Review of Taxidermia (2006) by Niklas S — 08 Nov 2009
I have yet to see Palfi's 'Hukkle' but judging from the avant-garde nature/provocation of 'Taxidermia', I'll bet it will be equally if not more enjoyable for a myriad of reasons.
Try to imagine Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Gaspar Noe teaming up for a postmodern reworking of Marco Fererri's 'Le Grande Bouffe' with a dash of Peter Christophersen's 'Nine Inch Nails: The Broken Movie' and you've got an idea.
Largely funny and at times, utterly revolting, 'Taxidermia' links 3 stories of blood-relatives, separated by their consumption/rejection of food from their own bodies. A film of rare breed, it dares to pick a bone with the spectator by tickling his gag reflex at some point or another in every scene.
Maybe I'm wrong, but it's shortcoming seems to be it's denouement of spectators admiring the aesthetic beauty of grotesqueries, a moment of revelation on the part of Palfi concerning his artistic aims.
This review of Taxidermia (2006) was written by Niklas S on 08 Nov 2009.
Taxidermia has generally received positive reviews.
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