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5 June 1991 (USA) morePlot:
God disembowels himself with a straight razor. The spirit-like Mother Earth emerges, venturing into a bleak... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Unwatchable piece of brilliance moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Brian Salzberg | ... | God Killing Himself |
| Donna Dempsey | ... | Mother Earth |
| Stephen Charles Barry | ... | Son Of Earth - Flesh On Bone |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| James Gandia | ||
| Daniel Harkins | ||
| Michael Phillips | ||
| Erik Slavin | ||
| Arthur Streeter | ||
| Adolfo Vargas | ||
| Garfield White | ||
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Approximately eight to ten hours of optical work - re-photographing, visual treatments, and filtering - was required to produce one minute of film. The total postproduction period for the 78-minute movie was eight months. moreFAQ
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E. Elias Merhige's existentialist experiment in the enduring is definitely one hell of a boring watch. This is like something Alexander de Large was forced to watch in "A Clockwork Orange." But, despite just how unwatchable this film really is, it is a success.
If you are reading this and have not already seen the film, then it is too late. For me, at least, the payoff (after 3 separate viewings with lots of break in between mind you) was seeing the list of characters *after* the story was told. That's when the simple message hit home. But i wonder if Merhige could have told a 5 minutes story in about 30, instead of 78.
However, seeing as how the cast of credits is displayed prominently on the front page for this movie, the cat is already out of the bag and you surely will only appreciate this film if you appreciate existentialist film making from the early 20th century. Even then, you might puke.
4/10 (but i commend Merhige for crafted a piece of art, even if it is unwatchable)