Trembling at the silence at night,
scorching flames of red and yellow,
cold turns warm turns piercing,
from my back that now is burning.
Tears wander the hills of my face,
as night becomes devoid of meaning,
following the path of things now gone,
collapsed into endlessness.
Sátántangó (1994) written by László Krasznahorkai and based on his book of the same name from 1985.
Few films reach the level of craftsmanship as Sátántangó. Béla Tarr achieved in making a seven-and-a-half-hour-long…
Persona (1966) is one of the greatest pieces of film art ever made and my all-time favourite film.
Persona is Ingmar Bergman's highest artistic achievement and that says a lot, for Bergman, is the man who gave the world such masterpieces as Det Sjunde Inseglet (1957), Smultronstället (1957), Viskningar och rop (1972), Fanny och Alexander (1982) among many others.
The opening sequence of Persona is a work of art in and of itself; surreal, energetic, and mysterious. The whole of the movie is contained…
Yi Yi (一一) is a filmic masterwork from 2000 by Edward Yang. Yi Yi expresses itself through tonality, ellipses, colour and composition.
Yi Yi feels like a film suspended in time. With Yi Yi, Yang tells an intimate story of a family living together in a flat in Taipei. The meditative pacing and almost observational film-style convey a feeling of universality despite the apparent intimacy and specificity of the story. Yi Yi relies on the common strangeness of life. Universality…
L'Albero degli zoccoli (The Tree of Wooden Clogs) is a masterpiece from 1978 by Ermanno Olmi. Reminiscent of the Italian Neorealistic films of the 1940s and 1950s, L’Albero degli zoccoli is brutally honest and brutally real.
Captured in an almost fantastical or magical light, the film simultaneously grounds its scenes in reality while it heightens them to an otherworldly state. It is as if the misty glow of the moon continuously shines upon and illuminates the faces, facades and fields…
Clocks without hands, time standing still,
trapped alone, the mind falling ill.
Cold clammy hands, Death reaching for you,
no way out, no chance to undo.
Victor Sjöström's last great role and a love letter from Ingmar Bergman who has cited Sjöström as being one of his biggest influences. Sjöström's most well-known film probably is Körkarlen (1921) of which Bergman also has declared his favorite film.
Isak Borg (Victor Sjöstrom) who used to be a respected doctor has now become…
Сталкер (Stalker) is probably Andrei Tarkovsky’s most popular work. More accessible than Зеркало (1975) but more abstract than Иваново детство (1962).
Сталкер explores themes of faith, meaning, art, and the relation between people. With Сталкер, Tarkovsky makes what’s essentially a science fiction film, but Сталкер is more than that. Сталкер is an existential piece of art.
Сталкер is a meditative experience. Long sequences, monologues, ambient sounds, and music... sequences of dreams and memories gliding slowly through time.
In Сталкер nature has…
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