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Linnea 2022-12-02 08:38:58

Lots and lots of close-ups and close-ups, myrtle's frowns, smiles, and even tongue licks, all shrouded in grey anxiety. The director recklessly placed the camera in a "dangerous distance", as if tying the audience and the actors in an elevator, making people feel insecure. I believe that the actors will inevitably have the same feeling when facing the camera, so they are naturally neurotic. overflows on its own. In contrast, Inarido's technique is too clumsy, endless long shots, computer effects. Although it is an undeniable masterpiece, it can only be seen in the environment where the movie is greatly degraded. I feel more and more that every time I watch a movie from the golden age of the last century, I get older.

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Opening Night quotes

  • Maurice Aarons: I thought that small talk was too small, I thought big talk was too pretentious, I thought music was noise, and I thought art was bullshit.

  • Sarah Goode: Just please tell me what this play doesn't express.

    Myrtle Gordon: Hope.