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      Themroc

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      Audience Member A cult classic, clearly arthouse/agit-prop rather than mainstream multiplex family viewing. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Very, very disturbing. First I thought I had chosen an awkward language on the DVD-menu, then I found out what's about the language. I thought I might have been distracted during the first minutes and the story is hard to get because of that. Then I found out what's it about. Amazing, I don't think any major studio, regisseur, or actor would make such a movie today. They wouldn't dare. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member When i saw this at the Valhalla at the end of the film everyone looked at everyone else as if to say - shall we start the revolution now? Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review eric b Surreal, allegorical and truly bizarre, "Themroc" is a film in which no intelligible words are spoken. Plenty of grunts, howls, barks and shouts, but no real "dialogue" in the usual sense. A fifty-ish man (Michel Piccoli) drops out of the daily grind, and adopts the life of a barbaric primitive. He converts his second-floor apartment into a cave with a view, blocking off the doors, destroying the outer wall and happily tossing all his belongings to the ground below. He picks up a couple of cavegirl converts along the way, and gradually begins to win over his whole neighborhood. Better luck next time, civilization! "Themroc" seems nonsensical at first, but turns more watchable once its thematic thrust becomes clear. Still, the film is longer than it needs to be, and some folks will find it as interesting as (ahem) watching cement dry. It's a must-see for cannibalism fans, however. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member weird as heck, but pretty fascinating. It says quite a bit about society, without actually saying anything. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Amazing french satire of mundane rituals and the daily grind. After a scuffle with his boss, a mild painter morphs into a wild, screaming, violent neanderthal. He loses all social inhibitions and soon gains a following. This is a hilarious movie, filled with many surreal gags. First off, it's filmed entirely in a made up language. One man's job is to sharpen pencils, break them and sharpen them again. After stealing supplies from a construction site, the Painter literally turns his apartment into a cave, then smashes all his possessions to the ground. I found this to be a great escapist film, but can't recommend it to everyone. Turns out not everyone's into dark comedies filmed in gibberish...(go figure). If you feel it meets your sensibilities seek it out. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Director
      Claude Faraldo