tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post9138422154265966624..comments2023-10-28T11:09:18.671+05:30Comments on Cinemascope: Damnation (Karhozat) [1988]Shubhajithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-51536709634404552982012-12-31T19:06:25.283+05:302012-12-31T19:06:25.283+05:30Thanks a lot Sam. The visual designs in Tarr's...Thanks a lot Sam. The visual designs in Tarr's films are really so uniquely Tarr as to be immediately identifiable. His usage of external grime & dust to complement his characters' isolation & inner wastelands is really remarkable. I consider Turin Horse as a 2011 film, but had it released in 2012, it would have been my #1 film as well. Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-82923743783360100832012-12-31T11:32:44.559+05:302012-12-31T11:32:44.559+05:30"The plot might remind one of 40s noir, but T..."The plot might remind one of 40s noir, but Tarr’s tonal, thematic and stylistic decisions made this an austere and bleakly beautiful portrayal of small-town ennui, anomie, isolation, existential alienation, moral decrepitude and stasis."<br /><br />Beautifully described Shubhajit. The rain and mud seems to be his essential setting, and it's part of the setting in WERCKMEISTER, SATANTANGO and his final film THE TURIN HORSE. The tone and style is consistent with every other film Tarr has done. It appears that THE TURIN HORSE will be taking the #1 spot for my 2012 list.<br /><br />Great review!Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.com