I never saw the trailer but it is not a concentration camp film in the way the others are. To simplify it is about people near the camp and SS officers mainly off duty.
Films you have seen at the cinema 2024
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Saw this yesterday. We enjoyed it although it felt rather long. The fact that it is based on a book about a real murder spree helped make it more interesting. I doubt we'd watch it again despite enjoying it because it's so long.
The performances were very good and the characters believable. I was especially taken by Lily Gladstone who portrayed the Osage personality so very well.
I liked the silver screen experience although that meant the theatre was quite busy with people chatting and fiddling with their phoned during the ads and trailers. Both of which I like to watch.
danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
Why don’t we, though? It’s a huge event in human history, psychology and sociology. There are surely many interesting and engaging and appalling stories to be told? As we move away from the Holocaust in time, we have different perspectives open up to us. There’s certainly more of value to say than the endless superhero sausage factory has for us.
But, yes, as CNT36 points out, this one is about the Höss family living a family life right next to the camp. Whether it succeeds or not, that’s a grimly fascinating topic.
Yes, the concentration camp is a looming presence you're constantly aware of but don't really see inside. The film's more about people living next to it and how they've normalised it all.
Eta FWIW, I thought it was really good. Low key and oppressive. You wonder 'how could they live there knowing to some extent what was going on inside?'
And then you remember although this was an extreme, the vast majority of the German population knew to some extent what was going on and managed to normalise it too.
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danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
It’s a worthwhile discussion, too. There are several things that can be drawn out here, which are, or can be, connected but are not necessarily fully identical.
There’s the human body, male and female; there’s sexuality; there’s social mores; there’s patriarchy and misogyny. And more besides. It is certainly possible, and I’d argue necessary, to portray women’s bodies without misogyny. The act of portraying nudity is not necessarily from a male gaze point of view. The painter Jenny Saville has done a great job of celebrating the female nude form without objectifying it. I’d argue Alasdair Gray’s visual art does this too. His nudes are not sexualised or idealised; they have bellies, they are frank, they have a reality.
It’s also possible to discuss or portray the male gaze without indulging in it. I think the film, Poor Things does this when we see Archie glance at Bella’s nipple, before averting his eyes. Here we are shown an overlap between some of those themes we mentioned earlier, but without the film or filmmaker themselves falling into that category.
There’s so much more that could be discussed here. But that would take over the thread. I bring it up just to say, there’s nothing wrong with having this discussion, and there’s no need to feel bad about having had a different reaction to the opening minutes of the film, PR1Berske
danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
And also, I’m not always right! Both in general, and on this specific topic: I was socialised as a male in this society. And I fancy women. I’m certainly going to get things wrong. I’m OK with discussing that.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Just seen Poor Things.
Thoroughly enjoyed it. It reminded me of Ken Russell at his best. Great to see films with that style and energy being made.
Wasn't sure of Emma Stone's performance at first, but she grew into it. Everyone threw themselves into their characters. Mark Ruffalo is great as the 'man of the world' who is broken. His preposterous, uneven accent even works in context.
I've been avoiding reading anything about it, so I had no clue what to expect. It's visually gorgeous, and delivers its not-so-subtle commentary on hypocrisy very nicely.
Thoroughly enjoyed it. It reminded me of Ken Russell at his best. Great to see films with that style and energy being made.
Wasn't sure of Emma Stone's performance at first, but she grew into it. Everyone threw themselves into their characters. Mark Ruffalo is great as the 'man of the world' who is broken. His preposterous, uneven accent even works in context.
I've been avoiding reading anything about it, so I had no clue what to expect. It's visually gorgeous, and delivers its not-so-subtle commentary on hypocrisy very nicely.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Hope you're in a better place soon.
You're allowed to hate the film, though. If you have a scathing review, bring it on. Sod what the rest of us think.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I genuinely thought you were joking. Soz for laughing
Elpenor
Dancing as fast as I can
All Of Us Strangers. Devastating portrait of grief and loneliness. The opening shots (that 5am morning light on the skyscrapers) and the closing scene echoing it with the cosmos.
I find it hard to be objective about films with dead parents in as my own grief is still quite raw. It was not helped in this case by the childhood home and its location reminding me of my own upbringing. I cried a lot.
I find it hard to be objective about films with dead parents in as my own grief is still quite raw. It was not helped in this case by the childhood home and its location reminding me of my own upbringing. I cried a lot.
Rob Ray
Weight is meaningless
The Beekeeper: All kinds of silly, from the premise (of course you can instantly wire $2 million anywhere you like via direct transfer without additional ID requests or the bank stepping in to block until further confirmation is obtained because that's definitely how banking works these days) to Statham's accent and bearing.
