Au Hasard Balthazar #1.
Worst film ever? E.T. or Spaceballs.
Certainly an argument for top 10 of the 21st century
This film strives for much more than the normal viewer or the limited Letterboxd audience will give it credit for. The opening scene is actually incredible. As the film progresses, even with chopped up interviews (many which are completed later), it doesn’t feel particularly spoon fed. Coming out in 2006 just two years before the financial crisis makes this even more ominous.
The most obvious juxtaposition is between the “plan for your 5th generation wealth” super-rich and the poorer residents…