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It twisted theory of architecture, psychoanalysis, and the life of a struggling actor into one.
Empathy in short is part fictional - part documentary about psychoanalyst. The film is about getting to the root of therapist thoughts and intertwining it within a character story. I really enjoyed this independent flick. It brought together the psychoanalyst's process of joining the internal with the external and making the distinction vague and blurred. The main theme of this film was to make the audience unsure of what was real and what was true, what was a projection of thoughts and what was reality. It twisted theory of architecture, psychoanalysis, and the life of a struggling actor into one. I found it extremely entertaining and interesting.
The director, Amie Seigel, probed the psychoanalyst with questions you have always wanted to ask but unsure if you wanted to know the answers. Her filmed almost seemed more like a collection of intimate moments and thoughts, then someone actually saying and thinking these things out loud and for a camera. She plays on vulnerability, which made the audience a bit uncomfortable and surprised by the scene.
The film was a bit lengthy and at times was trying to be too vague/creative/artful with its scenes. There were a few scenes that did not remove your attention from the film but were reaching for something that was not ever going to be there, therefore creating a wasteful transition from one scene to the next. The story itself was intellectual and insightful. It masterfully combined architectural and psychoanalyst theory with a character desperate to break out of her voice over life. The film allowed the audience to 'imaginatively step into another's perspective and consider how things look from over there, as if one were an insider while one is not one in fact.' [Google] In other words the filmed allowed the audience to experience empathy.
The director, Amie Seigel, probed the psychoanalyst with questions you have always wanted to ask but unsure if you wanted to know the answers. Her filmed almost seemed more like a collection of intimate moments and thoughts, then someone actually saying and thinking these things out loud and for a camera. She plays on vulnerability, which made the audience a bit uncomfortable and surprised by the scene.
The film was a bit lengthy and at times was trying to be too vague/creative/artful with its scenes. There were a few scenes that did not remove your attention from the film but were reaching for something that was not ever going to be there, therefore creating a wasteful transition from one scene to the next. The story itself was intellectual and insightful. It masterfully combined architectural and psychoanalyst theory with a character desperate to break out of her voice over life. The film allowed the audience to 'imaginatively step into another's perspective and consider how things look from over there, as if one were an insider while one is not one in fact.' [Google] In other words the filmed allowed the audience to experience empathy.
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- mcpeake
- Aug 25, 2004
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- Gross US & Canada
- $29,345
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,975
- Jan 25, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $29,345
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
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