An incredibly confident film in terms of its stylistic decisions, Lucky Life is a serene pleasure to watch. Perhaps one part and one part Hou Hsaio-Hsien and one part Bradley Rust Gray (whose feature The Exploding Girl was at Tff '09), it is nevertheless undeniable that co-writer/director Lee Isaac Chung has a formalist inclination all his own. Before the film's World Premiere screening at the Sva theater Friday night, Chung got onstage to explain that the film's title had been taken from a poem he'd read called 'Lucky Life,' by one Gerald Stern; the poem had served as an inspiration to the filmmaker, and in fact, as he pointed out, Stern was in the audience. Lucky Life is a touching film about four friends - a couple and two individual men - who go down to a beach house they share in North Carolina's Outer Banks. One...
- 4/26/2010
- TribecaFilm.com
Welcome back to our Tribeca 2010 Film Festival preview series. Over the next couple weeks, we’ll be featuring a providing trailers and film descriptions, for many of the films that Rudie Obias will be seeing while at the Film Festival. We’ll try to feature smaller, independent films that may not be receiving as much media attention as say, the next Shrek film which also happens to be premiering at Tribeca. Tonight we’re highlighting Lee Isaac Chung’s film, Lucky Life.
Lucky Life will be screening on April 23rd, 28th, and 30th. For complete times and locations, visit the Tribeca Film Festival website. You can also visit the film’s website, or become a fan of the film on Facebook.
Again, be sure to follow Rudie on Twitter, to stay up to date as to what he’s watching, and what it’s like to attend the Tribeca Film Festival.
Lucky Life will be screening on April 23rd, 28th, and 30th. For complete times and locations, visit the Tribeca Film Festival website. You can also visit the film’s website, or become a fan of the film on Facebook.
Again, be sure to follow Rudie on Twitter, to stay up to date as to what he’s watching, and what it’s like to attend the Tribeca Film Festival.
- 4/6/2010
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
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