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Audience reaction to “Love According to Dalva”

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There were 21 reaction slips returned following the screening of this film.  The comments were:

  • ‘Excellent’: 13 votes
    • Not so much a film about child abuse, rather a story of a child finding strength when her world is turned upside down.  Terrific performances from the 2 young leads and directed with great sensitivity.
    • An excellent film.  Quite haunting.
    • An outstanding portrayal of a damaged child. Very emotional.
    • A remarkably assured début from Zelda Samson as “child-woman” Dalva. Haunting, unsettling and unforgettable.
    • One of the most humane films I have ever seen. Marked by superb performances. And the perfectly judged transition from pseudo woman to child was a joy to behold.
    • Amazing film. So sensitively told and so well acted.
    • Difficult subject dealt with sensitively.
    • Zelda Samson deserves the Oscar.
    • Great demonstration of why it takes girls/women years to report their abusers.
      Great casting & acting.
    • Excellent performances, esp. Dalva & Samia.  Very much enjoyed the study of such families.
    • Sad – one confused girl.
    • I met this child once!
  • “Very Good”: 6 votes
    • All aspects of cinematography were impressive.
    •  Very sensitively filmed. Dalva showed all the mixed emotions.
    • Could it have a ‘happy ending’. A gripping drama – excellent performances – especially from the girls – Samia & Dalva.
    • Shocking – excellent young actors.
    • Very traumatic – is our care system any better? I have my doubts.
      Excellent performances – very harrowing.
    • Thought provoking.
  • “Good”: 1 vote
  • “Satisfactory”: 1 vote
  • “Poor”: 0 votes

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Love According To Dalva (Wednesday 13 March)

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Our Next Presentation: Love According To Dalva

Chelmsford Theatre Studio, Fairfield Road – Wednesday 13th March @ 8PM

Dalva, 12, lives alone with her father. One evening, the police storm into their home and take her into foster care. As Dalva befriends her new roommate Samia and social worker Jayden, she gradually comes to understand the love she shared with her father was not what she thought. With their help, Dalva will learn to become a child again.

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Our Previous Presentation: Godland

Audience Reaction to Godland

Audience Reaction to Godland

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Audience Reaction to Godland

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There were 13 reaction slips returned following the screening of this film.  The responses were:

  • ‘Excellent’: 5 votes
    • Reminded me very much of early Herzog films.  Stunningly beautiful landscapes with the naïve explorer completely out of his depth slowly being driven mad.
    • The film is like a trip into a past world invoked with painstaking detail: the pace crucial for this world to materialise.  Yet there in a world beyond – a spiritual one – and the journeys depicted in the film show humanity aching for more but never finding it.  The priest is redundant.
    • What a truly brilliant film – every shot a work of art.
    • A remarkable cinematic feat!  One to absorb and remember! Super!
  • ‘Very Good’: 6 votes
    • Very absorbing, excellent camera-work and good storytelling.
    • Breathtaking scenery and haunting, even if rather languid in its pace!
    • The 2 hours flew by, so I must have enjoyed it.
    • Very dramatic landscape. Incessant rain would drive people mad!  Bit grim but well made and interesting.  The amusing parts were welcome light relief.
  • ‘Good’: 1 vote
    • Liked the evolution of the story & the cinematography but 30 minutes too long.  Over-indulgence by the director.
  • ‘Satisfactory’: 1 vote
    • Too long.  More questions than answers.
  • ‘Poor’: 0 votes

To read all the comments, click on the following link:
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