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TICMovie Review: Loving Vincent
by Yolonda van Riel
Loving Vincent was chosen for October’s movie night. A nice group gathered, all curious about what to expect from this film. There was actually quite a bit of discussion before it even started. “How in the world can they make a decent movie using paintings?” “ I wonder if it will have a cartoon feel?” “I’m sure I’ll either love it or hate it!”
Loving Vincent is the first entirely oil-painted animation feature film in history. One tends to get caught up in the beautiful backdrop rather than the story itself. The story revolves around the year after the death of Vincent van Gogh with the son of a postmaster trying to deliver a letter Vincent wrote to his brother, Theo. He goes on a search for Theo van Gogh and, in the process, speaks to many that knew Vincent – each with a different view on the man himself and how he died.
In general, the group enjoyed the film and there was a lively discussion afterward. Some, like myself, were totally moved by the sheer beauty of the animation while others were curious as to the different theories surrounding the death of Vincent van Gogh. If you haven’t seen Loving Vincent, it is definitely worth the price of a ticket. I, for one, will be going again … just to enjoy the beauty.
TICMovie Night review of the Jackie
Cinecitta was again the location for our movie night where we saw the film, Jackie, about First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in the days following the assassination of her husband, President John F. Kennedy. We were a small group of 4, but that had the advantage of making for a more intimate discussion of the film over drinks and snacks afterwards. We all enjoyed the movie and felt it gave a good impression of Jackie, flaws and all. Natalie Portman did an amazing job portraying her!
The film showed a televised tour she gave of the White House and we were all curious if her rather breathless way of speaking was accurate, as well as other details of the tour shown. I was so curious that when I got home, I searched on internet and found the tour on internet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7XabXENChE
Ms. Portman was spot on!
TICMovie Review: Lion
by Anne van Oorschot
On Friday, February 3rd, we met at Cinecitta for a night at the movies. We seem to be in a period with many good and interesting films to choose from, but the one we went to was, Lion, surprisingly enough, not a nature film, but one that took place in both India and Australia.
The film tells the story of the Indian, Saroo, and his search to find his home. While it sounds pretty straight forward, nothing could be less true! As a 5 year old child from rural India, Saroo gets locked in a train that travels several days, finally stopping 16,000 kilometers later in busy Calcutta. Not knowing the Hindi language spoken in the city, unsure of the name of the small village from which he came, or even his Mother’s name (“Mama”), the authorities cannot help him get back home. While many dire things could have befallen Saroo, he is taken to an orphanage from which he is adopted by a loving Australian couple.
Once Saroo starts college, he starts having more and more memories of his real mother and brother, as well as the surroundings of his Indian home. With the aid of Google Earth, Saroo sets out on the seemingly impossible task of finding the Indian railway station from which he left 25 years earlier and from there, his way home.
The fact that the whole thing is a true story – proven by the photos of the actual people during the credits – is absolutely amazing. (After seeing 5 year old Saroo trying to find his way alone in Calcutta, I will never, ever complain about the difficulties of adjusting to life in Tilburg!) Add to a gripping story (the film has been nominated for 6 Oscars), there was also excellence in acting from Dev Patel who received the BAFTA for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. 7 TIC members, drinks and snacks after the film, and what do you get? A great start to the weekend!
Film evening: Room
Article by Anne van Oorschot
On Friday evening, March 18th, nine TIC members met at Cinecitta, the lovely art house theater in the Willem II Straat in Tilburg. We had chosen to see Room, a recent Oscar winning film about a woman and her young son, Jack, who live in captivity in a small garden shed. The woman was kidnapped as a 17 year old and has lived in this small Room for 7 years. To shield her 5 year old son from the reality of their captivity, she tells him that the Room is the entire world. When they do manage to get out, the real world proves the biggest challenge of all.
After the film, while a few people were going to leave right away, we talked most members into staying for a drink to chat about what we had just seen. While one would expect a film with this subject matter to be horrifying, it wasn’t really. Why not? We decided it was because the story was primarily told from Jack’s viewpoint, and he had never experienced Room as something frightening.
We’ll plan another movie night soon and hope you’ll join us. While the film we’ll see isn’t known, it will be sure to be part of an fun and interesting evening.
SIG Movie/Borrel: The Great Gatsby
22 Jun 2013
by Mala Raman
A good crowd met in the city at the Pathe movie theater to see The Great Gatsby. Since we were early, the group started with the borrel at Lokaal Zeven. After a leisurely (TGIF) chat, it was off to the movies.
Baz Luhrman’s directorial adaptation of the Great Gatsby was a razzle-dazzle space oddessy that moved the viewer up, down, around, and every which way with camera panning, galactic angles and floating letters depicting Carraway’s writing process (in case you didn’t get it from the actual dialogue). Unfortunately, (more…)