"A Jamaa"A simple story about a Moroccan farmer named Moha who just wants his land back.
During the making of a film in their small village, Moha leases his land to the film production company in order to construct a fake mosque. After the film shoot is over the villagers decide to continue to worship in the mosque and use it as a real place of worship. They claim the building as their own and offer no compensation to Moha for its use.
The problem is that this use of the land prevents Moha from supporting his family and tending to his only source of income - his farm. He fights the Iman, the villagers, and the politicians to get his land back but is rebuffed at every turn.
An interesting commentary on organized religion, human ambition, politics, and truth.
"Eat Pray Love"
More like "pray" that this film is over so that I can get something to "eat" and I would "love" to have seen something else instead for these last 2 hours and 20 minutes...
If you like watching a selfish, narcissistic person "search" for and "find" themselves then this movie is probably for you.
Richard Jenkins does give a nice performance as the man from Texas.
My wife read this book and quite liked it. I guess that's why some things should stay in the form in which they were originally intended...
"Home for Christmas"
Another film that I liked very much.
This Norwegian offering follows a number of characters as they make preparations for celebrating Christmas. It´s a time of high expectations which are rarely, if ever, met. An emotionally satisfying film that produces both laughter and tears.
A divorced father just wants to see his two children on Christmas Eve, a mistress realizes that the man she loves won't be leaving his wife, an alcoholic drifter with a heroic past dies on a train, an immigrant couple gives birth to their new baby with the generous help of a compassionate doctor, a young boy chooses to spend Christmas Eve with a girl he fancies whose family doesn't celebrate Christmas, and an elderly couple await the return of their son not knowing that they will never see him again.
A PG Christmas version of Short Cuts.
Highly recommended.
Another film that I liked very much.
This Norwegian offering follows a number of characters as they make preparations for celebrating Christmas. It´s a time of high expectations which are rarely, if ever, met. An emotionally satisfying film that produces both laughter and tears.
A divorced father just wants to see his two children on Christmas Eve, a mistress realizes that the man she loves won't be leaving his wife, an alcoholic drifter with a heroic past dies on a train, an immigrant couple gives birth to their new baby with the generous help of a compassionate doctor, a young boy chooses to spend Christmas Eve with a girl he fancies whose family doesn't celebrate Christmas, and an elderly couple await the return of their son not knowing that they will never see him again.
A PG Christmas version of Short Cuts.
Highly recommended.
