Involuntary

Yesterday I watched "De ofrivilliga" or "Involuntary" as it's translated in english. It should have been a swedish comedy by Ruben Östlund. But it was the strangest film I have ever seen. There are a lot of heroes in this movie: sincere teacher, stupid school girls, man who hurt his eye with firecracker... All film consists of stories about these people. But they aren't completed! So when the closing credits appeared I understood that I didn't get the main idea of the film... I was disappointed.

As a bonus video short movie "Incedent by a bank" by the same director was shown. It got Golden Bear as Best Short Film in Berlinale in 2010. Östlund tells a story about failed bank robbery, which really took place in 2006. It's interesting because it was filmed without any cut. But I think it's not an Art par excellence!

After the cinema I met my friend Julia. We wanted to attend lecture about USSR movies, but it was postponed to April 27. Unfortunately my cultural thirst wasn't satisfied yesterday...

How I ended this summer

Have just returned home from the cinema. Movie I watched called "How I ended this summer" by Alexei Popogrebski.

It got 3 Bears at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival this year. Two Silver Bears for best actors: Grigori Dobrygin and Sergei Puskepalis. And one for outstanding artistic achievement in the category camera (Pavel Kostomarov).

Whithout any doubt "How I ended this summer" is thriller, because story keeps viewers in suspence. And it seems to me that script is written in a style reminiscent of Hitchcock's stories. It reminded me of the play "Rope" by Patrick Hamilton. Thriller film with the same name was directed by Hitchcock in 1948.

"How I ended this summer" is story about fear, fib, frienship, lonelyness... My friend Nastya felt sad about the heroes. But for me the last picture said everything about the main theme of movie. Popogrebski filmed a brilliant drama. And it's about hope.

I recommend to watch this movie. It is worth while!