Change Your Image
IssamHalabi
Reviews
Orphée (1950)
Surprising
Preface:
I am not a fan of the avant garde and films that try hard to convey a message instead of telling a story of little interest to me. Those films are entertaining to many but not to me. I meed a story.
Main:
This film I thoroughly enjoyed. The pacing was fantastic creating tension and suspense without feeling like my hand was being held or that the story was slow. I laughed at times, I cried at other points. I enjoyed all of the wonderfully written characters. The conclusion was satisfying and didn't feel out if place.
Negative:
I think that even though they tried to do something different, you have some familiarity with the mythos of Orpheus to get that. I also felt there some puns or remarks that made more sense in French but that's on me.
Conclusion: Despite being based around a poet and some bizarre concepts, you are in for a treat. If you like Ingmar Bergman, you will probably like this as well.
Le retour à la raison (1923)
No regrets
I'm not an artist nor am I someone who can be considered to be artistically inclined. I am not going to sit here and pretend to understand what it is that I have just watched. However I will state that in my opinion it was a pleasant viewing experience. It really is the director danglingn a bunch of shapes in front of a camera for 2 and a half minutes before being shown a human figure. Soemhow I did not mind watching this. If anything I had a good time. Would I watch this again? No, probably not however, if it was showns to me again I would not protest. It is only 3 muinutes long. It does invoke a strange sensaiotn of nostalgia but I cannot for the life of me figure out why. I had by the end experienced glee like a child being shown a sparkly toy, dread and discomfort, and confusion all at diferent intervals. Impressive.
Photon (1986)
Historic
It's honestly the greatest show of all time. The Sopranos didn't have Arians saving planets from the BBC.