Word: cameraworks
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...films, Bujalski’s characters speak with the faltering cadence of everyday life.It evokes cinema verite, populated by characters who continue to exist even after the few moments they spend on-screen. There is a veneer of calmness that belies a deep anxiety expressed in the jittery camerawork. As in everyday interactions, the import of the film lies in its subtler implications. Bujalski’s style can make his films difficult, but for loyalists, it’s part of the appeal. “I think these films in some ways are built to be open...
...sense of being organic, populated by characters who continue to exist off-screen well after the few moments the audience sees. There is a surface of apathetic calmness that belies a deep anxiety always present in the jittery handheld camerawork. As in everyday interactions, the significance of the film is in the subtle implications...
...suggested more than seen, nearly excusing Garrigan’s blindness to them. The extent of Amin’s crimes is not revealed until late in the game, when gruesome images begin to pile up around the hapless doctor. The film is brought to life by expert camerawork and Alex Heffes’ striking music. Upon Garrigan’s arrival, authentic African music from the 1970s captures the exotic flair of the new country. But as the story unfolds, darker orchestral music, the sort normally associated with Hollywood’s thrillers, slowly creeps in to parallel Garrigan?...
...poor groom’s bride is a whore” and is found kissing a mime. While this has been done before, what the video lacks in originality it makes up for in exuberance. Its saving grace is a complete lack of self-seriousness. Swirling camerawork around clowns, mimes, unicyclists, and sundry other performers is just fun and weird, with no ulterior motive. They also get credit (and a place in my nightmares) for painting stylized eyes on the eyelids of performers, a great surreal touch. In their willingness to put entertainment value above trying and failing...
...performance nearly eclipses the film’s other merits, much of “Match Point”’s strength can be attributed to Allen’s spectacular writing and directing. He masterfully deludes the audience with intentionally exaggerated love scenes, expressionistic camerawork and a powerful opera score, leading them to think that there might be a happy ending in store for the young protagonists. But in this twisted love story there is no clear explanation for the perverse lives his characters lead, making the film a remarkably engaging meditation. Allen may never again portray...