Les horizons morts (1951) is an eight-minute film directed by and starring Jacques Demy.
This was Demy's first film, done when he was only 20. Although Demy would later become renowned for his use of bright, primary colors, this film is shot in cold black and white.
There's no dialog, but the theme is simple enough to be understood by anyone watching the movie.
Normally, I wouldn't see this movie, but it's part of the Criterion package for the feature movie Lola. My thought was, "It's only eight minutes long. How bad could it be?" Actually, pretty bad. It has an IMDb rating of 6.1 with which I agree. I gave it a 6.
This was Demy's first film, done when he was only 20. Although Demy would later become renowned for his use of bright, primary colors, this film is shot in cold black and white.
There's no dialog, but the theme is simple enough to be understood by anyone watching the movie.
Normally, I wouldn't see this movie, but it's part of the Criterion package for the feature movie Lola. My thought was, "It's only eight minutes long. How bad could it be?" Actually, pretty bad. It has an IMDb rating of 6.1 with which I agree. I gave it a 6.