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SFEnnisSF:

--- Quote from: Artiste on December 20, 2008, 11:45:17 pm ---
Was sex in it?


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There is no sex in the movie Artiste.

Artiste:
Any kisses ?

SFEnnisSF:

--- Quote from: Artiste on December 20, 2008, 11:49:01 pm ---Any kisses ?

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Ok, yes, there is a kiss.  It's a loooong beautiful tender emotional kiss too!  :-*

Artiste:
Pic of it?

Aloysius J. Gleek:


--- Quote from: southendmd on December 20, 2008, 08:17:18 pm ---I schlepped through the not-very-well-plowed-snow-filled streets to see Ciao today.   ***not to spoilerish***

I had only read John's review, having skipped over the others before viewing.

While I liked it, I didn't love it. 

I have no problem with slow, paced films.  However, this one was too stylized and studied for me to emotionally connect with it.  It seemed like it would have made a good short film, rather than a feature-length film.  It seemed to be an outline  of a film.  I guess I was left wanting more. 

The actors were attractive, the constant close-ups were effective, but the expressions didn't really change.  I don't know if they were purposely holding back, but, to me, there wasn't enough development.  The stiff dialogue didn't help. 

A very sincere effort, that was lacking for me.  The best line, when Andrea talks about a former girlfriend, realizing that "she didn't have a dick" made me laugh, but, sadly, summed up the film for me.  There just wasn't enough there there. 

******

Aside:  the "typing" of emails at the beginning made me think of none other than "Doogie Houser". 

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I'm glad you saw the film, Paul. If nothing else, it supports gay cinema!

(My TV and film knowledge could be lacking--when something looks very fresh to me, it might be old hat to the cognoscenti.  Believe it or not, I have never seen 'Doogie Houser'--oops!  Oh, well. I do know the actor Neil Patrick Harris is, of course.)

Artiste: the kissing scene is at near the end:

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