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I'm watching silent films so you don't have to...
Silent film, 1923, German (what does it matter, it's silent?!!!), a deeply psychological look at an aristocratic gathering wherein all the unconscious desires of the nobility are given reign. Dreams, desires, sex and murder prevail, as represented by shadows, dreams and reflections, the gateways to the deeper unconscious...easily as rich as "El Topo", but without the color and dialogue a lot more difficult to follow. Nonetheless you'll get it, the stuff of what dreams and nightmares are made of, in the end, all comes right, merely a spell cast by the itinerant performer, but what a curious and intriguing ride...
Major Themes: Shadows, Doppelgangers, Dreams, Reflections, Lust, Sex, Death, Conscious, Unconscious
Links: http://www.filmsufi.com/2008/10/warning-shadows-arthur-robison-1923.html
http://thedevilsmanor.blogspot.ca/2012/09/warning-shadows-schatten-eine.html
http://www.classichorror.free-online.co.uk/shadows.htm
Watch Online Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4OcGxE60Gw
Odd that so little is written on a film that really, for the time, even now, is remarkably deep...
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The newest film by Michael Moore. Looks good.
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For more on the movie, and how it fits in with his life's work, read this article: https://theintercept.com/2016/02/10/where-to-invade-next-is-the-most-subversive-movie-michael-moore-has-ever-made/
To summarize, clearly we're doing it wrong.
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And finally saw this, much anticipated, even more disappointed.
Not that it was bad, it was slow, yes, the theme of disconnect was well achieved through the use of the same voice for all characters, the confusion between the internal/external, monologue, dialogue, the themes of alienation, inability to connect in a meaningful way certainly resonated. And Kaufman, nothing he does is less than great or brilliant, but really, I just needed a happier film...
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Interesting, but I'm a fan. And it you took away the fandom it's be a bit of a slog. You can know too much about your idols, this quest to touch or understand them, it devalues them, there was really no point. I like his work. I like him. That was enough. The documentary adds nothing.