Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Sunday:



19:30 at Rudolfínum listened to Prague Autumn Classical Music Festival:

PROKOFJEV - Skytská suita
MONTSALVATGE - Cinco canciones negras
ČAJKOVSKIJ - Symfonie č. 5 e moll

Orquesta Nacional de Espana
Soprán: Nancy Fabiola Herrera - I was not expecting anything like this...Brilliant, magnificent and strong voice. It was so emotional. My 1st opera-like singing that captured my soul.
Dirigent: Josep Pons

Saturday:

MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2008 at kino Svetozor

My personal preference:

The Golden Thread
dir.: Diego Sanchidrián Rubio | 16' | Spain
Sometimes, mystifying bonds are set up between people. Bonds which overcome distance, oblivion and unawareness. And when those bonds are created, they can become what we need to survive.

Ripple
dir.: Paul Gowers | 16' | United Kingdom
One small random act of malice forces an ordinary man off the safe road and on to a dark journey he’ll never forget.

Ode Ober
dir.: Hiba Vink | 11'| Netherlands
The waiter has been supplying perfect strangers with food and drinks for as long as he can remember. His murmured maelstrom of acute observations reveals an acquired omniscience regarding his clients’ preferences and character traits. One day, something makes him ponder the concept of life beyond the doors of the restaurant.

New Boy
dir.: Stephanie Green | 11'05'' | Ireland
The only thing harder than Joseph’s first day of school in Ireland was his last day of school in Africa.

Make My Day
dir.: Pelle Moeller | 8' | Denmark
A Man arrives in the emergency hall with his son who has sprained his ankle in school. The father has always told the boy to never let anyone put you down, and what would “Clint” do in such a situation. However, when the attending doctor turns out to be one of those that bullied his father back in his school days, the kid takes matters into his own hands.

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