My friends call me DP.
"And those who were seen dancing were considered insane by those who could not hear the music"
Let's tango, yo!
My friends call me DP.
"And those who were seen dancing were considered insane by those who could not hear the music"
Let's tango, yo!
When you find yourself born into, and have never left, the city you grew up in, it can seem like your immediate world is carved out of immutable stone. Rituals, rules, and conventions appear self-evident and eternal. They’re like runes from deep time, etched into Babylonian steles, unseen but seamlessly internalised within each of us.
But sometimes, current events may tear a rent in the fabric of society. And for the first time, you might glimpse that our world is…
Antonioni and Me
Antonioni has long been one of my favourite directors. I find myself identifying with his characters and inhabiting their environments. Taking a step back, sometimes I shudder, wondering if that is a little disturbing. After all, he is the master of presenting characters immersed in existential despair, profound alienation and the dehumanisation of modern life. The best art either holds up a mirror, or opens a window onto the abyss. Maybe both. But either way, I always…
I really like this film. It is a total trip from beginning to end.
I miss the time when nerds could distort a purely intellectual melange of ideas into a succession of questionable sex scenes, social commentary and psychedelic imagery. And take itself deadly seriously.
These kinds of films have got to be lurking in the depths of filmakers' monkey brains somewhere. We just need to stick them in a sensory deprivation tank and give them dubious looking plant material to ingest.
This is one of my favourite Jean Rollin films. It is full of the greatest dread and horror. And there isn't a single vampire in it!
I feel like it is a love letter to a cemetery. Sometimes I found myself losing the thread of dialogue as my attention was drawn to their setting.
But the dialogue is haunting, melancholic and poetic, too. The close-ups on Françoise Pascal tell a story all on their own, as well.
Jean Rollin might not be for everyone. Some might find his style of contemplative horrror more torpid than languorous. But if he is your jam, definitely watch this.
Revenge is a dish best served with olive oil.