Films in 2009:
83. Wei Te-Sheng, Cape No.7 (2008)
A charming and well-conceived film that calls for a subtle socio-politico-ethnic reading of it. Historical complexity of Taiwan is stunning. Now is the time to pay attention to Wu's Pariah Manifest.
Films this year:
1. Toshifumi Matsushita, El regalo de la Pachamama (2009)
2. Chung-Ryoul Lee, Wonangsori (Old Partner, 2009)
3. F.W.Murnau, Sunrise (1927)
1 is a very ambitious staged documentary that deals with the Quechua life today. I liked it immensely.
2 is fascinating, riveting. This documentary was a blockbuster in Korea; you will cry when you watch it.
3 is Murnau's masterpiece that changes its atmosphere totally according to which of two sound tracks you choose.
