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La Pianiste
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sat 2005-feb-12 15:44:06 pst
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Last night we watched La
Pianiste (The Piano Teacher). It's a French film that
gives an intriguing and disturbing look at this woman's relationships
and whatnot. It certainly held my interest the whole time, but I
found the end rather unsatisfying. In fact it was really quite
humorous just how amazingly unsatisfying the ending was -- to the
point that in a weird way I think I actually liked the film more for
it!
One thing that I liked (more than the weird ending) was what I guess
falls under the heading of cinematography. For example, there were a
number of long shots of a person's face as s/he listens to music being
played. There were a number of points where I was conscious of
aspects of the filming or editing being different from most (American)
movies. And not in a distracting way.
Anyway, so I'm not sure I would necessarily recommend it, but I
certainly wouldn't disrecommend it. And if you're looking for ... I
dunno, a thought-provoking film involving fucked-up characters, then
give it a shot. Especially if you don't mind being left saying
"huh?"...
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