The Farewell Party

[ironymaiden]

An Israeli comedy/drama about a euthanasia machine. Almost all the good parts were in the trailer. The acting is quite good, and I delighted in the cultural milieu. I didn't delight in the drama, about a woman sinking into dementia. (This is one of my automatic nopes when I'm scheduling my festival - no Alzheimer's, no mentally challenged family members, nothing described as "hypnotic".) As a whole it didn't quite hang together. Bummer, since the character writing was great and I loved the cast.

Comments

[buhrger]

nothing described as "hypnotic"
what's the origin of this prohibition?

[ironymaiden]

It's going to be arty for artiness' sake and boring. See also "dreamlike" and "deliberate".
SIFF is consistent enough in how they write their blurbs that I can use certain words to reject a film rather than be annoyed by watching it.

[buhrger]

got it. is the consistent blurbing intentional on their part?

[ironymaiden]

i don't know that it's an official policy, that would be awesome if true. i think it more likely that the same people are writing them year-in, year-out, and i've learned their style.