Week of June 27th
Les herbes Folles (2009)
Directed by Alain Resnais, this film follows the romantic adventures that ensure when a man discovers a lost wallet and is intrigued by it’s owner. This film was at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival and I have been waiting forever to see it, I’m sure it’s great.
Restrepo (2010)
This documentary focuses on a group of American soldiers in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley at an outpost named Restrepo – considered one of the most dangerous posts in the military. The documentary is experimental and doesn’t follow the usual rules of interviews – there are no politicians or diplomats interviewed here. All there is, is 90 minutes of war, filmed to make the viewer feel like they are part of the military outpost. Restrepo is a must see documentary.