What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[Frankie Teardrop]

LEMORA - I can't believe it's taken me so long to get around to this wonderful film. This may sound over the top, but watching parts of 'Lemora' felt almost like walking in a dream... the overall look in some respects couldn't be more Bavaesque, and the feeling is as hazy but more fairy-tale. The attitude is more unsettling - it's about an adolescent girl's existential growing pains, and it's difficult to know whether we're in the realm of psycholgy or the supernatural as the two seem blurred here. Whatever, I think it's a unique film, for all the right reasons... I only ever really say that about Eraserheads and Holy Mountains etc. "Impressionistic and really quite spooky" doesn't quite sum up the intoxicating atmosphere of this strange and beguilling movie.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Frankie Teardrop

LEMORA - I can't believe it's taken me so long to get around to this wonderful film. This may sound over the top, but watching parts of 'Lemora' felt almost like walking in a dream... the overall look in some respects couldn't be more Bavaesque, and the feeling is as hazy but more fairy-tale. The attitude is more unsettling - it's about an adolescent girl's existential growing pains, and it's difficult to know whether we're in the realm of psycholgy or the supernatural as the two seem blurred here. Whatever, I think it's a unique film, for all the right reasons... I only ever really say that about Eraserheads and Holy Mountains etc. "Impressionistic and really quite spooky" doesn't quite sum up the intoxicating atmosphere of this strange and beguilling movie.

It sounds like a sister film to Valerie and Her Week of Wonders.

Or am i way off the mark?

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike

It sounds like a sister film to Valerie and Her Week of Wonders.

Or am i way off the mark?

Valerie's much better, but you're not far wrong in some respects.

[Slippery Jack]

Ach, that reminds me, my Lemora order got nixed in the collapse of Planet Axel. Gonna have to find another sweet deal on it . . .

[VicDakin]

I asked a girl out today,but all she gave me was TWO EVIL EYES

[Frankie Teardrop]

Originally Posted by Demdike

It sounds like a sister film to Valerie and Her Week of Wonders.

Or am i way off the mark?

A comparison often made. I actually prefer 'Lemora'.

[demonknight]

Nothing watched recently but I finish work this Friday for two weeks and I have loads of movies lined up to watch. The reptile,plague of the zombies,blade 2,hills have eyes remake,total recall and the human centipede all on bluray. Can't wait.

[bizarre_eye@Cult Labs]

Recent viewings:

[Make Them Die Slowly]

Originally Posted by Frankie Teardrop

LEMORA - I can't believe it's taken me so long to get around to this wonderful film. This may sound over the top, but watching parts of 'Lemora' felt almost like walking in a dream... the overall look in some respects couldn't be more Bavaesque, and the feeling is as hazy but more fairy-tale. The attitude is more unsettling - it's about an adolescent girl's existential growing pains, and it's difficult to know whether we're in the realm of psycholgy or the supernatural as the two seem blurred here. Whatever, I think it's a unique film, for all the right reasons... I only ever really say that about Eraserheads and Holy Mountains etc. "Impressionistic and really quite spooky" doesn't quite sum up the intoxicating atmosphere of this strange and beguilling movie.

I have a theory that once in a while certain film makers for reasons unknown, reach across all known boundaries in their films and offer the viewer a glimpse of something "other". As odd and unfashionable as it sounds these glimpses for me are like Shamans returning from the spirit world with tales of wonder and medication for the soul. "Lemora", "Messiah of Evil", "The Child" and parts of Jean Rollin and Franco's films do this for me.

[Rik]

Watched Nekromantik last night, I first read about this in an issue of TDS sometime in 1991 and it's taken me until now to get a copy, a rather strange film to say the least.