http://www.directorsnotes.com/2008/04/23/hotel-harabati-brice-cauvin/ The What, How & Why of Independent Filmmaking Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:03:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.directorsnotes.com/2008/04/23/hotel-harabati-brice-cauvin/comment-page-1/#comment-26082 5 Star Pune Hotel Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:04:41 +0000 http://www.directorsnotes.com/2008/04/23/hotel-harabati-brice-cauvin/#comment-26082 Without providing straightforward explanations, Cauvin roots his elliptical story in a recognizably everyday world of child-care arrangements, DIY tasks and visits to swimming baths. His preference for long shots allows us time to ponder the perplexing events we're shown, and to consider what's happening within the imaginations of the characters, not least the dream-like passage in Syria in search of the elusive hotel from which the film takes its name. Without providing straightforward explanations, Cauvin roots his elliptical story in a recognizably everyday world of child-care arrangements, DIY tasks and visits to swimming baths. His preference for long shots allows us time to ponder the perplexing events we’re shown, and to consider what’s happening within the imaginations of the characters, not least the dream-like passage in Syria in search of the elusive hotel from which the film takes its name.

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