IdleRich
IdleRich
The other day I watched La Belle Captive directed by ARG. While flawed in some ways I thought it was fantastic, it very much reminded me of David Lynch at his best in the way there created a dreamlike feel to the whole film along with an air of menace. There were also levels within levels as the protagonist seems to wake up only to realise he is still trapped in weirdness. This aspect of the film is repeated in the picture (within a picture) by Magritte that gives the film it's title. The viewer's understanding is deliberately confused by the way it jumps around in time and repeats moments (sometimes not quite in the same way) and the way that characters act differently from one moment to the next. Apparently the film draws heavily from a Greek myth called the Bride of Corinth.
The painting as it appears in the film
http://deeperintomovies.net/journal/image08/labellecaptive06.jpg
Some stuff about the film
http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/review/3874
Anyway, I loved Last Year At Marienbad (for which he wrote the screenplay) and someone recommended his films L'Immortelle and Eden et Apres in the weird films thread, plus this one looks pretty good
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070116/maindetails
so it seems I need to see more of his films - but I can't find them anywhere. Anyone got any tips? Any fans here?
The painting as it appears in the film
http://deeperintomovies.net/journal/image08/labellecaptive06.jpg
Some stuff about the film
http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/review/3874
Anyway, I loved Last Year At Marienbad (for which he wrote the screenplay) and someone recommended his films L'Immortelle and Eden et Apres in the weird films thread, plus this one looks pretty good
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070116/maindetails
so it seems I need to see more of his films - but I can't find them anywhere. Anyone got any tips? Any fans here?
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