Fabulous film!!!


Wonderful cinematography!
Fabulous photography that didn't feel beholden to the rules of "talking heads". At times, we had the privelege of watching characters tell a story from under a stairway, or from behind a great bulk of hair. It was great because those were fearless, honest-to-the-moment picture choices that told the story of each character in a wonderfully truthful and subtle way.
I really enjoyed the well-timed flash-forwards and flashbacks. They served as a great device for keeping the audience from getting bogged down with the heavy subject matter and gave us time to fall in love with these mad characters. It's almost as if the disjointed storytelling kept us from being too "aware" and from categorizing the story into some well-known template... which left us open and available to receive. In essence, we didn't know what direction the story was going in, so we were forced to just ride with our storytellers.
I loved it!

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The Hopper painting are an excellent comparison, and I too was shocked at Archie's contemptuous act toward his wife. This film has an interesting story, but the way it is told is absolutely fascinating. Nicolas Roeg would develop this style further with "Walkabout," "Don't Look Now" and "The Man Who Fell to Earth," three very important films from the '70s.

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Just finished watching it on DVD. Hadn't seen it in ages. Just a fabulous film and Julie Christie is so beautiful.

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