Post by Capo on Aug 4, 2007 23:29:10 GMT
Nazarín
Luis Buñuel 1959 Mexico
A neverdowrong priest, in the name of God, is hounded and scandalised for sheltering a commoner.
A weighty and overlooked film, very solid, shot in a combined style of expressionistic, shadowy interiors and impressionistic, minimalist exteriors. Downbeat in a funny sort of way, it shows the director to have tight discipline in editing, shot composition and control of actors - cardboard on surface level, but with a subtle emotional power which comes through as the narrative unfolds in its watchable if predictable manner.
Luis Buñuel 1959 Mexico
A neverdowrong priest, in the name of God, is hounded and scandalised for sheltering a commoner.
A weighty and overlooked film, very solid, shot in a combined style of expressionistic, shadowy interiors and impressionistic, minimalist exteriors. Downbeat in a funny sort of way, it shows the director to have tight discipline in editing, shot composition and control of actors - cardboard on surface level, but with a subtle emotional power which comes through as the narrative unfolds in its watchable if predictable manner.