Sunday, June 17, 2007

Rain and protocol

Saw a Sydney Film Festival this week, I think the first one I have seen in about 7 years. Though that isn't to say that the program hadn't tempted me, I did try to book but gave up.

It was an Egyptian film and it was interesting as the film was attended by the Egyptian Consul and some other VIPS, including the writer and the translater to see the rolling hills of protocol etiquette.

Also curious how the translater had decided that she didn't want to do the Q&A session after the movie and would have run out of the cinema if left to her own devices.

The move was The Yacoubian Building by OMARET YACOUBIAN, a great film even at 172 minutes.

Joanne Kee
www.ceressolutions.com.au

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