Review of David Holzman's Diary (1967) by Ken T — 19 Nov 2009
This has some good ideas, but is too amateurish and simplistic in execution. It poses Godard's quote that cinema is truth at 24 frames/sec (which really doesn't mean anything depending how one defines 'truth').
As far as a mocku-diary trying to be the real thing, the contrived nature of its fictional parts stick out sorely compared to the improvised scenes, especially one where a transsexual hooker tries to pick up the cameraman.
From the current perspective all it does it affirm that there is no unique formal quality to non-fiction, and that direct cinema is no more honest than what came before.
This review of David Holzman's Diary (1967) was written by Ken T on 19 Nov 2009.
David Holzman's Diary has generally received positive reviews.
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