Post by Eλευθερί on Feb 15, 2018 12:35:49 GMT
Greenaway is the thinking (wo)man's Tarantino. He's a bona fide genius, but I'm afraid his sensibilities don't appeal to much of the public, even among cinephiles. I've had a bunch of DVDs of his films that I've been trying to sell on Amazon and eBay with no takers.
I still can't get The Baby of Macon out of my mind, although I watched it a couple of years ago. It's visually stunning. A beautiful performance on many dimensions, yet utterly horrifying. I don't think it could be released today, though, given the current trends in attitudes about addressing sexual assault and degradation of women.
Another film you should see is The Draughtsman's Contract. Each framing of every scene is as if it had been intended to be hung in a museum--not surprising when you consider that Greenaway had trained as an artist.
I still can't get The Baby of Macon out of my mind, although I watched it a couple of years ago. It's visually stunning. A beautiful performance on many dimensions, yet utterly horrifying. I don't think it could be released today, though, given the current trends in attitudes about addressing sexual assault and degradation of women.
Another film you should see is The Draughtsman's Contract. Each framing of every scene is as if it had been intended to be hung in a museum--not surprising when you consider that Greenaway had trained as an artist.