Thursday, June 10, 2010

Sydney Filmfest - SBS Blogpost 2

The second of my blog posts on Sydney Film Festival 2o10 is up at the SBS Film website - part of its extensive festival coverage, which includes reviews, clips and interviews.

Extract:
"This year’s marketing slogan is ‘Unleashed’, though ‘All About my Mother’ might have served more accurately – on Tuesday, at least.

"This was when two films about pent-up teenagers with overwhelming mother issues screened consecutively – Xavier Dolan’s Cannes multiple prize-winner I Killed My Mother (Canada), a fresh twist on the Rebel Without a Cause scenario, and Florin Serban’s competition entry, If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle (Romania).

"Both marked auspicious debut films for their directors..."

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