3 films: The Laramie Project to Torment
The Laramie Project (Moisés Kaufman, 2002). Based on the true story of the death-beating of a homosexual man in a small American town, and the media interest that followed. It feels like a sober look at what happened, but it’s a film that shouldn’t be needed. [8/10]
Faust (Jan Svankmajer, 1994). The usual Svankmajer mix of real people and animated dolls, this time of a man that gets caught in a stage play and more and more becomes one of the characters. Not as good as Alice, but still very enjoyable. [8/10]
Hets (English title: Torment) (Alf Sjöberg, 1944). A Latin teacher terrorizes his class, and a young man in the class falls in love with a woman below his social standing. Of course the teacher fancies the same woman, and and tale of abuse and jealousy gets told. I was impressed by the script by Ingmar Bergman, it’s honest and funny, and the noir-like (or Expressionist) use of shadows and camera angles. [8/10]
