Comments on A Life In Film: 3 Romantic Comedies (French Film Fest, pt 3)

Actually I haven't seen the other films playing at...

2007-02-27T12:17:00.000+11:00

Actually I haven't seen the other films playing at the French Film Festival, so I'm afraid I can't help you.

I bought tickets for Twice Upon a Time, A Comedy of Power, OSS 117: Nest of Spies, I Do, The Young Lieutenant, Those Happy Days and Inside Paris.

Matt, two festivals take quite a bit of planning f...

2007-02-26T22:00:00.000+11:00

Matt, two festivals take quite a bit of planning for me, so that I can see as many good films as possible: MIFF and FFF.

I am collating a timetable in Excel, based on weighting priorities based on: whether a film has a commercial release (I have that list) and recommendations.

Other than your posts so far, are there any you've seen that you can (1) definitely recommend, (2) definitely recommend avoiding, and (3) mixed (so-so)?

I generally concur with your comments about roman...

2007-02-26T19:41:00.000+11:00

I generally concur with your comments about romantic comedies, a genre I generally avoid. I did see Ae Fond Kiss, because of who directed it, and enjoyed it as a film with some substance even if a little hackneyed in theme.

My favourite romantic comedies have tended to be non-Hollywood and include Like Water For Chocolate, Truly Madly Deeply and Punch-Drunk Love. A couple of guilty pleasures are When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle.

I'm seeing advance screenings of Blame It On Fidel and You Are So Beautiful on Wednesday, so I'll be better placed to comment on the latter after then.