tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post5894616366728699174..comments2023-07-25T18:12:10.051+10:00Comments on Melbourne Film Blog: MIFF 2009 Day 12 - 4/8/09Paul Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-27968784148532370872009-08-11T21:50:13.845+10:002009-08-11T21:50:13.845+10:00Fair comments about Morphia, Glenn. The problem w...Fair comments about Morphia, Glenn. The problem with the story is we never get close to the doctor, no insights into his personality, no redeeming qualities. The film keeps us on the outside.<br /><br />I know what you mean about The White Ribbon. Hidden is a little the same. I don't think there's anything cheap about what Haneke is doing. I find it one of his most skillful films Paul Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10965628567103267009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34898184.post-56579160428137847902009-08-11T18:50:30.557+10:002009-08-11T18:50:30.557+10:00I found "Morphia" to be nothing more tha...I found "Morphia" to be nothing more than a routine drug addict story gussied up in period costumes and sets.<br /><br />"The White Ribbon"... I'm not sure. I know I'm <b>meant</b> to see something "there", but I'm not sure I do. Do you know what I mean? Like... I get ambiguity, but sometimes I think directors use that as a cheap way of actually getting Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.com