16 Feb 2017
Posted by Victor-Katia as “My life and Times with Antonin Artaud” (1993) by Gerard Mordillat, Discussion and Mind-Probing, Reviews of Films
Artaud’s portrait of the real Jacques Prevel, juxtaposed with photo of the actor (Mark Barbe) playing Prevel in Mordillat’s film Mordillat’s film is gloomy and tormenting, and its narrative melodies are often broken by, as if, blasted strings. After WWII, Paris is dirty, hopeless and full of people with no time for elegance and contemplation. […]