Posted on: Friday, November 2, 2001
Movie Scene
6 films in running for top prize
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• Jurors are film-industry notables
• Hawai'i International Film Festival information
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Six films from as many nations will compete for the Golden Maile Award, the top film festival prize voted by the guest jurors.
The films:
• "The Fast Runner," Canada, directed by Zacharias Kunuk. A mysterious shaman arrives in a remote Arctic village, spreading jealousy, envy, dissent; the austere landscape adds to the mood of alienation. At 6:30 p.m. Monday at Waikiki 2.
• "Bungee Jumping of Their Own," South Korea, directed by Kim Dae-Seung. A love story with layers, about two college students who pledge lifelong love, with surprising results etched with scandal and public alienation. At 6 p.m. Saturday at Dole Cannery 9; 3 p.m. Monday at Windward Stadium; 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Dole Cannery 8.
• "Firefly Dreams," Japan, directed by John Williams. A coming-of-age drama, laced with familial obligations, centering on a small-town girl adjusting to divorce. At 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Dole Cannery 8; 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Dole Cannery 8.
• "Millennium Mambo," Taiwan, directed by Hou Hsaio Hsien. A bar hostess, caught in the techno dance club scene, is disenchanted with her boyfriend and gets involved with a gangster. At 6 pm. Sunday at Dole Cannery 9; 6:45 p.m. Wednesday at Waikiki 1.
• "Season of Guavas," Vietnam, directed by Dang Nhat Minh. A powerful drama, rich with nostalgia, about the after-effects of the Vietnam war. At noon Sunday at Dole Cannery 9; 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at Dole Cannery 8.
• "To End All Wars," USA, directed by David L. Cunningham. See story, Page 18, and review, Page 19. At 6:30 p.m. today at Waikiki 2; 6:45 p.m. today at Waikiki 1.
