Review of The Forsaken Land (2005) by J.r. Jones for Chicago Reader — 27 Jul 2012
Jayasundara dispenses with conventional story pacing to alternate long, static scenes with moments of revelatory lust or violence; as a press release states, the movie is "composed of uncanny set pieces portraying sex, death, and waiting," though its aesthetic achievement may lie in making all three feel like the same thing.
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This review of The Forsaken Land (2005) was written by J.r. Jones and published by Chicago Reader on 27 Jul 2012.
The Forsaken Land has generally received mixed reviews.
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