World Cup, Season 3, Match QF-C: Japan vs Burkina Faso (Feb 6th)

[joachimt]

This is match Quarter Final C of the third season of iCM Forum's Film World Cup.

Country	Original Title	English Title	Year	Manager	IMDB	ICM
Japan	Kawaita hana	Pale Flower	1964	monty	link	link
Burkina Faso	Sia, le rêve du python	Sia, the Dream of the Python	2001	hurluberlu	link	link

Screenshots

Kawaita hana


Sia, le rêve du python

Voting Rules:
- You must watch both films before you vote.
- To vote, post which of the two movies is your favorite. (note: you're ranking the individual films, not the countries)

Voting deadline = Feb 6th
Countdown till deadline

The country that ends at 1st place proceeds to the next round. The ranking of the match will be decided using these rules:
- Movie with most votes wins.
- In case of a tie the match will have a 3 day extension.

Here's a quick summary of how the tournament works

We start with 48 films from 48 countries. Each country has a manager who determines which movie will be watched. In the first round the countries are divided into 12 groups of 4. From each group the countries that end up at #1 and #2 proceed to the next round. In the 2nd round the 24 remaining countries will be divided into 8 groups of 3. The managers pick a new movie. The winner of each group proceeds to the next round. The final 8 countries compete one-on-one in the quarter finals (with a new movie of course) and so on till the final.

iCM-list of all movies in this World Cup

List of all topics related to the World Cup including previous seasons

[beavis]

1. Kawaita Hana - 9,5
2. Sia, le reve du python - 7,5

[zuma]

01 - Kawaita Hana

02 - Sia, le reve du python

I highly doubt any film from Burkina Faso would have a chance against Pale Flower.

[Mario Gaborović]

1. Sia, le reve du python
2. Kawaita hana

[Angel Glez]

1. Kawaita hana
2. Sia, le rêve du python

Films like Pale Flower shouldn't be allowed to compete.

[Cocoa]

1. Sia, le reve du python 7/10
2. Kawaita hana 6/10

[72aicm]

1. Sia, le reve du python
2. Kawaita hana

[joachimt]

I highly doubt any film from Burkina Faso would have a chance against Pale Flower.

Well so far it looks like it's going to be a match anyway.
Kawaita hana: 3
Sia, le rêve du python: 3

[joachimt]

Films like Pale Flower shouldn't be allowed to compete.

There's no filter on iCM that says "films like Pale Flower", so we can't make this a rule.

[zuma]

I highly doubt any film from Burkina Faso would have a chance against Pale Flower.

Well so far it looks like it's going to be a match anyway.
Kawaita hana: 3
Sia, le rêve du python: 3

I meant it just for me personally because I love the film and most of the director's work.

...even though it sounds like I was referring to the match.

[TajSamKojiJesam]

1. Kawaita hana - 4/5
2. Sia, le rêve du python - 2/5

[Muellwind]

1. Sia, le reve du python
2. Kawaita hana

[weirdboy]

1. Kawaita hana 乾いた鼻 AKA Pale Flower (1964) - Masahiro Shinoda [re-watch]
2. Sia, le rêve du python AKA Sia, the Dream of the Python (2001) - Dani Kouyate

Good selections for this match!
I had previously seen Keita! L'heritage du griot from Dani Kouyate, and I think Sia is a much better film. I was not expecting it to be competitive but was pleasantly surprised.

[klaus78]

1. Kawaita hana (Japan) 9/10
2. Sia, le rêve du python (Burkina Faso) 8/10

[joachimt]

1. Kawaita hana 8/10
2. Sia, le rêve du python 7/10

[jvv]

1. Kawaita hana - 9/10
2. Sia, le rêve du python - 6/10

[Lilarcor]

1. Kawaita hana
2. Sia, le rêve du python

[joachimt]

Five votes in a row for Japan.

Kawaita hana: 9
Sia, le rêve du python: 4

[Armoreska]

Kawaita hana 7-
Sia 6+

[Smoover]

1. Kawaita hana 8
2. Sia, le rêve du python 6.5

[burneyfan]

1. Kawaita hana (Japan)
2. Sia, le rêve du python (Burkina Faso)

Close match for me -- thanks, monty and hurluberlu!

[allisoncm]

1. Kawaita hana (1964)
2. Sia, le rêve du python (2001)

[zhangalan]

1. Kawaita hana
2. Sia, le rêve du python

Haven't seen the two films in the next match, but so far Kawaita hana is the best film of the quarter final.

[joachimt]

10 votes in a row and counting......

[tommy_leazaq]

1. Sia, le rêve du python - 7.5.. This is practically my country. So was able to relate to it more
2. Kawaita hana - 7

[joachimt]

Kawaita hana: 14
Sia, le rêve du python: 5

[Lonewolf2003]

1. Kawaita hana: 8.8
2. Sia, le rêve du python: 6.0
Easy picking, Pale Flowers is the best (so far) of the quarter finalists, Sia the least.

[metaller]

1. Kawaita hana
2. Sia, le rêve du python

Really good choice for Burkina Faso, I liked it a good deal. But the Japanese film was just too strong.
Excellent stuff there, one of the best films of this whole WC edition for me. Nice blend of late film noir, Jap new wave and that existential angst they did around that time.

[clemmetarey]

1. Kawaita hana (1964) 6/10
2. Sia, le rêve du python (2001) 5/10

[sebby]

Think I'll skip this round unless someone says something convincing about the BF entry (30 checks and no faves...). Pale Flower is one of my favorite films and I don't think my vote will matter anyway, so.

[edward5]

1. Kawaita hana. 8.5/10
2. Sia, le rêve du python. 7/10

[Lonewolf2003]

I predict a rise for Pale Flower the coming 1001 Favorites update

[filmbantha]

1. Kawaita hana.
2. Sia, le rêve du python.

[Renegade]

1. Kawaita hana
2. Sia, le rêve du python

[Nathan Treadway]

1. Sia, le reve du python
2. Kawaita hana

[Gorro]

1. Kawaita hana
2. Sia, le rêve du python

[Mario Gaborović]

Kawaita hana: 21
Sia, le rêve du python: 6

1.5 days left.

[wasabi]

1. Kawaita hana
2. Sia, le rêve du python

[hurluberlu]

1. Sia, le rêve du python
2. Kawaita hana 7+

[tarr]

1. Kawaita hana
2. Sia, le rêve du python