This film is included on a DVD entitled "Shorts: Volume Three". Oddly, I have seen volume One already and Three is definitely much better--though both are worth finding for lovers of short films like myself.
This is not a short film for everyone, as the film is very strange and surreal and is not particularly pretty. It's filmed in a somewhat grainy black and white and looks much like it was made during the 1960s. Also, there really is a lot that isn't explained which might irritate some viewers, but it did have a lot to say about alienation and depersonalization.
The film begins with someone approaching the main character and handing him a business card that said "Good Life" on it. Apparently, this was for a job interview, though it's all so very deliberately vague. Later, when the guy goes to the address on the card, things get very weird and the viewer is deliberately confused. My advice is to stick with it--the film ends on a haunting and interesting note--one that no doubt will spark many heated discussions.
Creative and utterly bizarre. It's nice to see the makers of this French film took some risks.
This is not a short film for everyone, as the film is very strange and surreal and is not particularly pretty. It's filmed in a somewhat grainy black and white and looks much like it was made during the 1960s. Also, there really is a lot that isn't explained which might irritate some viewers, but it did have a lot to say about alienation and depersonalization.
The film begins with someone approaching the main character and handing him a business card that said "Good Life" on it. Apparently, this was for a job interview, though it's all so very deliberately vague. Later, when the guy goes to the address on the card, things get very weird and the viewer is deliberately confused. My advice is to stick with it--the film ends on a haunting and interesting note--one that no doubt will spark many heated discussions.
Creative and utterly bizarre. It's nice to see the makers of this French film took some risks.
