This is a unique, strange, unforgettable film, a half-remembered dream that will trouble and beguile the subconscious long after you’ve moved on.
90
Village VoiceAlan Scherstuhl
Village VoiceAlan Scherstuhl
Schimberg, in this debut, demonstrates rare assuredness in shooting and staging scenes, coaxing unexpected but true-feeling flourishes from his cast of mostly amateurs blessed with extraordinary faces.
Rather than distressed retro photography, or Guy Maddin mash-up fantasias, the movie’s often deadpan episodes feel like something out of one-act theater
63
Slant MagazineAlan Jones
Slant MagazineAlan Jones
The end result is a bit like a beautiful diorama, in which the people share a common purpose with the furniture: to fill space and look nice.