Review of Crumb (1995) by Matthew S — 10 Apr 2015
Perverse, sad, charming, at times a little intense. The film follows R. Crumb around on his last few weeks of being an American citizen before a move to a remote village in France. Crumb discusses his perversions, his alienation, and his distaste for the crass commercialism that has filled the American cultural void, all while wearing a perverse, square toothed smile. The most disturbing scenes in the film are of his brother Charlie, who, constantly sedated, talks of suicide attempts, sexual attractions to child actors, and his lack of interest in anything outside of his bedroom. The film breaks his character down quite well, piercing through the common held thought of R. Crumb as a misogynistic pig (which he can be) but as someone who is terrified of their lack of power in human interaction.
The film is brilliant, and despite the fact that the camera is often talked to, if not for, you always have a feeling of being a fly on the wall.
Brilliant film.
This review of Crumb (1995) was written by Matthew S on 10 Apr 2015.
Crumb has generally received very positive reviews.
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