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Funny, that what I expect to be two of the best films in the fest, by two of Asia's finest new directors come with 'users manuals' for the western world. These be curious times in which we live still when new art needs essays of introduction...

Posted by Jefferson | May 27, 2007 2:20 PM
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Well, to be fair, these particular films were each also commissioned by the western world. What's really curious is that Tsai's earlier film The Wayward Cloud isn't in the festival and hasn't been seen in Seattle at all.

Posted by annie | May 27, 2007 4:52 PM
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Yes, good point. Each was in-part funded by French / Austrian production companies. I just wonder about the validity of the 'statement of introduction' still used for any modern art. I'm just of the 'go and experience it and come up with your own relationship w/ the thing' school. Esp in the case of work by directors like these two. Yes, bummer that 'Wayward Cloud' never played in Seattle. It played last year in NY... and of course Scarecrow Video has it.

Posted by Jefferson | May 27, 2007 10:11 PM
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May 26 is a Saturday, by the way. I hope no one got in their time machine to see Manufactured Landscapes on the wrong day.

Posted by Lincoln O | May 28, 2007 8:55 AM
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Oh, excellent. I love having to correct my corrections. It played yesterday, which was indeed the 27th. SIFF Notes Online and the grid were correct.

Posted by annie | May 28, 2007 9:10 AM
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