Post by Capo on Jul 23, 2007 1:10:11 GMT
Sympathy for the Devil
Jean-Luc Godard 1968 UK
The Rolling Stones record their "Sympathy for the Devil" in numerous variations; intercut with black revolutionary speeches and readings of Mein Kempf.
An abstract film, difficult to count as a documentary since it is so heavily an expression from Godard on revolt and politics, using overlapping sounds to create a rich, noisy audio texture, and long takes, with many things happening at once within and beyond the frame. The camera crawls and moves at a snail's pace, moving so subtly that it covers the entire film with a complete disregard for the shot/reverse shot; as a result, you feel by the end as if your mind has been raped. Astonishing.
Jean-Luc Godard 1968 UK
The Rolling Stones record their "Sympathy for the Devil" in numerous variations; intercut with black revolutionary speeches and readings of Mein Kempf.
An abstract film, difficult to count as a documentary since it is so heavily an expression from Godard on revolt and politics, using overlapping sounds to create a rich, noisy audio texture, and long takes, with many things happening at once within and beyond the frame. The camera crawls and moves at a snail's pace, moving so subtly that it covers the entire film with a complete disregard for the shot/reverse shot; as a result, you feel by the end as if your mind has been raped. Astonishing.