Review of Cul-de-sac (1966) by Elena D — 02 Jul 2008
The plot is dramatic with some brilliant drafts of comic paradoxes, when you don't expect them, in the middle of this static place, where the world seems only a picture and where the sea-tide seems so related to the charachter's mood, even in a dicey way. The line between a bad guy and a good guy is so lean. It doesn't matter if you close yourself in a lonely and isolated place to preserve your perfect dreamt world, or to "save" yourself from social limits. Human limits are inside yourself. By the way, what I loved the most in this movie are: the photography, the editing, the light. It's pure image poetry.
P.S.: the woman looks so sadly cinic here, but maybe she's the only one that reads the events in a realistic way and doesn't loose her compass.
This review of Cul-de-sac (1966) was written by Elena D on 02 Jul 2008.
Cul-de-sac has generally received positive reviews.
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