• Archive for September 15th, 2005

    VIFF: Vietnam Symphony (2005)

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    A documentary is best when it tells me something that I didn’t know, and here we have a great example of how to do this. In 1965, North Vietnam’s communist government evacuated the Hanoi Music Conservatory, relocating the teachers, students, and truck loads of instruments to a remote village. In the countryside, working with the [...]

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    VIFF: The Score (2005)

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    Who is writing these entries in the film guide? “you’ll leave the theatre contemplating these kinds of inquiries while still humming fun-loving tunes like Ladder of Love and Collaboration make this film a uniquely entertaining treat. “ As it is, I feel a bit cheated having had to witness the Novex Delivery guys’ song and [...]

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