Seriously how is his US accent still that bad? And I remember him having a personality in Lock Stock, so he can presumably do one of those...
Seriously how is his US accent still that bad? And I remember him having a personality in Lock Stock, so he can presumably do one of those...
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littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
American Fiction
I wasn't expecting to like this, but it is well paced, enjoyable, and genuinely funny at moments. Good characters, well played. The premise does require basically all the white people to be various shades of stupid, but the main characters are all black, and it's their stories that matter. I'm undecided about how it resolves itself. May need to think on that a bit more. Feels like it's trying to have things both ways by making the author Monk is initially 'inspired' by sympathetic. And if she sees through Fuck, does that mean Monk's girlfriend is stupid for not seeing through it? I'm possibly overthinking things.
I wasn't expecting to like this, but it is well paced, enjoyable, and genuinely funny at moments. Good characters, well played. The premise does require basically all the white people to be various shades of stupid, but the main characters are all black, and it's their stories that matter. I'm undecided about how it resolves itself. May need to think on that a bit more. Feels like it's trying to have things both ways by making the author Monk is initially 'inspired' by sympathetic. And if she sees through Fuck, does that mean Monk's girlfriend is stupid for not seeing through it? I'm possibly overthinking things.
I thought it had its moments but found it a bit too broad/obvious. Also the class vs race stuff felt like a bit of an elephant in the room which I thought was a shame.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
hash tag
Books, not bombs
Another seen zone of interest. It was a challenging film. Enjoyed it. Atmospheric music, great cinematography. Interesting scenes and ideas, the girl sleep walking or unable to sleep, the brother pretending to gas his brother, Mrs Hoss having her pick of the clothes. It will live me for a while.
PS Rudolf Höss - Wikipedia
"When accused of murdering three and a half million people, Höss replied, "No. Only two and one half million—the rest died from disease and starvation."
PS Rudolf Höss - Wikipedia
"When accused of murdering three and a half million people, Höss replied, "No. Only two and one half million—the rest died from disease and starvation."
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DJWrongspeed
radio eros
What's remarkable is how dry and non sensuous Yorgos' first films were. More like Haneke. I've decided Ruffalo was mis cast but I'm not sure it matters too much given the seductive spectacle.
braindancer
not for long
Saw it last night. Utterly grim of course but an excellent film I thought. The soundscape was so oppressive.... droning, churning dread. Very good performances, especially from Mrs Hoss (took me about half the film to realise that she was the lead in Anatomy of a Fall) who absolutely nailed it. Chilled me to the bone...
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
I can see why the second part of the novel was cut (the lose of that part of the story is a huge pity, but including it would have its own challenges), but the transplanting of the story from Glasgow to London is just a bit nonsensical - especially when Dafoe is trying to do a Scottish accent.
Overall I thought it was an enjoyable film, with some very funny set pieces and good performances. It could do with losing 15-20 minutes. Agree with you totally about Gray's novel, I admire Lanark but I love Poor Things.
It's also being made by one the top modern director IMO - Glazer has made four films in almost 30 years. I've yet to see The Zone of Interest but the other three are all interesting and very, vey good.
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A Man for Burning. An early Taviani brothers neorealist film. A man returns to rural Sicily where impoverished peasants are trying to reclaim their land from the Mafia.
I must admit I was quite confused by this. Didn't really understand the land rights stuff and the main character's actions seemed pretty bizarre -- one minute he's fighting the mafia as a vocal trade unionist, the next he's working for them as a foreman and trying to get his former comrades to work ridiculous hours. Then the next again, the mafia's trying to kill him.
Can’t help but feel I was missing a lot (not helped by pretty bad subtitles) as it was based on a real trade union activist who from this seemed a pretty bad trade unionist with a Christ complex. If anyone else has seen it and understands it better...
I must admit I was quite confused by this. Didn't really understand the land rights stuff and the main character's actions seemed pretty bizarre -- one minute he's fighting the mafia as a vocal trade unionist, the next he's working for them as a foreman and trying to get his former comrades to work ridiculous hours. Then the next again, the mafia's trying to kill him.
Can’t help but feel I was missing a lot (not helped by pretty bad subtitles) as it was based on a real trade union activist who from this seemed a pretty bad trade unionist with a Christ complex. If anyone else has seen it and understands it better...
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I must check out Birth. Don’t hear much about that one.
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
Definitely do so, it is unfairly neglected. Personally its my favourite of the three.
Throbbing Angel
this is no longer a place of honour
Saw Peeping Tom (1960) at the local indy last week as part of that Powell and Pressburger season that's been doing the rounds.
Never seen it on a big screen before.
Fantastic!
Never seen it on a big screen before.
Fantastic!
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Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
A true horror film that
Throbbing Angel
this is no longer a place of honour
Very much so
