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Tulpan (2008)

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    KevynKnoxKevynKnox TULPAN a film review
    by KevynKnox in KevynKnox Blog
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     "Lisa Schwarzbaum, sagacious critic at large of Entertainment Weekly, said of Tulpan, "If you see only one comic love story from Kazakhstan this year, choose this prize-winning honey". Surely tongue-in-cheek but a more straightforwardly profound statement on this film has yet to be uttered. Indeed, if you do see only one comic love story from Kazakhstan this year... Seriously though, Tulpan is the story of a lone family of sheepherders somewhere in the steppes of southern Kazakhstan and the way they deal with their daily lives in this inhospitable landscape known as the hunger steppes. We get the hardened patriarch Ondas, his beautiful and suffering wife Samal, their three rambunctious children - the eldest of which recites the news he has learned on the radio with a seemingly photographic memory, another giddily shrills out ear-piercing songs to the obvious annoyance of her gruff father and the youngest bent on swatting everyone around him with a stick - and a slew of bleating, gr ... " [More]
    SpoutBlogSpoutBlog FilmCouch #102: Best of 2008, W ...
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     "2008 was not the banner year that ‘07 turned out to be, but there were still plenty of movies worth watching. Sometimes end-of-year lists look like straight Oscar predictions, with little deviance from critic to critic, not so this year. Some of our favorite stuff was not playing in a theatre near you, some of it was. For the record, our complete lists are after the jump. But first! Wholphin 7 is out now! The geniuses over at McSweeny’s have once again curated a delightful collection of rare and unseen short films. We share our thoughts about a few favorites. One film we both loved, Glory at Sea, is available for free here.   (Subscribe to FilmCouch–Spout’s weekly movie podcast–in the iTunes store or to our [More]
    SpoutBlogSpoutBlog Telluride 2008: Complete Coverage
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     "Prodigal Sons review The Curious Case of Benjamin Button preview (and backlash) Waltz with Bashir review Jeff Goldblum, Media Diet interview Helen review Tulpan [More]
    SpoutBlogSpoutBlog Tulpan Review, Telluride 2008
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     "Telluride is celebrating a great talent coming out of Kazakhstan this year, Sergei Dvortsevoy. Although he’s here with only his first feature film (which, incidentally, took four years to make), there’s a slate of documentaries he’s brought that the festival directors tout as “must sees.” In the Q&A for his first feature film, Tulpan, Dvortsevoy described shooting the first scene of the movie, a 10 minute long take of a ewe giving birth. He showed it to his small cast of Kazakh actors and non-actors and said, “That’s what we have to live up to.” And it’s true. If there were a Best Non-human Actor Oscar, this sheep would have it (although the Academy would probably give it to one of these damn Disney chihuahuas). Fortunately, the cast lived up to the animal’s authenticity with each scene and breathed life into a simple fable. Asa is a young man living with his sister’s family after a stint in the navy. They’re nomadic sheep herders and Asa works for his older brother in law, Ondas. ... " [More]
    paulpaul Tulpan Review, Telluride 2008
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     "Telluride is celebrating a great talent coming out of Kazakhstan this year, Sergei Dvortsevoy. Although he’s here with only his first feature film (which, incidentally, took four years to make), there’s a slate of documentaries he’s brought that the festival directors tout as “must sees.” In the Q&A for his first feature film, Tulpan, Dvortsevoy described shooting the first scene of the movie, a 10 minute long take of a ewe giving birth. He showed it to his small cast of Kazakh actors and non-actors and said, “That’s what we have to live up to.” And it’s true. If there were a Best Non-human Actor Oscar, this sheep would have it (although the Academy would probably give it to one of these damn Disney chihuahuas). Fortunately, the cast lived up to the animal’s authenticity with each scene and breathed life into a simple fable. Asa is a young man living with his sister’s family after a stint in the navy. They’re nomadic sheep herders and Asa works for his older brother in law, Ondas. ... " [More]
    SpoutBlogSpoutBlog FilmCouch #86: Happy-Go-Lucky a ...
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     "The Telluride Film Festival is what Sundance would be if it took place in heaven. Every year the tiny mountain hamlet hosts four days of hassle-free cinema paradise. There were grumblings about the lack of American films, but we still found plenty to love. Mike Leigh (Secrets and Lies, Vera Drake) came with his delightful new movie, Happy-Go-Lucky. He sat down for a disgruntled yet insightful interview. Paul Schrader (Affliction, Hardcore) seemed as blow away as we were by his latest film, Adam Resurrected, starring Jeff Goldblum. (Subscribe to FilmCouch–Spout’s weekly movie podcast–i " [More]
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     "Prodigal Sons review The Curious Case of Benjamin Button preview (and backlash) Waltz with Bashir review Jeff Goldblum, Media Diet interview Helen review Tulpan [More]
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     "This movie got me out of the doldrums of what looked like a lack-luster year this year at the TFF. It was wonderful. It's a story of life in rural Kazakhstan as seen through the daily life of family that survives through goat hearding. It was in Russian and Kazakh with subtitles and was 100m long but seemed longer. Some scenes had the camera frozen on them for as long as 10 minutes which is maybe why the movie seemed long to me. The director also included many camera pans around the countryside giving an in-depth view of the geography (vast and flat). Director Peter Sellars interviewed the director of this film afterward and there was a Q & A session. The director discussed his technique of editing and cutting less (less is more) to allow significant scenes to play out fully. It was truly an interesing movie, and the director is a very interesting guy who was first an aviation engineer before going to film school later. This was a great start for me at this year's festival.... ... " [More]
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     "The 2008 Telluride Film Festival list of movies was revealed this afternoon. Our team on the ground is going to be back with more commentary on the selections but it looks to be an exciting and eclectic festival this year as usual. You can also stay up to date here on SpoutBlog or join in the conversation that develops around these movies on our Telluride Film Festival Group page. The full lineup is after the jump. A New Land (Nybyggarna) Adam Resurrected American Violet An Italian Straw Hat (Un Chapeau de Paille d’Italie) Daddy and Lili Marlene Elmer Gantry Everlasting Moments [More]
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     "The 2008 Telluride Film Festival list of movies was revealed this afternoon. Our team on the ground is going to be back with more commentary on the selections but it looks to be an exciting and eclectic festival this year as usual. You can also stay up to date here on SpoutBlog or join in the conversation that develops around these movies on our Telluride Film Festival Group page. A New Land (Nybyggarna) Adam Resurrected American Violet [More]
 
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