Quick Update

The following films were viewed in the past week, only time for quick impressions today.


Short Night of the Glass Dolls - 1971

An early giallo set in stunning Prague with soundtrack by Ennio Morricone.

Sadly dubbed in English, though a feast for the eyes. Plot can be described as Sunset Boulevard meets Eyes Wide Shut. IMDB



Sex and Fury - 1973

Classic "Pink" revenge flick. Mostly unimpressive in terms of both sex and violence. Lady Snowblood does it far more stylishly and actually manages to be sexier without nude swordsmanship.
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The Baby Of Macon - Peter Greenaway - 1993

I've been looking out for a chance to see this for years. A true aesthetic experience from beginning to end. Elaborate, bombastic set design. Tear-inducingly beautiful medieval music. Haltingly gorgeous framings captured by Sascha Vierny's lens. Here Greenaway completely lives up to his reputation as a true cinematic stylist. Passion, chaos, and brutality in all of its wonderful Baroque excess.
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Vernon, Florida - 1982

Errol Morris' early documentary on the strange inhabitants of a rural 1-stoplight town is alternately hilarious and strangely depressing.

These people seem to be leading full, meaningful lives in the blissful ignorance of their own constructed reality. Are we any different?

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