Öszi almanach

Capricórnio

"If we subscribe to the idea that the profiteering of man leads to the death of an absent God's morals, the unrest of Almanac of Fall lays down the first stones." - Jeremiah Kipp

Tarr studies human interaction from a variety of perspectives, with a rather pessimistic outlook concentrated and magnified tenfold due to the closed quarters. Characters are often cornered and obstructed by the architecture, emphasizing the flat's stifling, prison-like nature. There are a lot of intense close-ups, as well. I must say Tarr's affinity for passing time makes this one a bit tedious, though.

Too existentialist, if you ask me; it was like a Bergman chamber drama, but with people speaking far too abstractly. It was more interesting at the points where it dealt in the specifics of the relationships between the characters (which are confusing). I enjoyed the use of colored lighting to separate characters, and the way it drains away at the end, leaving everyone in shades of gray. The film has an intense claustrophobia to it, but the weighty and muddled dialogue makes it hard to get into.