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Summary: Excellent Cinematography and editing
Review: I thought this film was incredibly well filmed, some scenes I could not take my eyes off the screen. It's story (stories) is told almost exclusively through images; dialogue has very little role in this film. You can not look away for even a brief time; much will be lost. It's a film that addresses a lot of questions about human sexuality, questions he does not always answer. While sensual, I don't really consider this film to be erotic, when characters engage in sexual activity, there is usually some negative connotation, guilt, coersion, jealousy, etc. Definitely an interesting film, albeit not for everyone. But it's worht checking out; just over 90 minutes (I think; it's certainly less than 2 hours) it's not a huge time committment, and you may like it.
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Summary: Gorgeous Film - I Loved It!
Review: I was at the video store, and I saw the cover for this movie and though "wow, this looks interesting", so I rented it. The cinematography in this film was very well done, and Saffron Burrows was really good in it. The film dealt with a lot of differen't character's problems, so I can't explain all of it. Saffron Burrows's character was a twin that was seperated at birth and when she sees her twin in an airport, things get a tad confusing for her. Also, this movie talks a lot about the creation of man and woman, very much like a modern day "Adam and Eve". I suggest you see this if you like the less main-stream movies.
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Summary: Beautiful and Erotic
Review: I was at the video store, and I saw the cover for this movie and though "wow, this looks interesting", so I rented it. The cinematography in this film was very well done, and Saffron Burrows was really good in it. The film dealt with a lot of differen't character's problems, so I can't explain all of it. Saffron Burrows's character was a twin that was seperated at birth and when she sees her twin in an airport, things get a tad confusing for her. Also, this movie talks a lot about the creation of man and woman, very much like a modern day "Adam and Eve". I suggest you see this if you like the less main-stream movies.
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Summary: huh?
Review: i watched it tonight. i am confident that most of this film was shot without the benefit of a script or direction. most of the movie makes no sense; the scenes play out of sequence and bear little relation to one another (except the adam and eve stuff). there is a hilarious incident with a blind woman and her... aware dog. i would not watch this movie if i were you, though.
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Summary: Too Artsy-Fartsy
Review: I will grant that I don't watch a lot of art or independant films, but I checked this one out because I think Saffron Burrows is a fine actress and incredibly beautiful. This movie seems to be trying to impress people with an "artistic" re-invention of the Garden of Eden tale woven with a more modern tale. I got what he was trying to say with this (or at least most of it), but I thought the movie and its' message just didn't work.
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Summary: Too artsy and boring
Review: its a dull film- theres not nearly enough JRM in it as id liked and some unknown reason we keep getting these pictures of rivers and babies and this Adam and Eve duo! does anyone understand what its about except the director?
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Summary: dull!
Review: its a dull film- theres not nearly enough JRM in it as id liked and some unknown reason we keep getting these pictures of rivers and babies and this Adam and Eve duo! does anyone understand what its about except the director?
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Summary: thinks it's more clever than it is
Review: The film itself, on an aesthetic level, is quite stunning and beautiful, but the non-linear narrative, which weaves in two modern (? ) tales with an inventive representation of Adam and Eve starts to unravel a bit as the story progresses--which is unfortunate, because the film does such a subtle job of telling a story without spelling it all out for the viewer. My only strong reservation is that the funeral scene characters were never woven back into the narrative concerning J. Sands--a frustrating omission that derails an otherwise compelling essay on the issue of desire, sex, love, and loyalty. But it's definately interesting and beautiful to watch.
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Summary: Gotta see it to believe it.
Review: There is so much symbolism and obscure reference in this film that I am not at all certain I grasp what the producer/director had in mind. There are some wonderful moments - like the twins who almost meet - well, they do meet but the moment of recognition is shattered by a breaking bottle of wine. There is quite a lot of nudity in the film - but it's certainly not erotic. The most obvious interludes relate to the Garden of Eden and original sin. I don't think the intention of the film was to shift my perspective, but it did. Why was the tree of knowledge forbidden, and the serpent the tempter? Why wasn't the tree of knowledge intended for man's indulgence, and the serpent the opposition man (and woman) had to pass through? The reward would then be the gift of life - the greatest gift of all (even though it is tainted inevitably with death) - and sex, far from being the corruption it is so often seen as, would be the wonderful instrument of acceptance and the mantra of life.
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Summary: why original sin anyway
Review: There is so much symbolism and obscure reference in this film that I am not at all certain I grasp what the producer/director had in mind. There are some wonderful moments - like the twins who almost meet - well, they do meet but the moment of recognition is shattered by a breaking bottle of wine. There is quite a lot of nudity in the film - but it's certainly not erotic. The most obvious interludes relate to the Garden of Eden and original sin. I don't think the intention of the film was to shift my perspective, but it did. Why was the tree of knowledge forbidden, and the serpent the tempter? Why wasn't the tree of knowledge intended for man's indulgence, and the serpent the opposition man (and woman) had to pass through? The reward would then be the gift of life - the greatest gift of all (even though it is tainted inevitably with death) - and sex, far from being the corruption it is so often seen as, would be the wonderful instrument of acceptance and the mantra of life.
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