twilight

spring twilight

the parakeet back

in the cage

First published in Modern Haiku

Degas

Degas room

the museum guard

scratches her thigh

don't

"don't tell me

how to raise my son"

says my son

Film Festival report

The New York Film Festival has run its course. Here are some films I recommend, if they come your way. I'm giving the title by which the film was identified at the festival. Sometimes, especially with foreign films, title changes occur. In the parentheses, you'll find country of production and director.

indian summer

a perfect afternoon

for a movie

Captain Phillips (USA, Paul Greengrass)

American Promise (USA, Joe Brewster & Michele Stephenson)

The Immigrant (USA, James Gray)

Inside Lewyn Davis (USA, Joel & Ethan Coen)

Jealousy (France, Philippe Garrel)

Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian, (France, Arnaud Desplechin)

Nobody's Daughter Haewon (South Korea, Hong Sang-soo)

Omar (Palestinian Territories, Hany Abu-Assad)

Stranger by the Lake (France, Alain Giraudie)

Stray Dogs (Taiwan/France Tsai Ming-liang)

A Touch of Sin (China, Jia Zhanfke)

When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism (Romania/France, Corneliu Perombolu)

first date

she praises the wrong

Romanian film