Day Night Day Night ***
Julia Loktev, 2007
US
@ home on DVD
It was impossible to ignore that fact that, in addition to the unnamed main character, there was also a camera operator in front of or beside her at all times while she strolled around Times Square. Mainly she looked like someone who really needed a hug. The moment when she emerges from the Port Authority Bus Terminal onto Eighth Avenue almost perfectly captures the insanity of Manhattan. I don't how I'd feel about the last part of the movie if I'd never lived here or visited but in its way this section of the movie is much like Frownland in its evocation of an awkward, misanthropic character wandering in existential loneliness amidst the seething crowds of the city.
See also: IMDb | Metacritic | J. Hoberman review
Julia Loktev, 2007
US
@ home on DVD
It was impossible to ignore that fact that, in addition to the unnamed main character, there was also a camera operator in front of or beside her at all times while she strolled around Times Square. Mainly she looked like someone who really needed a hug. The moment when she emerges from the Port Authority Bus Terminal onto Eighth Avenue almost perfectly captures the insanity of Manhattan. I don't how I'd feel about the last part of the movie if I'd never lived here or visited but in its way this section of the movie is much like Frownland in its evocation of an awkward, misanthropic character wandering in existential loneliness amidst the seething crowds of the city.
See also: IMDb | Metacritic | J. Hoberman review
Labels: 2007, 3 Stars, Julia Loktev, US
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