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Today's film was Alexsander Sokurov's

Dolce (2000)This another short one, an hour.

The widow of the celebrated Japanese writer Toshio Shimao Dolce (1917-1986) who talks about her life and loss particularly the loss of her mother and father. She also is seen with her handicapped mute daughter.

I can see you all running out to get this disc!

It is pretty depressing in an uplifting sort of way.

Sokurov's approach is to let her speak with long, broad, silences. Again, a trademark, the highly sensitized soundtrack. Weather, rain, house sounds.

It is mesmerizing.

And sleepy too.

There is a lot of mist. Closeups.

There is no doubt that this is experimental. Whether it is good or not depends. It is worth seeing for the triumphant ending.

I just see it as an exercise in film making that anyone interested in film should take a look at. Sokurov takes many risks with this work and it is worth taking in.

I will give it a 3 out of Netflix5.

Labels: films