Post by Vendaval Este on May 4, 2010 15:09:50 GMT
Well this is a sure oddity that perhaps demands an analysis.
If you are to see this film, it's best if you don't know the plot synopsis, so that it all comes together perfectly for you, regardless though...
This Greek film sees a man restrict his unknowing adult children to their large house in the middle of nowhere, with a large fence surrounding it as he and their mother keep them maintained through strict education and exercise, with no influence from the world around them. This steadily begins to change when the father, a factory owner, assigns one of his workers to come to his home and satisfy the sexual needs of his son.
At times funny and subtly brutal with some very strong scenes, this film's narrative unfolds quite expertly with its very unconventional storytelling method, however, at the end you can't help but feel like you've been played along, almost. The pretension comes in the form of how bizarre it seems at first, but by the end of it, it all makes sense and it's a fairly clever commentary on media-filtered information and isolation from the truth, and can arguably seen as a commentary on the breakdown of traditional family values, presented in an extreme light.
The fun thing is though, the set-up has all the makings of a mainstream film, yet if it was, it would have probably just been a horror film about a guy keeping his family locked up and would be generally void of the artsy-fartsiness. I think I prefer the artsy-fartsiness.
If you are to see this film, it's best if you don't know the plot synopsis, so that it all comes together perfectly for you, regardless though...
This Greek film sees a man restrict his unknowing adult children to their large house in the middle of nowhere, with a large fence surrounding it as he and their mother keep them maintained through strict education and exercise, with no influence from the world around them. This steadily begins to change when the father, a factory owner, assigns one of his workers to come to his home and satisfy the sexual needs of his son.
At times funny and subtly brutal with some very strong scenes, this film's narrative unfolds quite expertly with its very unconventional storytelling method, however, at the end you can't help but feel like you've been played along, almost. The pretension comes in the form of how bizarre it seems at first, but by the end of it, it all makes sense and it's a fairly clever commentary on media-filtered information and isolation from the truth, and can arguably seen as a commentary on the breakdown of traditional family values, presented in an extreme light.
The fun thing is though, the set-up has all the makings of a mainstream film, yet if it was, it would have probably just been a horror film about a guy keeping his family locked up and would be generally void of the artsy-fartsiness. I think I prefer the artsy-fartsiness.
