Latino Cinemedia (sidebar): "Imitation" is a Canadian film (directed by Federico Hidalgo) with much to recommend it, especially the performance by lead actress Vanessa Bauche who creates a complex, interesting lead character. Teresa (Bauche) has traveled from Mexico to Montreal in search of the husband who left her. Working as a cleaning lady and seamstress, she is angry and depressed but meets a local (Jesse Aaron Dwyre) who befriends her and offers to help her search for her husband. The story is muddled and confusing, unfortunately, which detracts from the excellent performances.
Documentary: "In the Company of Actors" is an exhilarating look behind the scenes of an Australian production of "Heda Gabler". Starring the exquisite Cate Blanchett and the fabulous Hugo Weaving, the documentary gives us fascinating glimpses into rehearsals, lighting and staging details and scenes from the production, as well as interviews with the director and actors. A must see for anyone who loves theater.
Santa Barbara Filmmakers: "We Played Marbles: Remembering a Stolen Childhood", another outstanding documentary, features interviews with 11 Holocaust survivors from Austria, Poland and Germany. Chilling details of their experiences as children during this horrifying time in history make the Holocaust become heartbreakingly personal, and even though the editing is a bit choppy the power of these survivors' stories is undeniable.
Independent Features: "Goliath" brings a quirky, surprisingly touching and funny twist to the story of an unhappy guy whose marriage is ending, job is depressing and cat is missing. Writer/director/lead actor David Zellner brings us an entertaining tale, making the lead character's loneliness and anger hilarious and poignant all at the same time. Though the story doesn't necessarily lend itself to laughs, Zellner finds the humor in little, every day details (such as David running an electric can opener at the open window in an attempt to locate the missing cat).
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