I have been following the goodness of Belgian neo-giallo, Amer, over at Twitch for some time now, it is one of my most anticipated films of 2010 (more on that later). The recent (and apparently final) trailer just makes me hungrier for it to leave the festival circuit and hit theatres (or at least import-able DVD), as it could be this years House of the Devil for its ability to evoke another era of filmmaking and take itself very seriously in the process.
Desire has always been linked to one’s look. And cinema too. Luis Buñuel knew that very well when he filmed the short of a razor over an eye with a detail shot. Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani recover this image in an experimental film with immaculate style. Someone watches a girl through a keyhole. The wind lightly lifts a woman’s skirt as a group of men look on. The fantasy of a dress tearing. Composed of fragments -of eyes, lights, shadows, gestures– and without dialogues, Amer delves into the life of Ana, always halfway between the real and the imaginary. A film of sensations, always shot skin-deep.
Trailer is tucked under the seat.
Yeah, I’ve seen a bit of chat about this too and I’m also eager to see it. If it can refine some of the awkwardness of the giallos (the awful overdubbing, all men being pigs, almost all women being hysterical, etc.), this could be really good.
Still haven’t seen House Of The Devil unfortunately.
It looks like the horror fest I’m off to is going to show this, which should be cool. They haven’t said for sure, but a local film network is running a competition to find out what their mystery film is and the clue very much suggests it’ll be this:
“This year’s secret film has cult cinema written all over it. We know what it is, but we can’t tell you just yet. What we can say is that it’s a clear love-letter to Euro-cult cinema, it’s visually stunning and it will provoke debate in the bar for the rest of the weekend. And its a one-word title, and a new release. Okay and its Belgian. We love it, and we hope you will too.”
Has anyone seen it yet and if so, is it as cool as the trailer suggests?