Film

In many ways, Oliver Stone’s latest documentary film South of the Border is a mirror image of the 2004 film adaptation of The Motorcycle Diaries. In this latter film, based on the journals of a young Ernesto “Che” Guevara, two young idealists strike out across the South American continent on a motorcycle in search of adventure, but instead find passion, resilience, and a Latin American identity that transcended all political borders.

I’m not an admirer of director Christopher Nolan’s work (except for The Prestige, which had a pleasant combination of gorgeous period detail and clever plotting), but Inception started me thinking about the conventions of film narration in Hollywood, and narrative formulas in general.

This is the trailer for Julian Schnabel's film "Miral" starring Slumdog alum Freida Pinto. The film is about a young woman who lives in an orphanage setup in Jerusalem by Hind Husseini in the wake of the 1948 partition of Palestine. Besides my infatuation with Ms. Pinto, this film definitely deserves attention due to its political relevancy. It premieres at the Venice Film Festival in September. 

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