/film/ - Film

>>463
This one left me fascinated. Chimeric, mind-melting, visually powerful. I wish more directors exercised this sort of cinema. I guess it's my favourite too, but I have seen little in 2014 nevertheless.

>>474
I'm not so sure of its intentionality, but there's a playful perspective through the whole running time in an almost clinic quality, a coldness intersected shot by shot. It looks like the form had been carefully studied to create this unsettling and surreal atmosphere. It's very interesting.
By the way, I didn't know Glazer used cinéma verité technique in Under the Skin. In what way? Could you share an example?

Fuck it, I'm going to rewatch it right now.

>>479
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEPONwKNUgw

Obviously ScarJo is asking questions and saying things the man isn't already aware of, so his responses are genuine.

It's unclear whether the man knows he's being filmed, the cameras are hidden (It's like a twisted version of FakeTaxiUK) and from what I have read they were only told about the filming when they reach the house. Before that they were unaware.
There is a better scene where another character talks about how he likes being single.
Likewise there is a lot of improvisation used with other characters like the deformed man, although he was specifically cast for the film I think the dialog is unscripted.

everything said thus far is pretty much on the ball so I have little to add, just that I agree with all of this. Also ScarJo's been doing some good shit recently, Her, and, although I'll probably get crucified for liking it on here, Lucy (sorry I just fucking love Besson's over the top ridiculous, silly action films)

>>645
Yeah, it was really ambitious in many ways and great fun, but hardly a must see, it's nothing especially new to Besson so don't worry too much about missing it.

>>1497
How is Mistaken For Strangers? I'm a big fan of The National but I'm slightly cautious because I've seen some pretty negative reviews.

I'm really looking forward to getting the Bluray of Under The Skin, I think it's an interesting take on filmmaking and there's apparently a good amount of Behind the scenes footage, I'd be really interested to see how they went about the hidden camera scenes, and also the sound design since I'm an audio engineer.

>>1497
>Only Lovers Left Alive

My good negro. Truly an underappreciated film (as is modern Jarmusch as a whole).

>>1622
I think she succeeded in convincing herself she was human. After her number of experiences that showed her human compassion, like the people her picking her up when she falls, the man who looked after her, the swimmer etc, she wanted to do something that would make him happy so that she could get a positive feeling by reciprocating.

>>1639
Sandstorm is good but nothing beats this moment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHTI31XuQxk#t=90s
The use of this song is enhanced by everything preceding it, since all of the music and the sound design is cold and abrasive, this coming in, even on a tinny radio speaker, it's warm and humanistic.
Originally there was going to be no score, and the radio scene would've been the first music in the film so the producers tried to find a song that would be symbolic of her change and thought about it endlessly, then they realised they needed a score and so they thought 'the song on the radio would just be whatever's on the radio' so they turned on a radio and Real Gone Kid was on.