kicking

Movies

3.11 Sense of Home

by Catherine Cadou, Shunji Dodo, Víctor Erice, Pedro González-Rubio, Bong Joon Ho, Naomi Kawase, Leslie Kee, So Yong Kim, Isaki Lacuesta, Jonas Mekas, Kaori Momoi, Takushi Nishinaka, Wisut Ponnimit, Mohd Naguib Razak, Ariel Rotter, Steven Sebring, Patti Smith, Kazuhiro Sôda, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Toyoko Yamasaki, Zhangke Jia, Ye Zhao
2011 / 75m - Japan
Drama - Anthology
IMDb
1.5*/5.0*
3.11 Sense of Home poster

I'm a vocal fan of anthology films, but there is a specific niche that I don't care for at all. When the films are very short and made to celebrate/pay tribute to some or other event, the results can be very amateurish. 3.11 Sense of Home is one of those films. Don't be fooled by the directors on display, there's no great cinema here.

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Not a single one of the short films was memorable. The technical qualities of the films are subpar, the topic is handled with limited respect, and most of the entries felt like hobby projects. At least the variety carried me through the shortish runtime, but this could've been so much better. Disappointing.

Kurosawa's Way

by Catherine Cadou
Kurosawa, La Voie
2011 / 52m - France
Documentary
IMDb
1.5*/5.0*
Kurosawa's Way poster

A pretty basic documentary that seeks out a couple of high-profile directors and lets them talk about their experience with Kurosawa's films. I'm sure this doc works a lot better for people who appreciate Kurosawa's work, as that makes it a lot easier to relate to the stories of the interviewed. Apart from the expected praise, there's very little here.