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Tag Archives: Film
MSPIFF: Tuesday 4/20: Italy and the U.K.
Tuesday was Day 5 of the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival. Nice weather, again? Well, I braved the sunshine and the mild wind to get into the movie theater for two films on Tuesday: Mid-August Lunch, Italy. Ferragosto is Italy’s … Continue reading
MSPIFF: Monday 4/19: Russia and China
Monday was Day 4 of the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival. What is it with the fabulous weather? Couldn’t it be cold and rainy for once? I struggled quite mightily through what turned out to be “transportation documentary day”. Pink … Continue reading
MSPIFF: Sunday 4/18: Norway, France, much of eastern Europe, Japan
Sunday was Day 3 of the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival. Despite the absolutely gorgeous sunny spring weather, I bravely fought my way into: Kirsten Flagstad’s Square, shown with Fjord, both documentaries from Norway. Kirsten Flagstad was a famous operatic … Continue reading
MSPIFF Saturday 4/17: Pakistan, Ireland, and Finland
Saturday was Day 2 of the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival. I managed to get to these movies: “Son of a Lion” (Pakistan). If we hear about reluctance to send kids to school in Pakistan, it’s more often that not … Continue reading
MSPIFF Friday 4/16: Finland and Argentina
Day 1 of 13. I made it to the two films that I’d predicted yesterday: “Forbidden Fruit” (Finland). The Amish practice of going out into the secular world, as an adult, before committing yourself to the Amish way makes a … Continue reading
MSPIFF: Pages 16&17 tell the story
Story, what story? Oh, what I’ll be doing (on and off) for the next couple of week(nights). I got a copy of this year’s MSPIFF catalog. Last year, the festival organizers ran out of printed catalogs quite early. Louise and … Continue reading
MSPIFF: Opening night: Max Manus
Tonight Louise and I went to the MSPIFF‘s opening film: Max Manus. It was well worth hustling ourselves out the door after a hasty dinner to get to St. Anthony Main for the opener. Based on World War II history … Continue reading
Beautiful spring weather, or movies? … Movies.
It’s sad to say, but in a contest of fine spring weather or movies, movies win. Good news, Louise helped me find lots of old catalogs and notes from previous MSPIFF festivals. So odds are high I can fritter away … Continue reading
New MSPIFF (Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival)
Now we know where all of my free time for the next few weeks is going to go…. The 2010 Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival starts on Thursday, April 15th. I’ve got my pass, and I’m ready to see a … Continue reading