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Film Short Film Fridays
Posted by Charles Mudede on Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 4:18 PM
This week's short film is "Look Up at the Stars, Portugal!," a stunning and packed epic by the local filmmaker Matthew Brown. In just 4 minutes, Brown’s short (the soaring music, the brilliant colors, the gorgeous city, the reflections on the nature of the universe) says more about life and the human condition than The Tree of Life said in three or so long (indeed interminable) hours.
Look Up at the Stars, Portugal! from Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) on Vimeo.
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Great film with the director showing at SIFF Film Center tonite at 7:30 pm.
Not the Uptown, the building in Seattle Center next to the water fountain.
Not the Uptown, the building in Seattle Center next to the water fountain.
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But, Charles, the scope of The Tree of Life is much broader than the human condition. It is a meditation on existence itself. It shows that the human drama is but the surface sheen of the infinite churning everything.
Right up until that final scene in the surf. That did not belong at all. I'd like to believe that the producers forced that scene on Malick and that we will eventually see a director's cut of the film without that scene. Or I could just turn the movie off before the end next time I watch it.
Right up until that final scene in the surf. That did not belong at all. I'd like to believe that the producers forced that scene on Malick and that we will eventually see a director's cut of the film without that scene. Or I could just turn the movie off before the end next time I watch it.
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I'm proud to count Matty Brown among my friends. He's an incredibly sweet guy with amazing talent and you should check out his other films here: http://vimeo.com/matthewbrown
He made a film about my living room once, which I think is pretty rad. It's also on the existential tip: http://vimeo.com/3763826
He made a film about my living room once, which I think is pretty rad. It's also on the existential tip: http://vimeo.com/3763826
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