Archangel

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Scott R @ScottR 06/23/2022 1001 movies to see before you die. Another lost Flister rating. This was surreal, creepy, bizarre, unforgettable and at the same time fascinating. Props for the unique vision and that it left me wanting to talk about it. It was on Internet Archive. See more Taylor L 07/05/2021 As someone completely unfamiliar with Guy Maddin, I had no idea what Archangel was going to be like, went in completely blind. What I ended up with was a bizarre film that emulates silent-era visual aesthetics with a strange plot that jumps back and forth between drama and comedy with a surrealist twist that leads the film feeling almost like a strange fever dream. Permeated by a Catch-22-ish absurdism where soldiers featuring some sort of humorous idiosyncrasies fight wars that have already concluded without their knowledge, Archangel seems to bounce back and forth between sincere tribute to the earliest days of cinema, and a parody of its simplistic tone and themes. I can't say that the film was particularly impactful to me (it's a bit too off-kilter for that), but it is at least different and distinctive. See more 02/13/2016 a surrealistic visual trip like Bunnel, Lynch or the gr8 classic 'Metropolis" See more 05/06/2015 Amnesiacs aplenty in this absurdly boring ode to silent cinema, warts and all. Guy Maddin has been compared to David Lynch but this load of crap, his second feature is no Elephant Man. See more 10/13/2012 Some beautiful shots capturing the style of early silent films. The story, though, is a mess; perplexing in a most tedious way. I admire the ambition, but suggest that there are better uses of one's time than watching this. See more 09/11/2012 As usual, you will either love or hate this Guy Maddin film. See more Read all reviews

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