Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Paraguayan Hammock
2006 Paraguay/Argentina/the Netherlands/France/Austria/Germany
Dir: Paz Encina
Stars: ?
IMDB
Slow, glacially slow. An aged couple set up a hammock and sit on it quietly arguing about anything they talk about. The dog barking, the dog not barking, their son who has gone off to war and not yet returned are frequent points of dissension. There are only 8 camera positions in the whole movie and the long lasting static long shots had me almost wishing for some shaky hand held shots. I struggled to stay awake at times. While the film did have tranquillity, boredom overrode the tranquillity.
Why See It? To see the interaction of a long married couple in an outdoor play-like setting.
Dir: Paz Encina
Stars: ?
IMDB
Slow, glacially slow. An aged couple set up a hammock and sit on it quietly arguing about anything they talk about. The dog barking, the dog not barking, their son who has gone off to war and not yet returned are frequent points of dissension. There are only 8 camera positions in the whole movie and the long lasting static long shots had me almost wishing for some shaky hand held shots. I struggled to stay awake at times. While the film did have tranquillity, boredom overrode the tranquillity.
Why See It? To see the interaction of a long married couple in an outdoor play-like setting.
# posted by Dave @ 17:41 
