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[REL] Sink or Swim (1990) [U.S.A.]

Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 3:38 am
by kev
This movie is by the director of 'Hide or Seek'; Su Friedrich.

IMDB link:
http://imdb.com/title/tt0100624/

Synopsis:
Through a series of twenty six short stories, a girl describes the childhood events that shaped her ideas about fatherhood, family relations, work and play. As the stories unfold, a dual portrait emerges: that of a father who cared more for his career than for his family, and of a daughter who was deeply affected by his behavior. Working in counterpoint to the forceful text are sensual black and white images that depict both the extraordinary and ordinary events of daily life. Together, they create a formally complex and emotionally intense film
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Here's a trailer:
http://www.outcast-films.com/films/su/trailer3a.html

Available in USA at CDUniverse:
http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7378133

I'm probably gonna get it from CDUniverse soon... $$ needs to build up... ;)

kev.

Re: [REL] Sink or Swim (1990) {Short: 48mins.}

Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 5:49 am
by FLL
This is not a conventional film. Avante-garde, it consists of 26 chapters (one for each letter of the alphabet) which tell a story of a girl's relationship with her father. There are no actors per se, the video is black and white and mostly otherwise-unrelated clips. The audio (which doesn't start until the fourth chapter) consists primarily of the girl telling the story. (She does it well, I love her voice.) The story is slow-paced but surprisingly engaging and at times moving. This movie is not for everyone, no particularly "special scenes", but I liked it a lot. Thanks Kev for requesting it!

My rip.
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Please change the title to [REL] and move this to the release forum, thanks.

Re: [REL] Sink or Swim (1990) {Short: 48mins.}

Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:22 pm
by ghost
Done.

Thanks FLL ;)

Re: [REL] Sink or Swim (1990) {Short: 48mins.}

Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 10:28 pm
by mongodisco
nice FLL

Alot of nice movies lately, that not necessarily focus on "special scenes", but mere a good story. Got to see a few of them the last days, and look forward to some more in queue.

Re: [REL] Sink or Swim (1990) [U.S.A.]

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2025 12:57 pm
by citronleaf
??? I could have sworn someone was asking for this! :? Well, here it is:
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Re: [REL] Sink or Swim (1990) [U.S.A.]

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2025 4:02 pm
by thequietgirl
Yes, that was me! But I realized that it wasn’t the only film by this director that was no longer available here, and I found them elsewhere, so there wasn’t much point in asking anymore. But thank you for fulfilling the request anyway!

DVDrip ; AVC (3602 kb/s) | AC3 2ch (448 kb/s) | english/spanish/german/french subtitles
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Re: [REL] Sink or Swim (1990) [U.S.A.]

Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2025 6:16 pm
by citronleaf
I figured you either suddenly found it or someone reshared the original emule file! I recognize the name "Su Friedrich" in your "Hide and Seek" post. Thank you, I will check out that one too.