The synopsis is well described in other reviews- I will just add some observations.
It could have been a shorter film but the 2+ hours brilliantly reinforces the utterly bleak isolation and loneliness of institutionalization. There is an overwhelming sense of dehumanization in this film- you don't even know the character's names. There is only a flicker of warmth in the entire film and that is when a prostitute allows herself to be kissed (and even that is painfully awkward). This film is absolutely packed with metaphors. It is a clever film and the more you think about it the better it becomes.
Genius? not quite but it's worth watching if you like "proper" films.
It could have been a shorter film but the 2+ hours brilliantly reinforces the utterly bleak isolation and loneliness of institutionalization. There is an overwhelming sense of dehumanization in this film- you don't even know the character's names. There is only a flicker of warmth in the entire film and that is when a prostitute allows herself to be kissed (and even that is painfully awkward). This film is absolutely packed with metaphors. It is a clever film and the more you think about it the better it becomes.
Genius? not quite but it's worth watching if you like "proper" films.