There should be a word for a fear of films in which circus performers are a vehicle for deep and unmeaningful life lessons
We know coulrophobia denotes a fear of clowns, but is there a word for a fear of films in which circus performers symbolise a positive life force that defies war, death and the sadness of the human condition through juggling, magic and acrobatics? If you have that condition, be afraid, very afraid of Silent Sonata. This mawkish European co-production, shot mostly in Slovenia, sends in the clowns to heal the broken hearts of a recently bereaved family living in a desolate warzone. Once the big tent goes up, not a lot happens apart from a few flirtations, a visit from a menacing tank, and a trip to a corpse-strewn seaside. Then everyone puts on a show for the dying ringmaster (René Bazinet). The most interesting thing about...
We know coulrophobia denotes a fear of clowns, but is there a word for a fear of films in which circus performers symbolise a positive life force that defies war, death and the sadness of the human condition through juggling, magic and acrobatics? If you have that condition, be afraid, very afraid of Silent Sonata. This mawkish European co-production, shot mostly in Slovenia, sends in the clowns to heal the broken hearts of a recently bereaved family living in a desolate warzone. Once the big tent goes up, not a lot happens apart from a few flirtations, a visit from a menacing tank, and a trip to a corpse-strewn seaside. Then everyone puts on a show for the dying ringmaster (René Bazinet). The most interesting thing about...
- 5/8/2014
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
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