Post by bixaorellana on Mar 1, 2010 4:08:45 GMT
This movie was discussed here somewhere when it was first released. I just finished watching it, and simply have to rave.
This is an absolutely exquisite, beautiful, sure-footed film in every particular. The casting and performances are all excellent, but what Yolande Moreau does transcends "performance" or "acting". Truly, she creates a new ideal for the art.
The cinematography is so perfect that you don't even think about it until the film is over, you're simply there with what's happening. Vast landscapes, wind, or cramped interiors are all practically palpable. The director has created or elicited a pacing, a perfect timing, that is a sort of invisible poem in itself. Nothing is rushed, but the many, many painterly scenes in the movie are so subtly part of it that they're never self-conscious or obtrusive.
The score to the movie is gorgeous, with the final piece played over the credits almost heartbreaking in its beauty.
I don't think it's a spoiler, but be aware this is the last piece of music, in case you want to save it for when you view the film:
I looked up the composer, Michael Galasso, who died this past year. You can hear excerpts of his music on that link.
This page has reviews and stills that convey the perfect palette and staging of Séraphine.
Finally, if you wish to watch it online: www.cinepx.com/2009/12/seraphine-2008.html
I watched Version 1, but be aware that is Megavideo, which cuts you off after 72 minutes. You then have to wait almost an hour to watch the rest. I tolerate it because Megavideo has such perfect reproduction.
This is an absolutely exquisite, beautiful, sure-footed film in every particular. The casting and performances are all excellent, but what Yolande Moreau does transcends "performance" or "acting". Truly, she creates a new ideal for the art.
The cinematography is so perfect that you don't even think about it until the film is over, you're simply there with what's happening. Vast landscapes, wind, or cramped interiors are all practically palpable. The director has created or elicited a pacing, a perfect timing, that is a sort of invisible poem in itself. Nothing is rushed, but the many, many painterly scenes in the movie are so subtly part of it that they're never self-conscious or obtrusive.
The score to the movie is gorgeous, with the final piece played over the credits almost heartbreaking in its beauty.
I don't think it's a spoiler, but be aware this is the last piece of music, in case you want to save it for when you view the film:
I looked up the composer, Michael Galasso, who died this past year. You can hear excerpts of his music on that link.
This page has reviews and stills that convey the perfect palette and staging of Séraphine.
Finally, if you wish to watch it online: www.cinepx.com/2009/12/seraphine-2008.html
I watched Version 1, but be aware that is Megavideo, which cuts you off after 72 minutes. You then have to wait almost an hour to watch the rest. I tolerate it because Megavideo has such perfect reproduction.
