Caché is arguably a good example of an artistic cinema. Have you ever been to a modern art museum and caught yourself in front of an art piece, which you know what it is but you don't really know what it means, literally and artistically? Well, Caché is that kind of movie.
The plot... well you should see it for yourself. It seems like a thriller, but it's not really that.
The visual style is 'different'. There is no unique point of view, strange dream like visions, nor special effects. The view is quite simple. You recognize what you see, but you don't really know what it means and its actual contribution to the plot.
The film kind of reminded me of Oldboy and some other Chan Park Woon's films, where there are a lot of single long take. Sometimes it made me bored (I won't spoil which one). But it also makes you wait and observe the scene to expect something to happen.
Also the long take shows how great the actors are. Imagine that they have to memorize, to talk, and to act magnificently that long is unbelievable. This is sort of like in plays where the actors have to be perfect. This is something that is lack in Hollywood films where they often takes for hundred of times just to get 2 seconds scene.
Auteuil did an amazing job as the lead character. He gained the viewer's trust and then at some point you really couldn't believe him anymore. And Auteuil did it superbly not only via dialogue and its tone, but also by the way he acts.
Binoche is always beautifully talented. Similar to Auteuil, her acting makes me doubting her character. It's like there is something hidden, which is the translation of Caché.
Finally, I can't stop talking about this movie. It has so many layers and like I mentioned earlier, you don't really know what it means. Just watch it. The story is not non-linear, so anybody who just gets to be interested in artistic movie won't be that confused.
The plot... well you should see it for yourself. It seems like a thriller, but it's not really that.
The visual style is 'different'. There is no unique point of view, strange dream like visions, nor special effects. The view is quite simple. You recognize what you see, but you don't really know what it means and its actual contribution to the plot.
The film kind of reminded me of Oldboy and some other Chan Park Woon's films, where there are a lot of single long take. Sometimes it made me bored (I won't spoil which one). But it also makes you wait and observe the scene to expect something to happen.
Also the long take shows how great the actors are. Imagine that they have to memorize, to talk, and to act magnificently that long is unbelievable. This is sort of like in plays where the actors have to be perfect. This is something that is lack in Hollywood films where they often takes for hundred of times just to get 2 seconds scene.
Auteuil did an amazing job as the lead character. He gained the viewer's trust and then at some point you really couldn't believe him anymore. And Auteuil did it superbly not only via dialogue and its tone, but also by the way he acts.
Binoche is always beautifully talented. Similar to Auteuil, her acting makes me doubting her character. It's like there is something hidden, which is the translation of Caché.
Finally, I can't stop talking about this movie. It has so many layers and like I mentioned earlier, you don't really know what it means. Just watch it. The story is not non-linear, so anybody who just gets to be interested in artistic movie won't be that confused.
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