https://globalfilmstudies.com/2013/08/21/wadjda-saudi-arabia-germany-2012/ An introduction to global film for teachers and students Wed, 28 Aug 2013 13:31:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ https://globalfilmstudies.com/2013/08/21/wadjda-saudi-arabia-germany-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-312 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 13:31:49 +0000 http://itpworld.wordpress.com/?p=9268#comment-312 I enjoyed the film. However, I found it rather conventional both in plot and style. The director cites Bicycle Thieves as an important influence. However the camera shots and editing are very like mainstream films: at several points I thought a long take would add to ones sense of the action. I noted that the producer is from Television and that may have had an effect.
The resolution also feels coventional. I think Roy is right about the central performance, which to a degree carries the film. One film with which it shares parallels is the Iranian Offside, but I thought the latter was more advenrurous in the way it presented its story.

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