I’m at your door
Wafflez Canon at 2000 Films Watched
Will expound on my thoughts once I rewatch it (probably within the next 2 days) but Ackerman truly was one of our greatest filmmakers. Operates as pure poetic experimentation on movement and image.
Blown away at how in spite of the satirical edge Bresson uses when tackling the film, he still succeeds in creating what I feel is one of the most lyrical films I’ve ever seen (without undermining the satire). There’s a moment where an art student enters Jacque’s apartment and begins rambling and while Bresson makes us cognisant of the absurdity of the situation, the student still indirectly manages to add on to the overall “poeticness” in his statement:
“What is…
99%
Its a meditation on trauma.
We never see the bus jacking. We don’t know the mans motives for doing such a heinous crime. We only see it’s devastating psychological impacts on 3 damaged survivors. This is not a story about victims, this is the story of moving on. This is a story of recovery. This is the story of human triumph over darkness.
As equally bleak as it is hopeful, it’s generally a tragedy but it never feels overtly…