TNZIFF 2007 Coverage: August
The Lumière Reader shifts its frequency of coverage down a notch following the conclusion of Telecom 2007 New Zealand International Film Festivals’ two major legs, Auckland and Wellington, though continues to dispatch outstanding reviews and reportage for the remainder of August as the festival services Dunedin, Christchurch, before hitting the road to complete a tour of New Zealand’s minor centres through until November. Coverage to date can be overviewed by month (June/July/August), browsed via the Form Guide, or sampled in recaps by way of the The Film Reader’s TNZIFF Dispatches. Also look out for our annual Post-Festival Wrap at the end of the month.




Vicky Cristina Barcelona: What's not to like? Barcelona in summer. Passionate artists Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz spend quality time with the free-spirited Scarlett Johansson. Blazingly sensual escapism, ground in realism. The Woodman's still got it, directing with a big heart and a sure hand. Cruz, liberated from mediocre American movies, is a Almodovarian force of nature.


