Post by Nora on Jul 26, 2019 16:14:52 GMT
I am not a person who seeks documentaries or cinema verite. Its not my favorite genre or type of cinematography. So when I got invited to go see Honeyland, a documentary about a Macedonian woman in her fifties, who lives in an abandoned village and collects honey from wild bees, I wasnt too thrilled to see it. You know, I am more of the John Wick and Star Wars kinda gal. But I root for bees and also the directors were supposed to be at the screening for QnA and I always like to listen to how films got made so I went.
I loved the movie literally from its first minute. Everything about it is perfect. The "subject", the visuals, the atmosphere, the "plot", the message, all of it. Its amazing. I almost feel ashamed for not being excited about it beforehand, thats how good it was.
Its the most awarded movie of this years Sundance, its a movie I will bet on for the Oscars (at least a nomination is guaranteed), its deeply human, highly interesting, very moving and insanely beautiful, albeit dramatic.
If you have a soul, you will love this. Catch it in the cinema while you can, its opening today and really worth the big screen. The directors spent 3 years shooting it, obviously respect the process and people involved in it, and I have yet to see a movie that will move and interest me more this year. its a documentary but plays like the best dramatic plays. Go enjoy.
10/10 no hesitation.
Ps - interesting fact. The directors did the assembly edit without sound. As they couldn't understand what was spoken by the people they were filming, they decided to start editing visually, and boy did they have some surprises coming to them when their translators delivered translations of the dialogue.
I loved the movie literally from its first minute. Everything about it is perfect. The "subject", the visuals, the atmosphere, the "plot", the message, all of it. Its amazing. I almost feel ashamed for not being excited about it beforehand, thats how good it was.
Its the most awarded movie of this years Sundance, its a movie I will bet on for the Oscars (at least a nomination is guaranteed), its deeply human, highly interesting, very moving and insanely beautiful, albeit dramatic.
If you have a soul, you will love this. Catch it in the cinema while you can, its opening today and really worth the big screen. The directors spent 3 years shooting it, obviously respect the process and people involved in it, and I have yet to see a movie that will move and interest me more this year. its a documentary but plays like the best dramatic plays. Go enjoy.
10/10 no hesitation.
Ps - interesting fact. The directors did the assembly edit without sound. As they couldn't understand what was spoken by the people they were filming, they decided to start editing visually, and boy did they have some surprises coming to them when their translators delivered translations of the dialogue.
