Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Gasping for Gaspar.

I was recently reminded of the French film maker Gaspar Noe, whose latest film (unbeknown to me) screened at this year’s TIFF. Apparently, it seems some things don’t change after all.

As one recent reviewer exclaimed while writing about Enter the Void, Noe’s latest offering- “If the following things disturb you, then you should probably avoid this film: strobe lights, drug use, shaky hand-held cameras, graphic sexuality, sperm, spinning cameras, psychedelic imagery, blood, gay sex, abortion, breastfeeding (and) a graphic auto wreck..”

Hmmm… sounds like a perfect companion to a bag full of kernels. I for one simply can’t wait for a North American distributor to pick up the rights (I’m looking at you, Criterion…)

Oh, and this little clip I’ve included? While it’s not quite up to the normal shockshockshock of Noe’s usual fare --- a long legged beauty writhing around in lingerie playing with her pussy? ---Sorry (j’taime!) and I simply couldn’t resist.

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