纪录片：

Argument - CR (IFFR 2007)

In 1978, three men analyse an edition of a The New York Times, revealing the prejudice and latent content of news and advertisements. This new High Definition restoration reveals its trenchant analysis of media ideology still is as pertinent as ever.

This legendary and provocative essay film, Argument , was first screened in 1978, but has been almost unseen for the last twenty years. The new High Definition restoration of the film demonstrates that its trenchant analysis of media ideology remains more pertinent than ever. Three male voices dissect one edition of The New York Times , revealing the prejudice and latent content of news and advertisements, reading images as texts and presenting text as an image. Fashion photographs are used as a starting point for a political investigation of news, advertising and images of masculinity - while at the same time, the film makers reflect on their own position and the possibility of radical film practice. Argument was strongly influenced by e.g. Godard and Hollis Frampton, and is a stylistically beautiful, relentlessly inquisitive film.

这是一部很久以前的评论纽约时代周刊的纪录片（1978）。据说之后的20多年都少见于市面。这是最令我期待的一部纪录片了。

Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing - MP (IFFR 2007)

Powerful documentary by double Oscar winner Barbara Kopple (American Dream, Harlan County, USA), together with Cecilia Peck, about the famous country trio The Dixie Chicks. After controversial statements about Bush, they had to live for years with boycotts and public taunting. Yet they stayed on their feet.

A powerful documentary from two-time Academy Award winning director Barbara Kopple (Harlan County USA and American Dream). With unprecedented access to the behind-closed-doors world of celebrities in the centre of a political and pop culture storm, Dixie Chicks – Shut up and Sing provides a view of the real and raw emotional roller coaster of three strong women thrust into the turbulent centre of a national debate all over an off-the-cuff remark made by lead singer Natalie Maines about President George Bush on the eve of the American invasion of Iraq.Dixie Chicks – Shut Up and Sing travels with the Chicks, from their peak of popularity as the national anthem-singing darlings of country music and top-selling female recording artists of all time, through the now infamous anti-Bush comment, and on through the days, months and years of mayhem. The film follows the lives and careers of the Chicks through the writing and recording of their first album since that ‘incident’ on the London concert stage back in 2003. During these last three years they have been under political attack and have received death threats while continuing to live their lives, have children, and of course make music. The film ultimately presents who the Dixie Chicks are as women, public figures, and musicians.

鹿特丹的电影节又到了。晚上花了整整4小时选了一堆电影，临到12点网站售票开放了，又如往年一般因为访问者过多而无法进入了。。。 我可是准点点击的啊。。。 啊啊啊。。。今天晚上睡不好觉了:S 

 

鹿特丹国际电影节IFFR，每年一月底二月初两周时间内，共有数百部电影，短篇，媒体装置技术在鹿特丹十几家影院内播放。和其他一些国际上有名的电影节相比，IFFR上面播放的多数是非商业电影，艺术电影，试验性媒体，各种纪实影篇等等。参加的导演多数也是极具争议性的人物，或者是初出茅庐，又或者就干脆是爱好者。不过每年都有一些新秀导演被商业公司看中，影片也在商业影院上映。

 

IFFR的标志是一头老虎，今年的海报设计就特别有东方味了。