"4" by Ilya Khrjanovsky - classic or dud?

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anyone saw this experimental David Lynch meets Tarkovsky meets experimental film which juxtaposes modern russia with old russia with beautiful,bizzare images.
it's a bit of a confused movie,but the director has so much talent and self confidence (his debut) that it's just a minot disadventage.
first it's a moody, talky movie between 3 characters who lie about their jobs in a gloomy moscow bar, than it turned into a bizzare tale of crones and clones, which is directed almost as a documentry, and tends to shock.
in between,some great images, industrial soundtrack (mailnly of dogs, and machines and inovative use of camera and light.

i cant get it out of my head, though it's not a masterpiece, and sometimes kind of boring, it's one of the most interesting movies ive seen lately.

shoot the moon, Thursday, 13 April 2006 16:15 (twenty years ago)

Need to see it in the next week; most of the good reviews are still confused.

Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 13 April 2006 16:29 (twenty years ago)

Definately classic, for several reasons:

1. Intruiging opening scene in the bar
2. The industrial plains/wasteland scenes are compelling
3. The strangeness of the funeral diner
4. It made me fall asleep before it ended (which I considered a good thing at that time, so I'm still to watch the 'ending')

Gerard (Gerard), Thursday, 13 April 2006 16:34 (twenty years ago)

what is/are the "4"?

main dane, Thursday, 13 April 2006 16:43 (twenty years ago)

http://www.tagliners.org/pics/ff_corman.jpg

Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 13 April 2006 16:47 (twenty years ago)

Hahaha

Gerard (Gerard), Thursday, 13 April 2006 16:50 (twenty years ago)

may i add:
5. Mariia Vovchenko naked.
sorry, but couldnt find pics via goole.

may i addddd, Thursday, 13 April 2006 16:58 (twenty years ago)


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