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Summary: thrilling, intelligent, symbollic and I just can't forget it
Review: I've seen this movie eight years ago and still think about it. This movie +simply is very, very intelligent and true. And in the same time it is very simple. It's about the racial madness of the american society. I can't think of better words to discribe the essence of this picture than those of James Baldwin, the negro american poet.
'You don't see me, I'm your black cat. You don't love me, I see that.'
and also:
'Okay. I'm your ... baby, 'till I get bigger!'
We, the viewer, see what happens every day in the american society (and of course in any other racist society): the black man is not seen, he simply is not there. And his white brother trys to kill him.
The story: The black man comes to get to know his white brother, but he, grimly with hate, seeks to kill him.
In the end, grinning and happy, the black man will tell the viewer why he accepts to play on the game and take the place of his dead white brother. And again, he could be saying the words of James Baldwin: 'And then, false lover, you will know, what love has managed here below.'
For me one of the best pictures I've ever seen. Inriching (if this word exists in english- sorry, I'm german.)
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Summary: Suture
Review: Suture is a fascinating and haunting example of surrealism. The movie is filmed in black and white to remind us nothing is simply black and white. The Towers home is a surreal, sterile atmosphere with winding staircases that remind us of the twisted reality of this family.Two brothers meet for the first time at their father's funeral. The acknowledged son is rich in money but totally lacking in warmth and has no friends. Apparently he also lacks a conscience. The other son is a poor blue-collar worker but a caring, warm person who easily makes friends. There is much talk in the film about the brothers looking so much alike and yet they look nothing alike physically. In fact one brother is black and the other white, but skin color is not the main difference here. You keep wondering when someone is going to open his or her eyes and notice. If you don't want to think, don't watch this movie.
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Summary: Suture
Review: Suture is an experimental film masquerading as a vintage 50's film noir crime drama. Basically, the plot hinges on two brothers (one played by a white actor, one by a black actor), one of whom tries to kill the other, in order assume the other brother's identity to conceal his criminal past. His brother survives, but has amnesia, and must piece together his life before it is too late. The movie does a masterful job of telling the story from a series of shifting and fractured points of view. This, combined with the fact that the brothers, who are played by actors of different races, are frequently confused with on another, results in a uniquely surreal reimagining of the conventional crime noir.
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Summary: body-horror marvel
Review: this is a very intriging film. it takes suspension of disbelief to a whole new level because it's two main characters - brothers deemed almost identical by those around them - are played by a skinny white man and a well built black man.
this wierdness works very well in a film centered on identity issues. white brother is rich and black brother is poor. they meet after their fathers funeral. white brother appears nervous - he appears to assume that black brother wants money. but black brother wants nothing of the sort - he just wants to meet his blood kin then go home.
white brother has many problems, and takes the opportunity to try and kill black brother and set it up as his own suicide - ie. to vanish. unfortunately, black brother survives the car bomb and is mistaken by everyone around as white brother - they look alike afterall (to everyone but the viewer) and he is covered in bandages.
as the film progresses, black brother stats to absorb the life and personality of white brother. an interesting essay on identity which is filled with strong body-horror concepts, such as the effect our body has on our mind and the effect our surroundings can have on us. well worth the effort, especially for those who like intellectual horror but dont have the stomach for the likes of audition
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Summary: WHAT'S UP, DOC ?
Review: Written, produced and directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel, SUTURE is undoubtedly one of the most interesting movies I have seen so far this year. Shot in black and white in 1993, this unusual thriller deserves to be rediscovered in the DVD standard since it didn't find its audience when it was theatrically released. The nervous tension felt by the viewer while watching a movie is generally produced by two simple narrative methods. For instance, the director can decide that the audience will always be kept literally behind the main character, never knowing what will appear next on the screen. In this case, we are manipulated by the director who can easily shock us with unexpected scenes. This method is principally used by horror movies directors. Another way for a director to create tension among the audience is, on the contrary, to give us informations the characters of the movie are unaware of. Just think of all the scenes you have already seen involving a young woman coming home alone while you are aware that there is a serial killer hidden in her apartment. Scott McGehee and David Siegel have invented, in my opinion, a third narrative method that is going to greatly disturb you. In SUTURE, the characters of the movie DON'T see what you see. For us, the audience, Clay Arlington is a colored guy from the suburbs of Needle, Arizona played by Dennis Haysbert - a colored actor - but for the characters of SUTURE, Clay Arlington is a white guy having a tremendous resemblance with Vincent Towers played by the caucasian Michaël Harris. Are you still with me ? So you spend half the movie wondering why you are the only one noticing that Vincent Towers and Clay Arlington don't have the slightest resemblance. It's very disturbing and, I must admit, a genial idea. SUTURE is also a movie you can speak about during hours with friends because it's smart, filled with references and artistically perfect. This MGM DVD presents, apart of the widescreen version of SUTURE, a theatrical trailer and french subtitles. The minimum. A DVD zone discovery.
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