Palestine as a place full of upstart and exaggerating neighbors, small and petty rivalries and an atmosphere of uncertainty. Paris as a stifled city full of subtle persecution where everything looks neat (especially women) but freedom seems to be an illusion. And New York, a wild place in which everyone's packing and there's some crazy characters, including careless film producers, angels and Death eating a sandwich. Suleiman paints the world as a realm of insanity in which one can't do better than observe and go with the flow. I really loved his mastery on choreography, mise en place, deadpan humor and silent communication.
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Soleil Ô 1967
Starts off with an allegorical represetation of the farce of colonialism and then proceeds to record the journey of a young, idealistic black man faced with the truths of racism and intolerance in France. At first, he thinks those things aren't supposed to happen in a civilized country. Alas, reality bites. Without even having to be transgressive or experimental, this movie rings honest from beginning to agonizingly and despairingly screaming end.
Comienza con una representación alegórica de la farsa del…
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Scenes with Beans 1976
This fantastic animated short film shows humanity in its best and worst aspects. There's progress, leisure, romance and child-bearing, but there's also racism, slavery, capitalist industries, and demagogy. Faced with something incomprehensible, the beans would rather shoot first and ask questions later. The stop-motion with everyday objects made me think of another satiric movie with social an political commentary, S He.
Este fantástico corto animado muestra los mejores y peores aspectos de la humanidad. Hay progreso, esparcimiento, romance y crianza,…
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Fire in My Belly 2021
There's nothing here, really. People talking about their community, it might be very local and maybe those who belong to that place can relate, but I didn't get anything from it. Yes, they describe a diverse population, just like that of thousands of other places. They want to be artists, so do many youngsters all over the world. Nothing special to this short.
No hay nada aquí, en realidad. Gente hablando de su comunidad, tal vez es tan local que…
