So you could say it was yet another film that I thought would be in English that ended up being primarily in another language. As it turns out, at least half of the dialogue is in Spanish, as the two characters try to speak Spanish as much as possible in keeping with Duplass' character's intended immersion in the language. Since I knew it was starring Mark Duplass, I could only assume that the film would be in English. It was yet another film where the language of the film proved to be a surprise. Two other reasons the film was an appropriate way to finish this year's MIFF:ġ. I suppose if she had been in Mexico that would have been a better match, but the language is shared between the two locations and that's good enough for me. Language Lessons, a two-hander starring Mark Duplass and Natalie Morales (who is also director), has to do with an American living in Oakland trying to brush up on his Spanish via video chat Spanish lessons with a woman living in Costa Rica. When we planned that food option we didn't realize how appropriate it would be.
So in order to make it a little more special, my wife and I ordered Mexican from our favorite local Mexican restaurant, margaritas included. (With the exception of the Opening Night film, CODA, which I did not see, which was only available for an eight-hour window that night.) on Saturday night, and only for something like an eight-hour period, differentiating it from the other streaming films, which were available for the duration. My 12th and final film of this year's MIFF only became available at 7 p.m. There's something a little special about a Closing Night film - that phrase doesn't look right either lower or upper case - that distinguishes it from the others. If a film festival always benefits from one Duplass movie, two can only be better, right?īut I did follow up the MIFF Closing Night film, Language Lessons, which featured a Duplass in front of the camera, with a Duplass favorite I'd seen only once, Cyrus, which has both of them behind the camera. There weren't actually two films at this year's Melbourne International Film Festival featuring a Duplass brother, Jay or Mark, in front of or behind the camera.
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