Surprisingly moving
The previous commenter couldn't be more wrong.
It's the story of a film student assigned to film a "journey", which he decides to take literally as an attack against those taking it emotionally. He's the narrator of the film, which is treated as a silent film, with the music, narration, and pleasant sound of the film projector added later.
So he films his journey from France to London, commenting negatively on what he perceives as English monuments against France.
Staying in London, he's befriended by a cute gay man, who is the smiling guy you see through most of the film. This changes our narrator's attitude quite a bit. The negativity is gone. But still, he's straight. The remainder of the film deals with a role reversal: does he come out to his new friend about being straight? How? When?
As this is a film about a film student, it makes visual references to iconic shots in other films, like Rashômon, Psycho, and La dolce vita. Yet the low-budget or amateur appearance of the film itself only adds to the realism.
The last scene might go by too quickly for some, but there is a lot happening. Remembering that the film is itself supposed to be the product of the events that happen in it, the choice of music throughout tells you all you need to know.
It's the story of a film student assigned to film a "journey", which he decides to take literally as an attack against those taking it emotionally. He's the narrator of the film, which is treated as a silent film, with the music, narration, and pleasant sound of the film projector added later.
So he films his journey from France to London, commenting negatively on what he perceives as English monuments against France.
Staying in London, he's befriended by a cute gay man, who is the smiling guy you see through most of the film. This changes our narrator's attitude quite a bit. The negativity is gone. But still, he's straight. The remainder of the film deals with a role reversal: does he come out to his new friend about being straight? How? When?
As this is a film about a film student, it makes visual references to iconic shots in other films, like Rashômon, Psycho, and La dolce vita. Yet the low-budget or amateur appearance of the film itself only adds to the realism.
The last scene might go by too quickly for some, but there is a lot happening. Remembering that the film is itself supposed to be the product of the events that happen in it, the choice of music throughout tells you all you need to know.
- rgcustomer
- Sep 6, 2011