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I'm also convinced that, in an age of computer manipulation, surrealism has become banal, a shadow of its former self.
Films like this which hide under the cloak of Dada or surrealism make me nuts.
The unnecessary use of surrealism only manages to make this some what boring example in pseudo porn even more pretentious (what are they trying to prove with depicting a piano floating in water?).
So if you like self-produced B or C-grade noir-wannabe actors and effects with pretensions of surrealism, this could be for you!
I have watched Bunuel, I have seen Dali, and admired them; but this isn't surrealism, this is not supposed to BE at all.
Its done so poorly that much of the film plays out as unintentional surrealism and its absolutely a 100% waste of time.
It had what i really loved:a tinge of surrealism.
While in one country, Spain, Luis Bunuel and Salvador Dali combined forces to create the benchmark of short-subject, cinematic surrealism, Un Chien Andalou, Walt Disney and his collaborator Ub Iwerks in America worked on Steamboat Willie, the most prominent of the early synchronized sound cartoons (it was revealed that this was not the first, contrary to other reports).
HEAD is a masterpiece of non-linear non-structure, surrealism and experimentaion.
The sheer surrealism makes the body uncomfortable, yet you can't lay your eyes off of it.
"Death Bed: The Bed That Eats" is a prototype for much of the 'slipstream' fiction and camp surrealism that is so chic now.
Alas, the maddening and sporadic Gangster No. 1 as well as the equally all over the shop, but interesting exercise in surrealism mixed with realism, effort entitled The Acid House are the only ones of his we've got to go on so far.
The surrealism of the dream sequences is what makes this film, as one finds the characters in a situation and landscape in which literally anything can happen.
This is a quiet,understated film that is lovely to look at (the occasional,but tasteful use of surrealism is always a pleasure),while the screenplay is well written.
Probably Bigas Luna's finest achievement for it achieves a delicate balance between sleaze, eroticism and surrealism.
It works as a bit of a horror film, with the danger and almost surrealism of the encounter with the vile rednecks who objectify their "sow" Ned Beatty.
Although this lovely work of art does use some of the cinematic vocabulary of surrealism, it is in fact nothing of the sort.
It's not surrealism exactly, but absurd to the point of no return.
Most people, when they think of expressionist cinema, look to the b&w German films of the silent and early sound eras--films that emphasized canted angles, extreme contrasts of light and dark, exaggerated performance, and occasional uses of surrealism to create a dreamlike atmosphere in order to diverge from traditional, naturalistic modes of cinematic representation.
This was apparently his bow to surrealism.
With just enough realism and surrealism, Coppola plays this documentary the way a documentary should be played - an individual with a vision and his attempt to push the limits of the envelope in post-WWII industrial America.
The ultimate post-modernist statement: not only the complete deconstruction of logic and convention but also breaking every rule of satire surrealism, and overproduction.
Well, there's a huge difference between surrealism, and not making any sense.
The elements of surrealism and paranormal activity were effective in each story.
Same writers, same production company, but for some reason they decided to forget about plausibility and go straight for surrealism -- and the result is one of the funniest movies ever made.
Towards the end, it veers into surrealism, with an army of would-be brides demanding "Criteria!
it is true that the plot balances on the old carpe diem type thing, but unlike every hollywood dungheap to tread this ground in the last 20 years, this film manages to do it with some grace, some originality, and with a large dash of realism amongst the severe surrealism.
It blended horror, scifi, comedy and good old Ingmar-Bergman-like surrealism and gave us something no one could have expected.
This guy has absolutely no talent, he does not understand the concept of surrealism, he makes self-indulgent, extremely amateurish no-budget films and thinks of himself as a big artist and drops big surrealist/horror names on his DVDs, e.g.
Some real-world surrealism qua 'artistic' strip club shows round everything off perfectly.