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Le Sang Des Betes (1949, Georges Franju, France)
Short film on Parisian slaughterhouse, available in Googlevideos..
This is another one of disturbing-in-allegorical-way exercise. The Black and White Imagery gives it less of a sheen, the blood and internals of "quarries" of a civilized society. But it's their placement, differentiation as per taxonomy, adults & cubs, and the way the whole thing is filmed, at one point you could hear a sound mix of fighter plane and how the whole ordeal revokes of Auschwitz. Inter-cut with church (nuns are customers here) and serene civil life of the outside society. There's no stylization of the gore. Something few filmmakers could learn from. But as a film, I wasn't fascinated as the post sounds than just experiencing a distinct mood (of the slaughterhouse counterpointed by calm atmosphere outside), time and place that couldn't be experienced in real life (not that I yearn to!)..
And lastly the point on its workers isn't really beyond its surface. There's an ex-boxing champion who is reduced to this job and then there's the pride of being the most effective slaughter in the house, etc. Perhaps the allegory is lost on me, coz the film keeps 'em on the periphery while only observing the activity within the butchery..
The Allegory isn't deep or profound than merely suggestive. The gaze is of observatory nature, with sparse voice-over narration. There are images of children, old men walking and romancing couples outside the slaughterhouse that perhaps only exists as a 'counterpoint'.
"The ghost writer" .. I got a rather strange comic-suspense feel after seeing it, maybe because of the score, theriyala. Loved the last few scenes.
Saw the movies adapted from " The girl..." series by Stieg Larsson. Overall, a neat trilogy. The lead actress was too good!
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INSOMNIA
Not the best attempt of Nolan. But still watchable for Pacino.
A fish called wanda - Absurd, but :rotfl2: :rotfl2:
500 Days of Summer !!!
DOuble Super....
Requiem for a Dream
Good. Thank You Venki for the recommendation.
It was not at all what I thought it would be. Quite interesting and was continuously engaging, visually appealing and impressive acting. But after a point it got kinda boring and the ending did not hit a high note (what was I expecting anyway!).
A little on the showy side sometimes. For instance the splitscreen seemed interesting first but after that it was being used just for effect. There is one movie with Aaron Eckhart and Helena Bonham Carter, which is just two people talking. Split screen is used extremely well as a technique there and there it felt there was a natural 'demand' for it.
Like that, everything seemed overused. The pupil dilation, bloodstream , high shots was 'wow' when they show it the first time, then it is reused and reused it became dull. Perhaps that was the point...the spiral from wow to being trapped, or something like that :-)
The parallel drawn between dieting and withdrawal was quite interesting. So was the depictions between the mother and her friends, Jared Leto and Jeniffer Connelly's relationship's ups-and-downs etc. But after a point there was nothing 'new' happening.
I liked 'The Wrestler' better. The movie is 'similar' in many ways. Perhaps the focus on one character was able to elicit poignance better. Not sure.