Don't Let It Get To You (1966)
Kiwi musical about two drummers competiting for the affections of a young woman, and a place in a band, at the same gig.
"B&W '60s musical set in Rotorua, starring a young Howard Morrison and Kiri Te Kanawa. Maybe it's my favorite NZ feature film! I think it’s a road movie too, time to see it again... Has a great rock 'n' roll soundtrack."
Pina (2011)
Wim Wender's documentary about dancer Pina Bausch, filmed in 3D.
"Just saw this (in 3D) at the Festival and fell in love with Pina and her dancers.
I gave Wim Wenders a copy of Kaikohe Demolition in Cannes a few years ago. Bumped into him on the street, I wonder if he watched it!"
Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)
A lonely shoe salesman and an eccentric performance artist struggle to connect in Miranda July's unique take on contemporary life.
"It’s a kind of magic and I love the soundtrack."
Down by Law (1986)
Jim Jarmusch's story of three different men in a Louisiana prison. Starring Roberto Begnini and Tom Waits.
"On a train heading towards Rome many years ago I sat next to, and started talking to, a famous Italian soccer player. He soon convinced me to go on an Italian TV show and pretend to be Roberto Begnini’s cousin from New Zealand. If my Italian was better I would have done it. 'I scream, you scream, we all scream for Ice Cream...'. 'It's a sad, but beautiful world...' "
God's Comedy (1995)
João de Deus is the manager of an ice-cream shop owned by an ex-prostitute, Paraíso dos Gelados (Ice-Cream Paradise)...
"Tale of a perverted Portuguese ice-cream store owner (played by the director himself). I discovered Monteiro’s incredible imagination at the NZ Film Festival ten years ago and recently saw and fell in love with all his films back to back in NYC at a retrospective. When I visited Lisboa in Portugal I sat at Monteiro’s table, at his favorite café where he used to write down his ideas. I sat down and looked up and in front of me were about twenty beautiful Portuguese women, in uniforms, unveiling a new car from Mercedes Benz. It was very strange and I felt like I was in one of his films. Thanks Bill Gosden for including in the festival!"
