Monthly Archives: September 2008

VENICE FILM REVIEW: Yu Lik Wai’s ‘Plastic City’

Posted on September 1, 2008 by admin

By Ray Bennett VENICE – Yu Lik Wai’s overblown crime story “Plastic City” tells of an ageing Chinese godfather to a crime syndicate in Sao Paolo, Brazil, with a mystical connection to the Amazon jungle. It’s like watching Don Corleone … Continue reading →

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VENICE FILM REVIEW: Fabrice du Welz’s ‘Vinyan’

Posted on September 1, 2008 by admin

By Ray Bennett VENICE – A metaphor for the inexpressible grief a woman feels after she loses her only child in the great Asian tsunami in 2005, Fabrice du Welz’s “Vinyan” turns into a murky, wet jungle picture. It tells … Continue reading →

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VENICE FILM REVIEW: Bernard and Trividic’s ‘L’autre’

Posted on September 1, 2008 by admin

By Ray Bennett VENICE – A snapshot of a woman who must deal with being alone in her late 40s, “l’autre” (The Other One), written and directed by France’s Patrick Mario Bernard and Pierre Trividic, fails to offer anything new … Continue reading →

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