At the beginning, and for a long while, I just thought : good visual cinematography,
but it was too slow for me... I even used speed advance !
But what kept me not stopping the film, was it seemed amazing, for the visual Black and White aspect,
even if the movie was much too slow, again... Because the plot seemed so small...
My impressions, say until the third of the movie, were about of how much I appreciated the impressive dark atmosphere the director created...
I Remember thinking how I would rate it, may be 6 on my personal scale ?
and only for the B/W technique ? still because it was... almost boring slow.
And telling myself : once is enough...
Now I can say I think I was not in the mood...
And incredibly to believe for me, a kind of brain wave happened in my mind (it may happen, sometimes, yes... :)
Frankly, I was completely wrong !
More I watched, more I wanted to continue the viewing...
Started really to enjoy, admitting I was impressed !
Until then, I didn't appreciate enough the slow pace (was I in hurry ? no...) and the easy plot, (stupid, I thought in the beginning),
still kept on watching... for the fairy-like and poetic sides ...
And finally, went on being strongly and deeply impressed for the whole performance of the camera and picture work...
The Clair/Obscure work just let me admiring : wow !
And the multiple rebounding script, fairly from another era, enjoyed it...
The actors were good, OK, but it was not especially them who made the fantastic performance :
it was the man behind the camera ! The one who did the master work : the Director...
Didn't know that gentleman, but if only some (or all) his work has the same quality, what a discovery for me !
My print is so so, but never mind...
Great, great work !!! Will see it again... in some time...
It is said it was made as an homage to Louis Feuillade, a merited great one...
but it was too slow for me... I even used speed advance !
But what kept me not stopping the film, was it seemed amazing, for the visual Black and White aspect,
even if the movie was much too slow, again... Because the plot seemed so small...
My impressions, say until the third of the movie, were about of how much I appreciated the impressive dark atmosphere the director created...
I Remember thinking how I would rate it, may be 6 on my personal scale ?
and only for the B/W technique ? still because it was... almost boring slow.
And telling myself : once is enough...
Now I can say I think I was not in the mood...
And incredibly to believe for me, a kind of brain wave happened in my mind (it may happen, sometimes, yes... :)
Frankly, I was completely wrong !
More I watched, more I wanted to continue the viewing...
Started really to enjoy, admitting I was impressed !
Until then, I didn't appreciate enough the slow pace (was I in hurry ? no...) and the easy plot, (stupid, I thought in the beginning),
still kept on watching... for the fairy-like and poetic sides ...
And finally, went on being strongly and deeply impressed for the whole performance of the camera and picture work...
The Clair/Obscure work just let me admiring : wow !
And the multiple rebounding script, fairly from another era, enjoyed it...
The actors were good, OK, but it was not especially them who made the fantastic performance :
it was the man behind the camera ! The one who did the master work : the Director...
Didn't know that gentleman, but if only some (or all) his work has the same quality, what a discovery for me !
My print is so so, but never mind...
Great, great work !!! Will see it again... in some time...
It is said it was made as an homage to Louis Feuillade, a merited great one...