Tuesday 4 March 2014

Videotape Swapshop Review: Anatomy of Hell (2004)

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Dir. Catherine Breillat

If there ever was a divisive film, this one is such an example. In fact for the most part Anatomy of Hell is viewed as awful and going too far. There is the thought though for me that this violent hatred for the content of this film that I've read justifies the existence of it. Sometimes a bluntness this strong is needed, and while there are aspects of the characters' dialogue that I disagree with on a philosophical level, it still causes me to think hard about why it was included in the film. It is better to try to grasp what the film is trying to do than to merely dismiss it as garbage, and as this review below attests to, revisiting this film, which I have not done since film studies at college over six years ago, had an immense effect on the material I saw again.

Review Link - http://www.videotapeswapshop.co.uk/19694/anatomy-of-hell-2004-director-catherine-breillat/

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