CineVegas 2009 Preview: ‘Impolex’

CineVegas 2009 is right around the corner (next week to be precise), and We Are Movie Geeks are going to be there in full force. Throughout the festival, which runs from June 10th through the 15th, we are going to be bringing you all the coverage you need including reviews, interviews, party breakdowns, and red carpet premiere coverage.

‘Impolex’ is a surreal, WWII era film by writer/director Alex Ross Perry.   It’s a film the director states has roots in both John Ford and Abbott & Costello.   Evidently, there’s a talking octopus in the first 15 minutes.   Color me there.

Here’s the synopsis:

Months after the end of World War II, fresh-faced Tyrone is sent on a mission by the U.S. Army to locate and retrieve German rockets. This quest leads him through the woods without a map. But on this journey he gets advice from fellow travelers, sees visions of a girl he left behind and, most importantly, kicks back with a talking octopus on a tree. In spite of or perhaps because of his odd journey, Tyrone eventually discovers a V-2 rocket, the most advanced long-range rocket ever created to that point. It is the second-to-last one manufactured; now Tyrone must find the last. With IMPOLEX, director Alex Ross Perry creates his own eccentric world with deep emotional arcs and fairytale outcomes, a story laced with poignant touches and curious characters to keep you charmed and smiling. In spite of its sometimes fantastical scenarios, somehow you connect to this world, like all those times you were searching for history while stumbling over your past. You laugh with the film but you also sink in to its colorful, fuzzy confines.

Yeah, that’s a talking octopus, there.

This movie looks to make up in the story and comedy what it lacks in budget, and it’s among the most anticipated films of the fest.

‘Impolex’ screens on Thursday, June 11th at 12:30pm and Friday, June 12th at 10:30 pm.