it's amazing what goes on without being aware of it - as film buffs we should
have known about this festival some years back but only accidentally found
it this year. Going back to early October has left me with a rather diminished
memory of the only two films seen.
UNCLE'S PARADISE
A pink Japanese film about a young man trying to save his uncle from the King of Hell. Some Japanese fantasy previously seen has been either very
impressive or charming but this was rather poor which is a delicate way of saying it was bad.
LA ANTENA
An Argentinian film providing a mix of expressionism and modern Gothic
which is probably a political allegory. The silence added to the oddness of the film and this, coupled with several striking images led to a genrally
favourable impression.