Tuvalu
Director: Veit Helmer
Starring: Denis Lavant, Chulpan Khamatova, Philippe Clay, Terrence Gillespie, Djoko Rosic
A concept executed with bravura style, intelligent curiosity, and playful wit.
Astounding. It is also bizarre, challenging, and, at times, admirably overreaching. In short, it's the kind of ambitious little film that can leave critics in a swoon and American moviegoers scratching their heads.
It is filled with imposing and beautiful imagery, though it becomes increasingly monotonous.
Helmer's wildly whimsical debut film, Tuvalu, is the kind of movie that might one day find itself in the hall of fame of surreal movie weirdness alongside cult favorites like "Eraserhead," "Delicatessen" and the avant-garde frolics of Guy Maddin.
This one-of-a kind charmer casts an immediate and delightful spell.
Best Direction - Young Film (Regienachwuchspreis)
Bavarian Film Awards (2000)
Veit Helmer
Birmingham Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival (2000)
New Directors Competition
Chicago International Film Festival (1999)
Best Cinematography
Chlotrudis Awards (2003)
Veit Helmer
Espoo Ciné International Film Festival (2000)
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