One of my absolute favorite films in this year's festival, A Frozen Flower is an epic in the best sense, and it truly has something for everyone. I've heard some great reactions from people who were at the screening this evening, so keep the feedback coming!
Monday, October 11, 2010
Program 18: A Frozen Flower
One of my absolute favorite films in this year's festival, A Frozen Flower is an epic in the best sense, and it truly has something for everyone. I've heard some great reactions from people who were at the screening this evening, so keep the feedback coming!
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HUGE film! The sets and costumes were among the best I have seen. Very interesting story, and some great fight scenes.
Thanks to Michael and the Programming Committee for bringing us this rare gem!
A true tragedy in the classical sense-was blown away. Thank you for this film.
I agree with both the previous posters. This film is probably one of my favorites from ImageOut ever. It was beautiful to look at...the story was riveting & tragic. It's been two days and I still can't get it out of my head. Thanks!
This one really took my breath away. The twists and turns were amazing, and the scenery and detail was just unbelievable. This made Memoirs of a Geisha look like a grainy early Bruce Lee flick. :)
I truly hope this sees an extended showing in the US, and is available for import some time soon.
To get a film that is not widely seen is not common in the festival circuit. This particular one was a coup for ImageOut.
For starters, it was a gorgeous film to watch. There was glorious color in every scene. The acting was not overdone in the least and the direction helped to illustrate the beauty of the movie.
The plot was very compelling. The action and the tragic quality of the film kept the audience's full attention. People literally gasped at the ending.
It has been several days since I saw the film and it is still with me. It is like finding an unknown restaurant, unexpectedly enjoying a delicious meal, and wanting to taste and enjoy it yet again, and the sooner the better.
Yeah, I enjoyed this one. I loved at the end when he asked "Did you ever have any feelings of love for me?" and the other guy answers "No, never" and of course we're all like "He's obviously lying!"
The costumes were great and everything was beautifully choreographed. Even the fight scenes were done well, even if they were a bit too bloody! :)
An absolute winner! Wow - I and most of the people around me were on the edge of our seats for most of the movie.
I literally had everything AND that kitchen sink in it.
I think what I enjoyed most about the film was when the Emperor asks him if he ever, at any moment, loved him, and he says "No!" with conviction. Ouch! Damn! That was killer. However, once they both die and they are off hunting together as based on the Emperor's painting, it seemed to indicate that they did actually love one another; it was a love that transcended this plain and into the next.
Like Jim wrote: THANK YOU! This was amazing.
Very pleased that this film was very much appreciated by the audience. And for the most part, people overlooked the violence for the substance and the amazing story. The only problem with bringing a great film like this is its cost, especially that the print for this had to be shipped directly from Korea! But it was all worth it.
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Great costumes and sets!
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Touchy and ouchy!
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As the phrase goes, "Love makes him weak" regardless he's straight or gay. Kind of annoying in life but the movie is quite interesting. Gorgeous Korean male lover!
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Good but boring compared to Undertow.
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Wonderfully bloody. See where lies, broken promises and secrets will get you? Good film.
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Extremely moving.
Superbly written.
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WOW!!! This is a movie that will be talked about for a long time.
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Great plot and execution!
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Excellent! Sad story but well done.
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This is the best movie in the festival! Great impact and most gorgeous film. Every scene was fantastic!
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Excellent. More proof that f_cking women is bad.
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Loved it. Korea does Shakespeare?
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Thank you for bringing this excellent film!!!
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S U M P T U O U S!
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Quite a treat!
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So glad you brought it!
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Superb!
Hated the hetero sex.
Loved the story, plot and ending.
Hot guys!
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Maybe my face so far -- this or Undertow. GREAT!
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A really, really EXCELLENT film!
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Above excellent!
Historical drama, gorgeous.
Not just for gay!
All around great.
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Visually beautiful!!!!
Great story and great ending.
Could have taken place today!
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It was a good movie with tons to look at and tons of action.
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Unbelievable.
PG-13
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Best movie I have seen in a long time. Story was touching. Gay is normal!
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Excellent. Very unusual. Would not have thought of it happening.
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Amazing! A real tear jerker.
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Epic!!!
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Beautiful story.
Scenery was fantastic.
Great acting.
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It was so gay as Michael G. said, but I enjoyed the sex and violence.
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Excellent. Intense!
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Excellent but bloodier than I prefer. Intense.
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A fantastic choice!
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Simply the best ... ever!
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Spectacular! Beautiful, poignant, tragic ... the list goes on. This film is Shakespearean in every way. I gasped, yelped, and held my breath to the point of asphyxiation! Bravo!
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An epic, tragic, and beautiful film.
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Subtitles were really hard to read but amazing story.
Excellent choice!
Little strange ending before credits ...
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Just beyond excellent!
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Yeah, I think the movie was a little more queer than South Korea thought. All of the films you've brought from S Korea over the years have been great. This was a grand epic beautiful film like back in the heyday of Ben Hur and The Ten Commandments style films.
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