Comments on: Cafe Noir earns praise at Venice International Film Festival

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Wed, 28 Sep 2011 22:05:56 +0000

[...] critically praised indie film Cafe Noir, starring Jung [...]

By: Drama4♥

Drama4♥ — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:37:10 +0000

I’m looking forward to it. One of the must-watch Korean movie.

By: yvhsien

yvhsien — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:09:29 +0000

@mishane
Great insight. Critics are also prone to biasness and opinions based on their own point of view and experience. What a certain critique feels is a success may be deemed a failure by another, no?

I am going to try to watch this since the critiques gave it a thumbs-up.

By: reluctantbutaddicted

reluctantbutaddicted — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:48:13 +0000

I think I have slight correction to this story in that this Korean film was not the only selection from Asia in the Venice Int’l Film Festival, if that’s what the opening sentence implied. Bui Thac Chuyen’s Adrift (Choi Voi) from Vietnam was invited, screened, and won the Critic’s Choice Award at Venice this year.

By: belleza

belleza — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:56:54 +0000

“When one discovers the hidden political message”

In other words, if you love somebody more than life, it’s time for Universal Healthcare!! Yes we can, people.

By: elisa

elisa — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:33:01 +0000

omg yozoh in a movie. excited.

By: Sonam

Sonam — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:46:08 +0000

SHK is a cool actor. He always picks interesting projects. Save The Green Planet was crazy amazing. This one sounds just as intriguing.

By: onie80

onie80 — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:40:21 +0000

i have a (stupid) question:
why do international festivals like so much sad movies “san maria”, “mother”, the movie with that lady that won at cannes(she played a women with AIDS i think)..
can someone explain?
I mean those movies are great don’t get me wrong…but why is it so much about psychologic stuff?
thanks

By: jjen

jjen — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:16:51 +0000

Well, although a food critic might not know how to cook right away, by having an understanding of how the food should taste he has some slight advantage I’d say. Knowing what ingredients are required to obtain a certain flavor is half the work of being a good cook.

Although the subtext sounds a little melodramatic, the hidden meanings have got my interest. I too am eagerly awaiting your critique of this film!

By: mishane

mishane — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:38:11 +0000

Also I find it interesting that a film critic is directing a movie. It could either be a great success or a great failure. I mean, as a critic, you know what’s good or bad in a movie so you would know how to make it, but then again, if directing were that easy, then we’d all be directors right? I mean, we’re all critics in our own way.

It’s kind of like a food critic opening his/her own restaurant. Just because you know how food should taste, doesn’t mean you know how to make it.

But since he got his movie into the film festival, I’m assuming (and hoping!) for a good movie!