tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post3797910240834761556..comments2024-03-22T14:34:39.101-04:00Comments on MONDO 70: A Wild World of Cinema: JERICHOW (2008)Samuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-24461875839495642932010-02-08T23:19:53.056-05:002010-02-08T23:19:53.056-05:00Shubhajit: Thanks for writing. From what I've ...Shubhajit: Thanks for writing. From what I've seen of Petzold so far, he could well be accused of being a manipulative director. He seems tempted to throw in one too many melodramatic twists into stories that were working perfectly fine but wouldn't necessarily end without the added plot contrivance. Still, he's clearly someone to keep watching.Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149411832127844385.post-5882223648543885282010-02-07T13:15:44.118-05:002010-02-07T13:15:44.118-05:00Great writeup!!!
You've hit the nail right on...Great writeup!!!<br /><br />You've hit the nail right on its head when you states that Petzold was "interested in author James M. Cain more as a social realist than as a noir stylist." That sort of perfectly captures this sort of revisionist neo-noir movie.<br /><br />That said, the movie isn't without its flaws, and for me, it stopped short of being what could have been an utterly brilliant piece of work. But it worked allright. And yes, the movie's addictive fatalism aside, performance by the guy who played the Turkish husband's role was really amazing.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.com