This movie is probably most noteworthy for introducing me (and probably a lot of others...) to the music of Mulatu Astatke, an Ethiopian jazz musician. A really great discovery!
Beside a great soundtrack, the movie itself tells an intriguing, and slowly paced story of a man, called Don who has just ben left by his girl friend and spends his life watching TV and visiting his Ethiopian neighbours.
When he receives an anonymous letter which states that he has a 19 year old son, he is pushed by his neighbour to find him.
This brings him to visit four ex-girl friends, leading to sometimes hilarious and sometimes even exciting scenes. But I couldn't help myself from thinking that Bill Murray was more convincing in Lost in Translation. He makes the "Don Juan" side of his character really hard to imagine.
Multicultural drama taken too far. A scam marriage between a desperate Turkish girl and an immer-drunk zombie results in over-the-top drama and new unexplored ways to commit suicide. Nicely filmed though.
Even if you're not into his music, this movie is worth the watch! Despite the movie's length, they still need to rush to get the whole story told (lifetime-wise, not detail wise), and that's a pity - they could have left out the last minutes as far as I'm concerned. Also, don't expect this picture to have much biographical value; it raises more questions about Ray than answering them - Ray Charles is portrayed as a quite unsympathetic, unreliable guy. But his music rules, and Jamie Foxx as Ray does a very convincing job. another review
Gezien in Huis aan de Werf, Utrecht.
Vindingrijke live animatie en foley met als centraal thema 'la condition humaine' - aanstekelijk absurdisme maar helaas zonder verhaal.
Arthur Sauer verzorgde de muziek en de live foley track, en liet bij mij een onuitwisbare indruk achter in de begeleiding van de voordracht van de tekst 'automerken met een a', waarbij the Ex enigszins verbleekt.
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