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Sinbad 1971
Striking visual effects and camera work, costumes, and setting all make this mesmerising. I found the tone and characters more hit and miss: sometimes it was so poignant and melancholic, other times I felt slightly detached and unaffected. Feels like everything just floats in and out of existence, and my memory of the film is already correspondingly hazy – but the parting impression is beautiful, if somewhat unclear.
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Force Majeure 2014
Tense and brooding, with a dosage of absurdist humour. For practically all of this there's a slightly sickening feeling in your stomach - waiting for the event at the beginning, then waiting for the effects afterwards. The cinematography is sharp (and really beautiful at times), with crisp shot leaving no space for avoiding the harsh reality. The framing of the endless expanse of nature is very effective - and makes for some absurd contrasts with the party scenes. It's very…
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Ikiru 1952
To illustrate so precisely and tragically the horrors of a bureaucracy which alienates individuals whilst making them search for other individuals to blame rather than the system itself, in a way that would make Kafka proud, is amazing.
To create such an incredible narrative of self-discovery, the grasping at and creation of meaning, and ephemeral moments of human connection and love is also amazing.
To do both is astonishing. Shimura's performance is breathtaking: every moment he is on-screen I was…
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Cléo from 5 to 7 1962
A beautiful exploration of how we move through life in all its absurdities and mundanities, with thoughts of death usually cast out of mind. The film is certainly about Florence, but also about Paris, the city and its people, and how 'the separateness of persons' interacts with constant cognisance of others' perceptions and consciousness. There is so much comedy sprinkled amongst the dour existential themes—Godard and Karina's short film-within-a-film is brilliant, and strangely representative of much of the film as…
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