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| Monday, 03 August 2009 00:00 | |||
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The concert of Brazilian bossa nova sounded at the very beginning of the Festival not by chance. Bruno Baretto appeared in Kazimierz and opened ‘Music, My Love’ section of the festival with his ‘Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands’. The masterpiece was presented in the ruins of the Kazimierz castle. The music for this film was written by Francis Hime, who greeted the audience from the same stage the day before. He is also the author of the music in ‘Black Orpheus’ dir. Marcel Camus, a film that was awarded a Golden Palm in 1969. It’s an adaptation of the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice set in the modern context of Rio de Janeiro during the Carnival. To see it … and to hear it, you just have to come to the castle in Kazimierz on Thursday at 10:00 p.m. On Sunday afternoon we also had a chance to visit the house of Antonio Carlos Jobim ("A Casa do Tom"). We were in New York, Rio de Janeiro, in his private house in a small Brazilian village. The documentary film was directed by the widow of the main hero, Ana Jobim, who invited the whole crew to their house.
Yesterday at 6:00 p.m. in the Small Cinema you could see the premiere screening of the only Polish music film, Bartosz Blaschke’s ‘Table’. It is an audio-performance prepared by the Karibo Crew. With sticks, bowls, knives, hands and a mixing desk, they play on a specially designed table - a wooden instrument with unique acoustic qualities. For a change, in the castle in Kazimierz we screened Ciro Guerry’s ‘Wind Journeys’, a romantic story of a musician travelling with his accordion, a legendary instrument that is said to be cursed, because it once belonged to the devil. After the death of his wife Ignacio, the main character, decides to make one last journey to the northern edge of the country, to return the accordion to the person who gave it to him. He’s trailed by a stubborn teenager, Fermin, who dreams about being a musician. Of course, good music completes the plot. The admirers of good music will find something for themselves tonight. Pink Floyd is a legend that influenced the history of music more than anyone else. Their double album ‘The Wall’ from 1979 was made into film in 1982 by Alan Parker. For the first time in the history of cinema a film was based on music. It’s their anti-war manifesto, about a young man who can't accept the world around him. The main character, Pink, loses his father as a child and is tormented at school by tyrannical, abusive teachers, because he couldn‘t accept their dictatorship. We all know the words from the famous song ‘Another Brick In The Wall’: We don’t need no education… As an adult Pink becomes a rock star but still can’t find happiness. He is separated from the rest of the world by the symbolic wall. ‘The Wall’ will be screened tonight at 10:00 p.m in the castle in Kazimierz. It’s a must for all music lovers. Even if you’ve already seen it, you should climb up to the castle. Watching ‘The Wall’ in such setting will make the music sound explicitly. But that’s not everything. On Wednesday you are invited to come to the castle again, this time to listen to Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin, The Edge from U2 and Jack White from The White Stripes and The Racounters. This trio guarantees that ‘It Might Get Loud’! The documentary is about personal relations between the representatives of three generations of electric guitar virtuosos. The story is unique mainly because it’s extremely difficult for a filmmaker to show the life of a rock legend. The director, Davis Guggenheim (awarded Oscar for ‘An Inconvenient Truth) made something impossible. The starting point of the film is the day in which Jimmy Page, Jack White and The Edge meet for the first time to talk, learn from one another and play. The scene will probably go down in the history of cinema … and music! We can see how each of them worked out their own unique sound. The story of their musical rebellion is intertwined with the discussion of their ways and reasons for composing and playing. You can’t miss to see the private moments from Page’s life. Let’s go back to Brazil. On Thursday we will screen 'The Black Orpheus' and on Friday... 'Orpheus'. Carlos Diegues's film is based on a play which inspired the authors of 'The Black Orpheus'. The action takes place on Carioca Hill, a dangerous district of Rio de Janeiro. Orpheus falls in love with Eurydice, an Indian girl who came to visit her aunt, which causes a lot of problems. His quick-tempered fiancée, abandoned lovers and Lucinho, her childhood friend and now a drug king, are jealous. The music accompanying this romantic and very dynamic picture is fantastic. It will be sreened in the Small Cinema at 8:15 p.m. Brazilian music will sound again in the castle in Kazimierz at 10:00 p.m. Miguel Faria Jr.'s 'Vinicius' is a beautiful film about a poet and composer, Vinicius de Moraes. There are old photographs, interviews with family, friends and other musicians. You will also hear some famous Brazilian singers. ‘Music, My Love’ section will be closed with ‘Maria Bethânia – a Pebble from Aruanda’. It’s a private documentary film directed by Andruch Waddington, author of many video clips. He presents Brazil's favourite singer, who tells the story of her 'music' and private life. We are invited to her house, we meet her friends; they talk, reminisce about the old days, laugh .. and sing. Only for themselves, and for us. So see you in the Small Cinema on Saturday at 8:00 p.m.
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