1970, Jaromil Jires, a short piece that is genuinely off-beat
images with either little contrast, then a surprise
or with overexposure and white lighting
this is pretty much the cliche of 'dreamlike'; add to that the shades used
the camera is watching, rather than concentrating on the affect though (rather underplayed, if anything, at times)
seeing Valerie through thickets between her and the lens, and then seeing her perception view
it decenters the character of Valerie herself
add to this the high-angle (among other dramatic angles); not classic 'dreamworld' stuff
the piece is generally a calm fantasia, perhaps in her dreams, symbolising her growth
it can come on a bit like a random melange, a coherent (associative) narrative could perhaps be cut through it
quite short takes mean this really isn't an actors piece, nor is there any kind of drive
a curio rather than anything particularly brilliant
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