Armat Posted November 19, 2007 Report Share Posted November 19, 2007 VODKA LEMON (Vodka Leymûn) Director: Hiner Saleem Cast: Romen Avinian, Lala Sarkissian, Ivan Franek France-Italy-Switzerland-Armenia 2003 / 90m / Armenian, Kurdish with English subtitles / PG "Hiner Saleem's gentle tragi-comedy tells of Hamo, an aging widower, who finds love in, of all places, a cemetery. But it's also the story of his tiny Kurdish village – a remote, snowbound outpost where the real and the surreal agreeably co-exist. With his wife in the ground, his only hope rests in an adult son who has immigrated to France. Saleem surrounds his protagonists with a colourful gallery of eccentrics. The real star, though, is the rugged, mountainous landscape: a winter wonderland that will have you blinking in chilly awe. The marvel is that Saleem finds human empathy and alcohol-fuelled bonhomie flourishing in such a forbidding and melancholy wilderness.” (BBCi Films) I saw this film and all I can say-Wow! See it! Pretty minimalistic style and yet less is more applies here!Very powerful film.Shot in Armenia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armenak Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 So it takes a Kurd to make a good Armenian movie these days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVO Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 (edited) I found a download link for it. It says that it was professionally translated into Russian. Sorry non-Russian speakers If you register an account the download speed will improve http://upload.com.ua/get/899974635 Not sure if Mosjan wants live links Edited November 23, 2007 by Avo47 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVO Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Correction, the language is mixed. Armenian-Russian-Kurdish/yezdi in that order. A lot of Armenian actors. Its humorous and at the same time tragic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nané Posted December 25, 2007 Report Share Posted December 25, 2007 I think the director was inspired by Kusturica and the beginning was of the movie was a good knock-off of his style. But in general I did not like the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghos Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 I had the same impression.It´s not a bad movie but it seems to cater to a certain type of diasporan that has very few opportunities to see a semi-intelectualized approach to life in Armenia, even if throught the eyes of a Kurd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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