Peter Hujar's Day

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Patrick C Dec 7 I bought the ticket two days in advance and promptly FORGOT ALL ABOUT it until 530 on Sunday afternoon - a half hour after it started. That was a waste of money / a donation to the Roxie Theater for nothing. I still want to see the damn movie. See more O g 1d By no means terrible but it certainly isn't for me. I suspect much of the appeal to people comes from the faded, grainy look of the thing. There's a charm to it but a superficial one at that. If it was a dig at the solipsism of the milieu of 1970s New York artists & bohemians, whose conversations consist of name-dropping and reliving quotidian mundanities rather than sharing any artistic or philosophical insight, I could perhaps have taken to it. On the contrary one gets the sense it was revelling in it. There was certainly a hint that the way two strangers fall into leisurely and expansive conversation was a loaded nod of the head at the contrast with today's technologically-mediated relationships. Even that doesn't quite work because there's still a streak of deep loneliness running through this film. See more Vincent S @Vin_E_At_The_Movies 5d Boring, self-indulgent, not interesting at all. Why do I need to hear these two dull, arrogant people drone on for a lethargic 90 minutes? See more Tim O Jan 25 I found it hard to maintain interest and engagement with this film which portrays the interview between the photographer and his friend during which he recounts the details of a day in his life. While the film is well-acted, the day described was pretty dull and the scenes were almost exclusively shots of either (or both) actors in a New York flat. Consequently it was difficult to maintain an interest in either the dialogue or the filming, both of which were worthy but dull and monotonous. The idea might have supported a decent 15 minute short film for a trainee director, but ran out of legs and invention well before the final credits provided welcome relief. See more Karo A @Karosza13 Jan 4 I struggled to watch this movie. It was the first time I actually left a cinema before a film ended. While I was looking forward to a slower pace, more focus, and genuinely discovering something deeper about Peter Hujar’s reality, I found the portrayal of his day came across as rather arrogant and pretentious. I couldn’t relate to his world at all. My irritation kept growing until I couldn’t contain it anymore. See more Howie B @Howie10 Jan 3 One of those unexpected international film festival treats you always hope for. Was unaware of the plot or anything really about this film, except it was starring Ben Whishaw. That was enough for me to purchase a ticket. How totally entertaining it was. Based on a super star photographer of his day, this ‘one day in the life of’ piece is utterly engrossing. Outstanding performance by Whishaw, an excellent script and brilliant piece of cinematography. See more Read all reviews

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