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Ça commence aujourd'hui (1999)
A declaration of love to the children!
"Ca commence aujourd'hui" is a poetic film without poetry: Tavernier narrate the fictitious story in sober, cold, unspectacular pictures, that nevertheless move to tears.
The social and emotional cruelties are not shown, but they are always existent and take shape in the mind of the spectator. Tavernier succeeds excellent in connecting individual and group destinies to portray a society that query the right of some children to exist. It's a very impressing and important film, because of its clear moral and unconditional declaration of love to the children.
Kikujirô no natsu (1999)
Kitano at his best!
I have seen "Kikujiro no natsu" at the Vienna filmfestival and I have to say, that for me it is an outstanding and excellent work by Takeshi Kitano. He took the story of a classic and common roadmovie and gave it a personal style and rhythm. The visual style is also very interesting. There are pictures with the character of a documentary, but also fairy-taled, dreamy sequences and scenes, which are perfectly put in action by Kitanos cameraman Katsumi Yanagishima. This altogether made "Kikujiro no natsu" to a real moving and entertaining film and a mustsee for all dreamers and fans of great indipendent and uncommon filkmmaking.