Day
four may have been the most successful day so far in terms of my Warsaw Film
Festival treasure hunt. I was mesmerized by Twenty
Feet From Stardom, Morgan Neville’s documentary that premiered at the
Sundance Film Festival and was screened at many other and whose intent is to
shine a spotlight on the women who’ve spent their careers just outside its
reach using a mix of live interviews (with Bette Midler, Bruce Springsteen,
Stevie Wonder, Mick Jagger, Sheryl Crow and Sting to name just a few) and rare
archival footage to let the background singers, and their music, tell their
stories of vocal talent and frustrated ambition.
Twenty Feet From Stardom by Morgan Neville
The second film I saw was Heavenly Shift, Márk Bodzsár’s directorial debut feature that
enjoyed its premiere here in Warsaw. It follows Milán, a young Hungarian paramedic who escaped the war in
the Balkans and works the night shift on an ambulance in Budapest. His
colleagues’ (the doctor and the driver) income comes from selling dead bodies
to an entrepreneur, and soon, he becomes involved in illegal euthanasia. Bodzsár has demonstrated that he is a fan of
Tarantino, a ninja sword aficinado and that death and violence are not
particularly gruesome to him! Following the steps of his paragon, indeed…
Heavenly Shift by Márk Bodzsár
Although it is no gem, Heavenly Shift is fun! The treasure hunt
round five is on today! So, stay tuned for more!
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