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LostandFoundisafilmprojectforwhichsixyoungfilmmakersfromCentralandEasternEuropehaveeachdevelopedashortfilmonthethemeofgeneration.Together,thesesixshortfilmsmakeawholecinemaevening.Uniquetherebyistheselectionofyoungdirectors,whoarecurrentlyamongthemosttalentedintheCentralandEasternEuropeanregion.Alsospecialisthatfiveoftheshortfilms(fourshortnarrativefilmsandoneshortdocumentary)arevisuallyframedbyanindependentanimationstory.Thefilmmakersmadetheirfilmswithlocalproducersintheirhomecountries;postproductionwascarriedoutinGermany.Thethemegenerationisthethreadrunningthroughthewholefilm.ItmirrorsanewselfunderstandingofyoungfilmmakersinCentralandEasternEurope.Traditionsandnationalhistoryareviewedinanewwayandcinematicallynarrated.Theconceptofgenerationwasnotintendedtoneutralizethedifferencesbetweenthecountries,buttocreateafascinatingframeforcomparison.Thestorieswerewritteninaccordancewiththisthematicguidelineespeciallyforthisproject.PartnercountriesinCentralandEasternEuropewereselectedthathavetheirownfilmculture,butinwhichavailableproductionstructuresaremeager,duetoeconomicand/orpoliticaldevelopments.<br/> "LostandFound"wasinitiatedbyrelations,aninitiativeprojectoftheKulturstiftungdesBundes(GermanFederalCulturalFoundation),whichdevelopsandfostersartandcultureprojectsinvariouscountriesinEasternEuropeandGermany.<br/> Shortfilmsareoftenmoredifficulttoscriptanddirectthanfull-lengthfeatures.Notonlymustthemessagebeaspoignantasinamainstreammovie,butitmustalsobeconveyedsuccinctlyinatightperiodoftime.<br/> LostAndFoundshowcasesfivenewshortsfromEasternEurope,eachasentertaining,freshandinspiringastheonebefore.Thereisalsoasixth,Gene+Ratio,whichrunsintermittentlybetweentheothers,thatcanbeviewedasitsownpiece,orasalinkbetweenthefeaturedshorts.<br/> Gene+Ratiodealswiththeneedforwater,orathirstofsomesort.Alternatelyfeaturinginsects,possiblyfleas,andafilthylookingfeline,itserveswellmergingtheothershortsintoonepiece.Onitsown,itisratherdisturbingandbaffling,inparticulartheclipwhereatinymanislickingthecameralens,whichturnsintoacatlappingupasaucerofmilk.Itisalmostenoughtomakeyoufeelviolated.Thereisalsoabathsequence,involvingthecatanditsmistress...let'sjustsayitmakesParisHilton'snudephotoshootwithherdogcoveringherunmentionableslooklikeaJaneAustenbookcover.Thefilmisstrangeenoughtobecompelling,yetisindangerofbeingignoredastheaudiencetakethisopportunitytorecoverfromthepreviousshortandpreparethemselvesforthenext.<br/> TheRitualisalovelydepictiononthethemeofgeneration,marriageandchildren.GoesheisBulgarian,butmarryingaFrenchgirl.Hisparentsarepreparingfortheweddingpartyandaredeterminedtogivehimthebestreceptionhecouldwishfor.Soundsoftheyoungerworldaretransposedintotheolder,makingforabeautifulfilmwhichshowsthatbotholdandnewcanliveinharmony.Whatisapleasantsurpriseisthattheyoungercouplestrivestomakethein-lawshappyinasmuchastheparentsattempttogivetheirsonthebest,whichisadelightfulchangefromHollywoodblockbusters,wherethereiseitheramonster-in-law,oranupstartsiblingwhodoesn'tcarewhatparentsthink.Thisistheonlyshort,Ibelieve,tousetwolanguages.Itisapleasuretowatch.<br/> TurkeyGirlismyfavouriteofthecollection.Itmanagestocombinelightcomedywiththemesofgrowingupandlettinggo-theveryessencebehindtheideaofLostAndFound.Tatianaisagirlwhomustbribehermother'sdoctorsothathegiveshispatientasecondoperation.Itisdifficultenoughtoknowhowmuchtooffer,orholdback,howtofoldthemoney,whichpockettokeepitin.Herfatheralsotellshertobutcherherfavouritepetandfriend-aturkey-asanoffering.Forhermother'ssake,Tatianaknowsthatshemustdothis,butasshetellsherboyfriend(whomsheis"justfriendswith",bytheway),thisisnoordinaryturkey.Hecantellthedifferencebetweenacircleandasquare.TurkeyGirlwillappealtoanimalactivists,philosophers,teenagersemergingfreshfrompuberty,oranyonewhohaseverhadtomakeasacrifice<br/> Birthdayispartdocumentary,partexplorationofchildhoodinnocence.ItfocusesontwogirlsoneithersideofthedestroyedbridgeatMostar.DunjalovesstrawberryicecreamandgoestoaMuslimschool,wheresheistaughtthatwhenthebirdssingtheychanttheirpraisestoAllah.InneslikesthecolourpinkandgoestoaCatholicschoolthathasnoBosnianchildreninit.BothgirlsloveJenniferLopez.Theyareinterviewedonsimilarsubjects-whyMostarisdividedintoaneastandawest(neitherreallyunderstands)andtheobviouspointofthestoryiswellput:thesegirlshavebirthdaysadayapartandiftheyevermetwouldbeindistinguishable.Sinceitisunlikelytohappen,whiletheyarestillchildren,thecameraposesastheirYugoslavianbridge.Presentedinalightfashion,takingontheafter-effectsoftheBosnianwar,thisisaruefulexaminationofthewayinwhichsocietyinflictsitsowndifferenceswithinitself.<br/> ShortlastingSilenceisthedarkestofthefive.Itconveysthemesofloneliness,suicideandincestinastoryofamangoingtovisithisdeadmother.Itisdonesotastefullythatalltheaudienceshouldfeelisashiveratthesinisteratmospherecreatedwhenthepsychologististhevictimofhisownmaking.Thereisanunsettlingempathyfortheprotagonist,whoknowsalltheadvicetogiveandyetcannottakeithimself.Thereisadefinitepotentialforthistodevelopintoafeaturefilm,asitsthemes,thoughwellportrayed,areyettobefullyexplored...butperhapsthatisourroleastheaudience.<br/> FabulousVerabeginswithashotofanincrediblyboredwomanonatram.ThisisessentiallyVera'sdifficulty.She'spastmiddle-age,themanshelovedlefther,herdaughterisemigratingtoCubawithalovershehasknownbarelythreedaysandshemustsmileconstantlyatpassengersontramsaskingwhethertheywouldliketopurchasetickets.Herboredomisjuxtaposedwiththatofapoliceman,sittinginhiscar,withsomuchtimeonhishandsthathecanaffordtofinishtheembroiderystartedbyhislatewife.MilenaDravicperformswell,particularlywhenVerahijacksherowntramandputsherfootdown,takingherlifeupagear,and,whenthebrakesdon'twork,findingherselfunabletostop,asshespiralsoutofcontrol.Thiscomedyexaminesthetroublewithmid-lifecrisesandthewonderofsecondyouth.<br/> Theseshortsarefantastic.AlthoughmyfavouriteisTurkeyGirl,eacharesoappealingitisdifficulttochose.
