{"id":8564,"date":"2014-04-24T16:01:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-24T20:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=8564"},"modified":"2014-04-24T16:01:00","modified_gmt":"2014-04-24T20:01:00","slug":"film-sacro-gra-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=8564","title":{"rendered":"Film: Sacro GRA (2013)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"SacroGRA_poster_b\"<\/a>Film<\/strong>: Very Good<\/p>\n

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Genre:<\/strong>\u00a0 Documentary \/ Hot Docs 2014<\/p>\n

Synopsis:\u00a0<\/strong>Loose snapshot of the various people who live close to the highway that encircles Rome.<\/p>\n

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Looping around Rome is Grande Raccordo Anulare<\/a>, a circular highway that crosses over waterways, snakes through historic and not-so historic neighbourhoods, and over which scrape airplanes from its international airport, but nestled in every pocket, street corner, strip bar, and apartment complex are a wealth of characters spanning an assorted economic and social strata.<\/p>\n

Director \/ cinematographer \/ writer Gianfranco Rosi follows a select group of local characters \u2013 owners of a gaudy villa, street vendors, a fisherman, ambulance driver, a palm tree beetle hunter, and apartment dwellers in pocket-sized units \u2013 and interweaves their conversations and activities in what feels like a ‘week in the life of’ episodes, and for the most part it works. Sacro GRA<\/strong> follows the popular format of telling a location’s story through glimpses of subjects wholly uncaring of the camera’s presence; relying on human interest slivers and natural sounds; and applying strikingly composed visuals in place of any music and narration. Rosi’s measured pacing may get heavy near the end, but the contrasting locations and characters are oddly fascinating.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 2014 Mark R. Hasan<\/p>\n

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External References:<\/strong>
\nIMDB<\/a> \u00a0— \u00a0Hot Docs 2014 Listing<\/a>
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\nAmazon.ca<\/a>\"\" \"\" —\u00a0<\/span> Amazon.com<\/a>\"\" \"\" —\u00a0<\/span> Amazon.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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