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... or as its more widely recognised "that film Bjork was in".
I watched this for the first time last night.
What can I say? It was horrible.
Don't get me wrong, it wasn't a "bad" film as such. It was well made, interesting story, kept me gripped throughout, the acting was first rate (Bjork won awards for her portrayal of "Selma" the film's protagonist).
Its just it was horrible. By far the saddest film I've ever seen (umm... maybe Schindlers List was worse given that it was based on real life events).
The film had very high praise indeed at the Cannes film festival 2-3 years ago and also sparked a lot of controversy. I suppose that's why I watched it, to see what all the fuss was about.
In some ways I did really enjoy it, but my head can't escape how truly horrendous it was. I think part of the reason for this is I just can't understand WHY this film was made.
Ok, I'll give you a brief run down of the plot but I'll try to avoid spoiilers.
Bjork stars as "Selma" a slav immigrant living in America, who is going blind. She has to keep her impending blindness a secret so that she can keep her job. She works as much as she can because she's trying to save up enough money for her son to get an operation on his 13th birthday so he doesn't also go blind and can have a "normal" life.
Selma escapes the torture of the daily grind by daydreaming that she's in a musical - the sounds of the factory or the train passing her on her way home providing the rhythm section in some delightful little numbers!
Umm.. that'll do plot wise, needless to say, things go wrong and a total world of misery ensues.
I think the controversy around this film must have had something to do with the fact that, unlike say Schindlers List, the content of this film did not need to be adressed at all. It was a story conjured up by director Lars Von Trier, I assume, purely to get a response.
And that it did.
Its both an evil masterpiece conjured by a manipulative genius.
Don't watch it. It hurts.
I watched this for the first time last night.
What can I say? It was horrible.
Don't get me wrong, it wasn't a "bad" film as such. It was well made, interesting story, kept me gripped throughout, the acting was first rate (Bjork won awards for her portrayal of "Selma" the film's protagonist).
Its just it was horrible. By far the saddest film I've ever seen (umm... maybe Schindlers List was worse given that it was based on real life events).
The film had very high praise indeed at the Cannes film festival 2-3 years ago and also sparked a lot of controversy. I suppose that's why I watched it, to see what all the fuss was about.
In some ways I did really enjoy it, but my head can't escape how truly horrendous it was. I think part of the reason for this is I just can't understand WHY this film was made.
Ok, I'll give you a brief run down of the plot but I'll try to avoid spoiilers.
Bjork stars as "Selma" a slav immigrant living in America, who is going blind. She has to keep her impending blindness a secret so that she can keep her job. She works as much as she can because she's trying to save up enough money for her son to get an operation on his 13th birthday so he doesn't also go blind and can have a "normal" life.
Selma escapes the torture of the daily grind by daydreaming that she's in a musical - the sounds of the factory or the train passing her on her way home providing the rhythm section in some delightful little numbers!
Umm.. that'll do plot wise, needless to say, things go wrong and a total world of misery ensues.
I think the controversy around this film must have had something to do with the fact that, unlike say Schindlers List, the content of this film did not need to be adressed at all. It was a story conjured up by director Lars Von Trier, I assume, purely to get a response.
And that it did.
Its both an evil masterpiece conjured by a manipulative genius.
Don't watch it. It hurts.
... or as its more widely recognised "that film Bjork was in".
I watched this for the first time last night.
What can I say? It was horrible.
Don't get me wrong, it wasn't a "bad" film as such. It was well made, interesting story, kept me gripped throughout, the acting was first rate (Bjork won awards for her portrayal of "Selma" the film's protagonist).
Its just it was horrible. By far the saddest film I've ever seen (umm... maybe Schindlers List was worse given that it was based on real life events).
The film had very high praise indeed at the Cannes film festival 2-3 years ago and also sparked a lot of controversy. I suppose that's why I watched it, to see what all the fuss was about.
In some ways I did really enjoy it, but my head can't escape how truly horrendous it was. I think part of the reason for this is I just can't understand WHY this film was made.
Ok, I'll give you a brief run down of the plot but I'll try to avoid spoiilers.
Bjork stars as "Selma" a slav immigrant living in America, who is going blind. She has to keep her impending blindness a secret so that she can keep her job. She works as much as she can because she's trying to save up enough money for her son to get an operation on his 13th birthday so he doesn't also go blind and can have a "normal" life.
Selma escapes the torture of the daily grind by daydreaming that she's in a musical - the sounds of the factory or the train passing her on her way home providing the rhythm section in some delightful little numbers!
Umm.. that'll do plot wise, needless to say, things go wrong and a total world of misery ensues.
I think the controversy around this film must have had something to do with the fact that, unlike say Schindlers List, the content of this film did not need to be adressed at all. It was a story conjured up by director Lars Von Trier, I assume, purely to get a response.
And that it did.
Its both an evil masterpiece conjured by a manipulative genius.
Don't watch it. It hurts.
I watched this for the first time last night.
What can I say? It was horrible.
Don't get me wrong, it wasn't a "bad" film as such. It was well made, interesting story, kept me gripped throughout, the acting was first rate (Bjork won awards for her portrayal of "Selma" the film's protagonist).
Its just it was horrible. By far the saddest film I've ever seen (umm... maybe Schindlers List was worse given that it was based on real life events).
The film had very high praise indeed at the Cannes film festival 2-3 years ago and also sparked a lot of controversy. I suppose that's why I watched it, to see what all the fuss was about.
In some ways I did really enjoy it, but my head can't escape how truly horrendous it was. I think part of the reason for this is I just can't understand WHY this film was made.
Ok, I'll give you a brief run down of the plot but I'll try to avoid spoiilers.
Bjork stars as "Selma" a slav immigrant living in America, who is going blind. She has to keep her impending blindness a secret so that she can keep her job. She works as much as she can because she's trying to save up enough money for her son to get an operation on his 13th birthday so he doesn't also go blind and can have a "normal" life.
Selma escapes the torture of the daily grind by daydreaming that she's in a musical - the sounds of the factory or the train passing her on her way home providing the rhythm section in some delightful little numbers!
Umm.. that'll do plot wise, needless to say, things go wrong and a total world of misery ensues.
I think the controversy around this film must have had something to do with the fact that, unlike say Schindlers List, the content of this film did not need to be adressed at all. It was a story conjured up by director Lars Von Trier, I assume, purely to get a response.
And that it did.
Its both an evil masterpiece conjured by a manipulative genius.
Don't watch it. It hurts.