Slog - Comments on About Water: People and Yellow Jugs http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/about_water_people_and_yellow_jugs The Austrian documentary About Water (Über Wasser: Menschen und gelbe Kanister), deftly mimics global travel as it documents three societies whose survival is tightly bound to water. The camera acts as impartial witness; the film refrains from narration or obvious directorial nudges. Even the soundtrack is minimal and stays out of the way, respecting the drumming of a rainstorm, the gurgle of a river lapping its bank, the soft splash of a woman washing her children. We watch as farmers in Bangladesh survive monsoon season on the banks of an unpredictably rising river; as residents of Aralsk, Kazakhstan, a former... Copyright 2008 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:03:48 -0800 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:40:21 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mr. Poe /coma

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/about_water_people_and_yellow_jugs#c1041916 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/about_water_people_and_yellow_jugs#c1041916 SIFF Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:12:48 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I've heard it's quite pretty, actually, Mr. Poe.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/about_water_people_and_yellow_jugs#c1041943 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/about_water_people_and_yellow_jugs#c1041943 SIFF Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:33:25 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Oh, lemme guess. Phorcys told you?

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/about_water_people_and_yellow_jugs#c1041949 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/about_water_people_and_yellow_jugs#c1041949 SIFF Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:35:43 -0800 Comment by Amy Kate Horn Yeah, skip it, Poe. There's no sex at all.

]]> Amy Kate Horn http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/about_water_people_and_yellow_jugs#c1041967 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/about_water_people_and_yellow_jugs#c1041967 SIFF Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:47:02 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe I hate sex scenes.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/about_water_people_and_yellow_jugs#c1041986 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/about_water_people_and_yellow_jugs#c1041986 SIFF Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:00:02 -0800 Comment by Vince Smart guys. Wait until water is as expensive as gas.

]]> Vince http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/about_water_people_and_yellow_jugs#c1042049 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/about_water_people_and_yellow_jugs#c1042049 SIFF Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:52:31 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle @4 - if you want sex, see La France (she looks kind of boyish) or Mermaid. Mermaid was great, La France wasn't.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/about_water_people_and_yellow_jugs#c1042105 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/about_water_people_and_yellow_jugs#c1042105 SIFF Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:40:21 -0800