Review of Sombre (1998) by Matt G — 05 Jul 2010

It's like Possession meets Irreversible meets Antonioni meets Trouble Every Day by way of Lynch. I don't know how you can write something like this. Feels a little overlong, but besides that, it maintains an impossibly nightmarish tone throughout. Probably the only movie to contain stretches that accurately portray the perspective of a drunk person.

Edit: 3rd rewatch. Has the most effectively horrifying atmosphere I've ever encountered in a movie. Also, probably the most subtle, nuanced sound design and stunningly nightmarish cinematography ever put to film. And the performances breathe impossible life to such dark yet human characters. If you think cinema is dead, watch this. It isn't, as long as people like Philippe Grandrieux continue to make films.