Thursday, January 22, 2015

German Review of The Minions/The Days God Slept


Wonderful double review of THE DAYS GOD SLEPT and THE MINIONS in German at Hard Sensations. 





"Mit hochgeschlagenem Kragen streift er durch die feuchten Gassen eines plötzlich sehr beklemmd engen New York, das, verstärkt durch die pulsierend traumartige und zugleich bedrohliche Tonspur zusammenschrumpft wie zu einer anderen, jenseitigen Welt, in der alles Mögliche passieren könnte. Unterstützt wird diese grundlegende Verunsicherung durch die immer wieder erratisch zitternden Bilder, die den Film wie im nächsten Moment auseinander zu reissen drohen. Verstörend schön."







"William roams the streets of New York, amplified by the pulsating dreamlike, yet menacing soundscape (by Roman Chimienti) that hints to another, otherworldly world in which anything could happen. This fundamental uncertainty is supported by the erratic trembling images (from director of photography Brian Dilg) that threaten to tear the film apart in the next moment. Disturbingly beautiful."



"Withholding details from the viewer for 10 threatening, surrealistic minutes, THE DAYS GOD SLEPT is very promising...the narrative elements are pushed further into the background (by writer Joe Fiorillo). It is a suggestive trip, a kind of meditative prayer art film...the central question of the film is: what do you want to know? A question you can only answer if you already have the answer." 

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