Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Boats out of Watermelon Rinds

Turkey

Pleasant coming-of-age story of two friends in a small town who are infatuated with cinema and try to fashion a projector out of wood and scrap film. Also deals with first love, a madman neighbor and the general powerlessness of being 12 years old.

Said to be autobiographical the film was beautifully lit and had a number of scenes that were imaginatively shot. Many of the adults were unnecessarily mean to the kids but that may have been cultural.

Vaguely similar to Cinema Paradiso but without the charm or heart-touching incidents.

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