Year: 2009
Directors: Andrew Kotting
Writers: Andrew Kotting & John Cheetham
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Review by: Linus de Paoli
Rating: 3 out of 10
This film of the "Filmmakers of the Present Competition" was hard to sit through, not knowing what to expect> I just knew that the director, Andrew Kötting, was a well-known video- and performance artist from England. "Ivul" is inspired by Kötting's own childhood, when he used to hide up in the trees due to his difficult relationship with his father. The poster might give the impression that is a comedy – it is not. There are some absurd formalistic ideas, but if you are looking for an entertaining collection of curiosities like "The Royal Tenenbaums", this is not the right movie for you.
The story takes place at an old manor house in the French countryside. Far from any big cities, it is surrounded by a mysterious forest. Although the...
Directors: Andrew Kotting
Writers: Andrew Kotting & John Cheetham
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Linus de Paoli
Rating: 3 out of 10
This film of the "Filmmakers of the Present Competition" was hard to sit through, not knowing what to expect> I just knew that the director, Andrew Kötting, was a well-known video- and performance artist from England. "Ivul" is inspired by Kötting's own childhood, when he used to hide up in the trees due to his difficult relationship with his father. The poster might give the impression that is a comedy – it is not. There are some absurd formalistic ideas, but if you are looking for an entertaining collection of curiosities like "The Royal Tenenbaums", this is not the right movie for you.
The story takes place at an old manor house in the French countryside. Far from any big cities, it is surrounded by a mysterious forest. Although the...
- 8/17/2009
- QuietEarth.us
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