MIFF 2012: Day Thirteen

First Position 11am @ ACMI

Kyle's review based on the title alone: Why is the missionary position the first sexual position most people try and how does this position affect women’s position in society? Is the only way for a woman to get to the top to be on top when she sleeps to the top? This hard hitting documentary explores the root cause of the glass ceiling holding women everywhere back, and on their backs. 2/5 First times.

According to IMDB: "A documentary that follows six young dancers from around the world as they prepare for the Youth America Grand Prix, one of the most prestigious ballet competitions in the world."

What DeeDee thought: Hey Kyle, how about you get it a bit more wrong? In both senses of the word. Anyway, this was a superbly made doco. I could watch ballet/ballet related things all day long. Again, I was very disappointed by the schoolchildren attending this screening. So frickin' well-behaved.

Broken 1:30pm @ the Forum

Kyle's review based on the title alone: My heart is broken, wah, wah, wah! Nobody wuvs me, wah, wah, wah! Kirsten Dunst in her directorial debut explores broken hearts with charming naïveté. This really is the worst thing in the world, no you won’t ever be happy again, kill yourself now. 4/5 angst’s.

According to IMDB: "The story of a young girl in North London whose life changes after witnessing a violent attack."

What DeeDee thought: Ohhh, this was lovely! I just had this booked as a timeslot filler, so a nice surprise. Good child actors make me happy.

Charles Bradley: Soul of America 4:30pm @ the Kino

Kyle's review based on the title alone: Charles Bradley is an old man but only recently found mainstream success as a soul singer. Is it because he sold his soul to the devil? 4/5 Sharon Jones’.

According to IMDB: "The incredible rise to fame of 63-year-old aspiring soul singer Charles Bradley, whose debut album took him from a hard life in the Brooklyn Housing Projects to Rolling Stone Magazine's top 50 albums of 2011."

What DeeDee thought: I had high expectations of this one, and it neeeeeeearly met them, but not quite. 

Farewell, My Queen 6:30pm @ Greater Union

Kyle's review based on the title alone: A documentary celebrating the life of Amy Winehouse. From the title it’s clear the filmmakers are apparently completely oblivious to Amy’s shortcomings, as we discover this ignorance is willful. A really bizarre movie made by crazy people. 2/5 Winehaus’.

According to IMDB: "A look at the relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her readers during the first days of the French Revolution."

What DeeDee thought: I'm not sure what thoughts I have on this,  if any, because I was sleepy-time affected by the stuffy Greater Union air & struggled to keep my eyes open. Total junkie-eye-droop thang goin' on. I think I liked it?

The Loneliest Planet 9pm @ the Forum

Kyle's review based on the title alone:

One is the loneliest (planet), but which one? This one apparently. This film was a little too earthcentric for my tastes. 1/5 plutos.

According to IMDB: "A local guide takes a young couple through a twisted backpacking trip across the Georgian wilderness."

What DeeDee thought: THE WORST, JUST THE WORST. I was set to walk out, but stubbornly made it a personal challenge to stay 'til the end instead. I'm not one for talking to myself, but I must admit I did throw my hands at the screen and proclaimed "THANK GOD" when it finished. The longest 113 minutes of my life.