Change Your Image
dmcheng
Ratings
Most Recently Rated
Reviews
Music from the Inside Out (2004)
Nicely done technically, but a one-sided presentation (for a specific reason)
I was lucky enough to hear director/producer Daniel Anker speak at my screening in Washington, DC. He said that the genesis of the film was from the Orchestra musicians themselves. After their "bitter" 1997 strike, they were brainstorming ideas on how to restore some of the luster to the orchestra's reputation, and they approached Anker about making a film. The film is subtitled "A collaboration with the musicians of the Phil. Orch."
To me, that explained why the film didn't touch on some hard realities of the struggle for mainstream interest, questions about relevance, old music vs. new music, the huge difficulties of making a living if you're not in a big orchestra, etc. Instead, it seemed on the edge of being a vanity project.
As a classical music lover, it's hard to rate this film. I echo the comments and reasonings of others who found it uninteresting. On the other hand, it may be fascinating to those who don't know much about the classical music world. Really hard to say. I did like the way the performances were shot.
Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien (2000)
Very disappointing
While the director used Hitchcock's techniques very well, I found the climax and resolution to be completely lacking in intensity and sense of disturbance. I thought the ending was a complete copout - would have expected it in an American film, but not in a so-called art film.