Diva Dolorosa

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Audience Member In the Italian "diva" films of the 1910s, grand actresses surrounded by the lushest decor had to choose between love and death or sometimes even chose both. Delpeut has taken every overipe decadent moment from these movies and put them all together. This is like having your brains bashed out with bottles of the most expensive and decadent perfumes. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Delpeut brings together rich tableaus, a smorgasbord of scenes from nearly lost movies of the age of black romanticism, a seeming extension into film from the verismo of late 19th century opera. These divas are not the maligned "silent acting" types, but truly masters of the silent screen, being able to tell a story using the most subtle of motions to grand sweeping moves of the body, without the aid of the spoken word. The sound palate has also not been neglected, filled with a luscious original score by Loek Dikker masterfully performed by Het Radio Symfonie Orkest, a musical masterpiece that heightens the divas stories without being distractingly obtrusive. Quite possibly one of the best movie music scores I have heard in a long, long while. Recommended especially to those who admire early cinema or those seeking something truly different. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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