At the first sight, all more than familiar. A young woman and her porcelain doll. Strange phenomens and the thrill. A house in darkness and in a room, a presumed friend of woman with a real special relation with her doll. And the ambiguous end, defining the films by Alex Kouros.
Indeed, nothing new.
But the first minutes of film, like the final ones are the key . Objects, close ups, the house like a labyrinth are pieces of a story defining, in fair, wise way, a dark story , charming for the wise manner to explore details.
And this is the basic virtue of film - to remind classics about dolls and to craft, in clever way, the thrills .
Indeed, nothing new.
But the first minutes of film, like the final ones are the key . Objects, close ups, the house like a labyrinth are pieces of a story defining, in fair, wise way, a dark story , charming for the wise manner to explore details.
And this is the basic virtue of film - to remind classics about dolls and to craft, in clever way, the thrills .