Review of Animal Love (1996) by Josh P — 11 Dec 2006

I had heard about controversial filmmaker Ulrich Seidl and was not sure what to expect going into this strange documentary. I found the result to be a depressing look at a bunch of down-and-out people who can no longer relate to humans and find their only healthy relationships in their pets.

The word "healthy" is used very loosely as it would depend on your definintion. A few of the scenes look like they may be going places that I did not particularly want to see and thankfully Seidl spared us from anything too taboo.

At any rate, there are still a number of images that will disturb you (especially if you are an animal lover) and the film as a whole will not make you want to dance around in your living room. A bleak look at the human condition that I found to be quite difficult to watch.