Category Archives: auteur
Citizen Girl saves cinema
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Filed under auteur, bela tarr, esteban sapir, film joy, guy maddin, roy andersson
My Winnipeg (2007) dir. Guy Maddin, Canada
‘Winnipeg… Winnipeg… everything beneath layers of time, asphalt, and snow…’ Oh yes, another quote-worthy slice of film joy. This one comes in the form of ‘obsessive’ filmmaker Guy Maddin’s dreamlike documentary, detailing odd trinkets of fact, fiction, myth and memory … Continue reading
Filed under auteur, black/white, film joy, film review, guy maddin, my winnipeg, silent film homage, soviet montage
You, the Living (2007) ‘Du Levande’
“Be pleased then, you, the living, in your delightfully warmed bed, before Lethe’s ice-cold wave will lick your escaping foot.” After reading a rather interesting article about this film in the April issue of Sight & Sound I later persuaded … Continue reading
Filed under absurdism, angst, auteur, deep focus, film review, roy andersson, swedish cinema
