I had the honour of attending the movie's premiere in Vienna. It left me with mixed, but generally good feelings.
I cannot write a completely adequate review as the movie is rich in imagery and detail and therefore requires to be watched several times, which I have not, but I will give it a try. The movie was shot with very little budget, but this really doesn't show as much as one might think as the director chose every camera angle very carefully and gets the best out of every shot. The technical equipment is appropriate. He also did a good job with his actors, especially his protagonist Lorenzo Schicho. But although the acting in general is atmospheric, there is one problem: the actors are all very young, the script however seems to require older actors. This is in conflict with the mysterious mood of the movie. The film itself creates a great atmosphere of extraneousness and mystery in only about 14 minutes. This is remarkable on one hand, but on the other it is also the movie's biggest weakness. If the the director had taken the time to elaborate a few scenes and shots, the immersion would have been bigger and the whole movie experience more thrilling.
Still the movie is artistically very interesting and deserves and needs to be watched more than once.
I cannot write a completely adequate review as the movie is rich in imagery and detail and therefore requires to be watched several times, which I have not, but I will give it a try. The movie was shot with very little budget, but this really doesn't show as much as one might think as the director chose every camera angle very carefully and gets the best out of every shot. The technical equipment is appropriate. He also did a good job with his actors, especially his protagonist Lorenzo Schicho. But although the acting in general is atmospheric, there is one problem: the actors are all very young, the script however seems to require older actors. This is in conflict with the mysterious mood of the movie. The film itself creates a great atmosphere of extraneousness and mystery in only about 14 minutes. This is remarkable on one hand, but on the other it is also the movie's biggest weakness. If the the director had taken the time to elaborate a few scenes and shots, the immersion would have been bigger and the whole movie experience more thrilling.
Still the movie is artistically very interesting and deserves and needs to be watched more than once.
