Thanks for the encouragement Sir J!
I can only reiterate that Eres Mi Heroe was my personal favorite of all the films I saw last week.
WednesdayHerbstPlot: Marie and Bela, a former couple, meet by chance. When Marie tries to resume their previous intimacy, Bela remains reserved. A secret remains hidden.
Comment - Short film off topic but entertaining.
My Movie Rating 8/10
Going HomePlot - The patriarch of a Croatian family living in germany wants to bring his family back to his homeland, but his German-bred sons have other ideas...
Comment - The sons in this case are all adults. Film was interesting nonetheless.
My Movie Rating - 7/10
The Crescent MoonPlot - A young boy who is brought up by his grandmother must reconcile his feelings for the mother who abandoned him as a child and went off to marry and live a prosperous life with her new family.
Comment - My notes on this film point out that the boy character is as annoying and ill-mannered as the brat in last year's South Korean movie The Way Home. This boy has a disabled sister who bears the brunt of his bad behavior. The girl's character is exceptionally cute and loving as likeable in her own way as the grandmother in The Way Home. The boy's character comes around as the story wears on but not enough to win me over.
Content Alert : Nudity
My Movie Rating : 6/10
Der Schüler (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)Plot - Young Paul has just started school. He finds life as a student a little overwhelming. He wishes he could just stay in bed.
(You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)Comment - Another short film, this one was an absolute winner for anyone who has ever been a schoolboy.
(You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)Boy Actor : Flavio Meyer
My Movie Rating : 9/10
Ganz und GarPlot - Popular teen Torge loses a leg in an accident. This loss causes him to become bitter and cynical. Ultimately he comes to realize that teh loss of love and friendship is greater than the loss of a limb.
Comment - This popular "teen" was in his early to mid 20's. Film was bearable, but had no boy content at all. I liked the use of 1970's hit "Love Is In The Air" which was prominently used in the film.
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(You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)My Movie Rating - 7/10
Kako Los SonPlot - The interwoven destinies of a group of people burdened by a traumatic experience who come to a major metropolis in order to have this part of their past erased and inscribed into their consciousness as merely a bad dream.
Comment - The English translation of this title is "Like A Bad Dream" which was very fitting. Pretentious piece of garbage. No boy content. Starred Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger) which should've been my first clue that something was awry.
My Movie Rating : 0/10
Sus DemoniosPlot : Victim and murderer exchange roles in a quicksand-like world. Because reality exists only in the eye of the beholder.
Comment : Short film, intriguing premise, needed to be developed more IMHO. No boy content.
My Movie Rating : 5/10
ExtranoPlot : Axel is a doctor who has given up practicing his profession. Instead, he lives with his sister and her children, leading a life without enthusiasm. One day, however, he meets a young, pregnant woman. A relationship develops, a kind of love, and they live together, temporarily clinging to one another like bits of driftwood. But Axel's movements are hesitant and soon he goes to visit an old lover....
(You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)Comment : So the plot didn't sound promising, but the promo picture suggested a strong supporting presence for the main characters nephew, no? No!
Nephew appears in three scenes that were the most interesting thing about this glacially slow film. Another misleading promo picture, makes for a disappointment.
Boy Actor : Lautauro Bengoechea
My Movie Rating : 3/10
WolfsburgPlot - When Laura's son dies in a hit and run accident her life collapses. She tries to find the guilty driver without success. It is only when she meets Phillip that she begins to recover emotionally. But who exactly is this kind man?
(You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)Comment - The second boy dies in a car accident film of the week. Martin Müseler gets more screen time than you might think, but is clearly a secondary character. Nonetheless the film is well constructed, the story well told.
Content Alert : Death of a boy
Boy Actor : Martin Müseler
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(You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)My Movie Rating : 8/10
Att Döda ett barnPlot - A man is on his way to the sea. A child is running through a garden. In four minutes, their paths will cross. One life will change.
(You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)Comment - Most powerful short film in the festival for me. It's not giving anything away to let you know that this is the third film of the week in which a boy's life ends due to a car accident, that point is made upfront. My feelings toward the film are well explained by the jury at the Odensee Film Festival who recently awarded this film first prize..
"A film that enters ones dreams some time after it is over. Its haunting use of voice over, the camera's hovering perspective over action, and the manipulation of traditional narrative structure make it a unique visionary experience."
Content Alert : Death of a boy
Boy Actor: Valter Skarsgċrd
My Movie Rating : 10/10
LykkevejPlot - The existence of a well-off middle aged matron collapses one day when her husband falls for a younger woman and requests a divorce.
Comment - Since this was on the same program as Att Döda ett barn, I was committed to seeing it. Only child in this matron's family was a daughter. Film was very likeable nonetheless.
My Movie Rating : 8/10