Art History (2011) Poster

(2011)

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4/10
Amateur
Silitonga8 November 2013
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The director and also writer, Joe Swanberg, apparently did't catch his unique touch yet. I've seen a glimpse "Kissing on the Mouth" (2005) and full of this, I have to say it's actually almost the same project.

It's really ashamed thought Mr. Swanberg have been working in film industry about ten years (as director, writer, or actor) but nothing I can't say except still work of amateur. Maybe because of low budget. I don't know, but low budget doesn't men bad movie too. Many proof of that.

Back to movie. The part I hate so much is photography and cinematography. I have to say that even amateur porn still better that that. I almost kick my laptop because of that.

About the story (STILL amateur porn have better story), Joe Swanberg as Sam, lead actor and also director of porn making movie falling to his lead porn actress. He felt jealous because the lead actress grown feeling to her co-star. That's it.

The rest is waste of time. Boring, cause shooting location just in a house will pool. Just imagine watching a movie almost one and a half hours just in one location.
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2/10
Enough to put you off sex entirely.
MOscarbradley10 June 2019
"Art History" isn't about art history. It's a kind of 'home-movie-porn-movie' movie in which the director Joe Swanberg plays the director of a porn movie with feelings for, (in lust with?), his leading actress played by the actress/director Josephine Decker of "Madeline's Madeline" fame. The problem is her leading man, Kent Osborne, is also in lust with her and since all three wrote the screenplay it feels very voyeuristic indeed. It's also like nothing one would want to pay money to see, a narcissistic project about narcissistic people. It's well enough made for what it is but it's not in the least bit erotic despite the copious nudity. In fact, it's enough to put you off sex entirely or, as the old gag has it, 'I'd rather have a cup of tea'.
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8/10
A case study in cinematography
Thomas-Musings23 June 2022
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There is a moment, early in the film, where the camera is just placed on the two actors, who are also acting in the movie they are making in the film (yes, very meta). It lingers on them while they are just allowed to act in the moment, under the direction of the director. I found it to be very cool and a good lesson in cinematography.

Plus, I had to just chuckle at the ending when everything literally fell apart.
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