This blog entry is part of my “movie year countdown”. To read more about that check out my first Spout filmblog entry
Surviving Desire
I'm in love with Hal Hartley. How can someone create works that are both so mysterious and so obvious?
This one is as good as anything else he's ever done.
The performers are all perfect too. Martin Donovan, Matt Malloy, Mary Ward.
And at a running time of exactly one hour, this might be the perfect introduction to Hal Hartley for someone who has never seen any of his films before. If they love it they'll be wanting so much more, and if it just doesn't click with them they won't have to endure as much time as most movies.
I don't feel like talking about it much more. I just want to leave it as it is. Perfect.
Rating: 10/10