Takeshi Kitano has created one of the most beautiful and powerful works in cinema. A true artist in the best sense, Kitano mixes stunning imagery, a beautiful score and moving performances to help remind us why we love the movies. His use of stillness and sparse dialogue imbues each shot with beauty and power. His bursts of violence and expert use of editing create some of the most gorgeous and breathtaking shots ever seen. Kitano has mastered "emptiness" intrinsic in works of great art and anyone interested in possibly the most talented person working in film today needs to check out this brilliant film.
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Clean, Shaven
(1993)
unforgettable!!!
29 November 2002
CLEAN, SHAVEN is one the most most powerful movie experiences I have had. The film resonates in a way few pictures have ever dared to. The still camera work, avant garde editing artfully blended with incredible sound mixing and a tour-de-force performance by Peter Greene makes this movie one of the most important independent films in recent history. Lodge Kerrigan has an acute understanding of the power of stillness rarely seen in American film making and Peter Greene gives a performance that will haunt you forever.
If you are interested in film as an art form, watch CLEAN, SHAVEN and enjoy a film maker and actor who have brought the most haunting and unforgettable portrayal of a man struggling with mental illness that you will ever see.
If you are interested in film as an art form, watch CLEAN, SHAVEN and enjoy a film maker and actor who have brought the most haunting and unforgettable portrayal of a man struggling with mental illness that you will ever see.
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