Monday 21 March 2011

Fortini / Cani

1976, Straub-Huillet
This sharply mixes fixed camera dialogue with roving, slow pans and scans across a landscape. These are done with the sky as overexposed, washed out.
Remarkable by their commitment to the words, Straub-Huillet create a particular type of world when they do focus on it; as though not quite in focus, almost.
The words here are exciting, an interesting story told in a variety of manners. This adds up to an engaging work.

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