Some directors burst out of the gate with fully formed visions and debuts that set Sundance aflame. Others take longer to firm up their perspectives and filmmaking identity. (And, of course, many, many others don't get going at all.) "Your Early Work" is an occasional feature in which we'll take a look at an established auteur's first movie and how it fits in with or foreshadows the ones he or she made down the line.
First up, Todd Solondz, whose new film "Life During Wartime" opened on Friday.
"Fear, Anxiety & Depression" (1989)
Directed by Todd Solondz
These days, it's almost inconceivable to picture Todd Solondz, the premiere '90s maestro of deadpan misery, putting himself front and center on screen. For Solondz to subject himself to the same unflinching (if non-judgmental) gaze he's centered on countless characters, not to mention the humiliations, awkwardness and despair which make up their day-to-day, would...
First up, Todd Solondz, whose new film "Life During Wartime" opened on Friday.
"Fear, Anxiety & Depression" (1989)
Directed by Todd Solondz
These days, it's almost inconceivable to picture Todd Solondz, the premiere '90s maestro of deadpan misery, putting himself front and center on screen. For Solondz to subject himself to the same unflinching (if non-judgmental) gaze he's centered on countless characters, not to mention the humiliations, awkwardness and despair which make up their day-to-day, would...
- 7/26/2010
- by Alison Willmore
- ifc.com
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