From: "Michael" <michael-AT-michaeljdixon.com>
To: <puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org>
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Re:_=5BPuptcrit=5D_STRINGS=A0_--=A0_Movie?=
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 19:43:15 +0100


I agree totally with you. I felt the film artistically was wonderful, the
movement and performance of the marionettes a credit to their manipulators,
however I found the actual storyline sadly lacking and felt myself waiting
for it to 'get going' throughout.

I came out of the cinema (it was a showing in the UK for the British Puppet
Guild) and, alongside many others, felt pleased by the puppetry witnessed,
but disappointed by the movie.

Michael.

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Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] STRINGS  --  Movie


> My 4 cents on Strings:
>
> The puppets were astounding works of craftsmanship and artistry, and for
the
> most part they were manipulated beautifully. (Only some of the battle
scenes
> looked a bit clumsy.)
>
> My quibble with the film is with the script and direction.
>
> I would have appreciated some variation in the overall gloominess of the
> script. For instance, the girl's pet bird could have added some much
needed comic
> relief.
>
> As for direction, I thought the pacing could have varied. It was all so...
> legato. There were also some questionable cuts/edits. When the characters'
faces
> never change expression, and their mouths never move, it's incumbent upon
the
> director to make absolutely clear who is speaking when. There were many
> scenes in Strings when the direction was more like that used for humans,
which
> simply doesn't always work for puppets.
>
> I also got a little tired of all the rain scenes. It began to seem like
> showing off -- "Look! We can operate puppets in water!"
>
> But like I said, just quibbles. Overall, really an amazing film.
> Linda
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