Let's not be fooled here. This movie is not really worthy of the praise made in this site by other users and some critics, but I can't say it is a bad movie either.
The movie is strenuous and the three hours can be felt very much. The digital camera produces mixed results in what comes to cinematography with some really bad shots and other really quite surprisingly beautiful ones.
The story is a bit complicated for us to understand, being spoken in a very unintelligible language and with the names of the characters appearing so weird to western eyes. But I wouldn't advocate the movie being spoken in any other way because it would destroy its charm, and it is a handicap that the audience simply will have to understand and forgive.
I imagine this movie being really great when you're in a weird mood and ready to embrace its other-worldness, but is you're not then you're just gonna get a really boring film.
The movie is strenuous and the three hours can be felt very much. The digital camera produces mixed results in what comes to cinematography with some really bad shots and other really quite surprisingly beautiful ones.
The story is a bit complicated for us to understand, being spoken in a very unintelligible language and with the names of the characters appearing so weird to western eyes. But I wouldn't advocate the movie being spoken in any other way because it would destroy its charm, and it is a handicap that the audience simply will have to understand and forgive.
I imagine this movie being really great when you're in a weird mood and ready to embrace its other-worldness, but is you're not then you're just gonna get a really boring film.