Drowsiness (Senność)

Poland 2008

Details cineuropa

Seen 31 March 2014

Ratings from other sources

IMDB 7.2/10

Three people with different different emotional inertias in their lives and their attempts to escape from the dead end situations.

My ratings 7.0/10

My impressions:

Inaction, postponement

Either consciously or unconsciously

Leads to bigger problems

Until a decision is made

It can be years before anyone realises

How deep seated the malady has set in

It takes a chance encounter

That leads the way

To a new life

Much much better

It might be their hope for some

But at least they have taken that step

Escaping from self-imprisonment

Breathing at last

A matter of taste (Une affaire de goût)

France 2000

Details IMDB

Seen 29 March 2014

Ratings from other sources

IMDB 7.0/10

Nicolas, a handsome, young waiter, is befriended by Frédéric Delamont, a wealthy middle-aged businessman. Hired by Delamont to be his food taster and a friendship begins to emerge.

My ratings 7.0/10

My favourite quote

A lie is easily told, regret comes later

My impressions:

Is it so easy

To feel for another

To agree, follow or obey

Surrendering independence

Wealth can be the sweetener

But a bond does develop

However improbable

More of a cat and mouse game

Unconsciously testing the limits

Seeing who will succumb first

Conceding defeat, one cannot live without the other

How long can someone be in control

When time after time

The mind is challenged

Floating Skyscrapers

Poland 2013

Details IMDB

Seen 28 March 2014

Ratings from other sources

IMDB 6.8/10

Rotten tomatoes 6.3/10

The story of a young man discovering his homosexuality, while his girlfriend tries to cling onto him

My ratings 7.0/10

My impressions:

Infatuation, lust or love

How does one differentiate

A brief encounter that becomes longer

Time spent together

Discovering

Mutual understanding

Wasn't it there before

With someone known longer

Or has the love died

Or is this just a reprieve

Until the flames burst forth again

In all its glory

Reality and dreams

Crash into each other

Pale shadows remain

Brother Number One

New Zealand 2011

Details Brother number one

Seen 26 March 2014

Ratings from other sources

IMDB 8.5/10

Through Olympian New Zealander Rob Hamill’s story of his brother’s death at the hands of the Khmer Rouge, Brother Number One explores how the regime and its followers killed nearly 2 million Cambodians between 1975 and 1979

My ratings 8.0/10

My impressions:

Killings, in the name of the One

The accused still in a world of their own

No discernible regrets

No remorse

Dry eyed

In contrast

Those who remain

Survivors despite that unimaginable period

Have to live

With memories still intact

Many may never know

Where their loved ones have been

The final resting place

A closure

To the nightmare

Frozen

USA 2013

Details IMDB

Seen 22 March 2014

Ratings from other sources

IMDB 7.9/10

Rotten tomatoes 7.8/10

Fearless optimist Anna teams up with Kristoff in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf in a race to find Anna's sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter.

My ratings 7.5/10

My impressions:

Special powers

Blessings or a burden

Fun to have, but of course

Endless possibilities, for good or bad

Which one shall it be

A mistake jolts everyone to reality

Unchecked, that gift becomes a liability

So the years of isolation begins

Until the time arrives

When hard facts must be faced

When a decision has to be made

That will be the test of whether

That gift is really a gift

Or a burden