Blok Take Aim at the Warped Ideals of Honour in Darkly Comic Satirical Short ‘A Dishonourable Death’
Set in the year 1837, Blok’s A Dishonourable Death impressively uses the framing of a gentleman’s duel to satirise traditional manifestations of honour through a warped masculine lens, questioning the concept of heroism while also setting its narrative sights on the thorny issue of prejudice be that of class, race or sex. The tale kicks off in dramatic fashion as we’re whisked on a high-speed carriage ride that immediately immerses the viewer in the heightened tone and setting of the wide-angled period comedy. What follows is a verbal exchange between a group of individuals who get mixed up in a confluence of deceit, prejudice and bravado that could end up costing them their lives. It’s a darkly comic short with a buoyant visual flair that we were excited to ask the directing duo about during our conversation, which you can read below, that covers a multitude of...
- 7/24/2023
- by James Maitre
- Directors Notes
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