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Keyhole (Guy Maddin)

  • 13-09-2012 10:14pm
    #1
    johnny_ultimate
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axxhRAuGC5c


    A rare treat in the cinema this week (it's been half a decade since My Winnipeg :eek:) as Guy Maddin's latest gets a slightly belated release. One of the most distinctive stylists working in cinema today, Maddin's work is subversive, playful and experimental, yet heavily influenced by the forms and techniques of classic cinema. Trailer is a tad on the long side, but it's not exactly the kind of film that can be 'spoiled'. It suggests noir of the paranoid and claustrophobic type.

    After last week's excellent Tabu, this is looking like another triumph of black & white filmmaking, and if his previous work is anything to go by, it'll be well worth checking out and soaking in the surreal, rain-drenched atmosphere.


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  • #2
    Sesudra
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    I went to see this today, and loved it! Didn't really have a clue about what was going on, but shot so well and some great performances. I'd class it more like an art installation than a typical narrative piece of film, but that's no bad thing IMO


  • #3
    johnny_ultimate
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    Caught it today as well and was very fond of it :) As you said, the narrative is purposefully nonsensical at time (although there were a few revelatory plot moments IMO, although with insights that are often difficult to articulate) but that shouldn't be considered a negative. It's not like anything else, and is easily the most wonderfully shot film I've seen this year, from the dynamic lighting (I loved the effect of the spotlight constantly circling outside the windows) to creepy rear projection and multiple exposures. Firmly in the 'art film' end of the spectrum, but happily with a surreal sense of humour that makes it quite entertaining in its own weird way.

    Yep, its frequently challenging and maddeningly obtuse, and a handful of moments drift towards self-parody, but this is a cine-literate feast: both affectionately old-fashioned and proudly rebellious. One for the big screen, where you can allow the bold visuals and nightmarish soundtrack completely suck you in.


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