THE STRANGE COLOUR OF YOUR BODY'S TEARS: Another Look at Amer

You will fall into a deep trance!

Amer (2009) caught me totally off guard.  I was confused by it, and left the theatre kind of angry. I don't think this is the film's fault. I think it had been mis-positioned for me.  I had been expecting and totally psyched up for a traditional giallo/slasher film -- I was no where near the mindset needed to appreciate a sophisticated installation art piece like Amer.  Instead of a traditional narrative - the story came in waves of bombastic imagery and psychedelic sound. More stream of consciousness than linguistic. There is a story, for those who are prepared to engineer if from the clues -- I wasn't.  Only in thinking about it afterwards, I started to appreciate it more, and realize that I had robbed myself of a unique experience.

Having said that, it did do right by the giallo standard.  The difference being, It stripped all of the traditionally executed conventional foundations, and left only the peaks that the genre has become known for. A passionate smattering of vibrant images, raw sexuality and beautiful destruction. A pretty confident thing to witness.

Expect more piercing images.

Cavalier Amer  (2009) filmmakers Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani arrive at TIFF's Vanguard program this year with their sophomore feature; The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears (2013).  And now that I've had a chance to really mull it over, its becoming one of my most anticipated films.  I'm not sure what to expect.  I don't think that they'll play it safe, but then none of my favorite filmmakers do.  This time around, I plan to watch more lucidly.  It will be very interesting to see how these filmmakers have evolved and adapted their hypnotizing and evocative style.

I'm not sure exactly how stylistically close it will be to Amer- will they continue to push down this brazen path, or if it will be a more traditional? The shot-in-the-face trailer certainly suggests the brazen road!  

Did you see Amer? What did you think?

Catch THE STRANGE COLOUR OF YOUR BODY’S TEARS:

Thursday, Sept 12th, 9:30 PM SCOTIABANK 3

Saturday, Sept 14th, 12:30 PM SCOTIABANK 8

THE STRANGE COLOUR OF YOUR BODY'S TEARS Premieres Tonight!

The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears premieres tonight over at The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, home of the Vanguard Program.

It's not part of Midnight Madness, but where would the Madness be without giallo, those stylish Italian thrillers that led to slasher films and classics like Halloween and Friday The Thirteenth? And The Strange Colour Of Your Body's Tears is Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani's homage to giallo.

Here is the amazing poster

And the trailer:


  

 Our sister blog has a little more on gialli, their soundtracks (here and here) and The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears.

See you there!

 

THE STRANGE COLOUR OF YOUR BODY’S TEARS Screening Times:

Wednesday, Sept 11th, 6:00 PM THE BLOOR HOT DOCS CINEMA

Thursday, Sept 12th, 9:30 PM SCOTIABANK 3

Saturday, Sept 14th, 12:30 PM SCOTIABANK 8

KILL LIST Screens at Midnight Madness!

Kill List plays Midnight Madness tonight!. What seems like a straight up genre piece becomes something else entirely in this movie about a hitman who accepts a job from some shadowy clients.

Kill List is directed by Ben Wheatley (Down Terrace) and stars Neil Maskell, MyAnna Buring, Harry Simpson and Michael Smiley.

KILL LIST screening times:

Sat., Sept. 17th, 11:59PM, RYERSON

Sun., Sept. 18th, 3:15PM, SCOTIABANK THEATRE 4

SLEEPLESS NIGHT: A French Thriller Appeteaser

Here's a little sampler plate of Jean-Pierre Melville's films to whet the appetite for Sleepless Night.

SLEEPLESS NIGHT

Tues. Sept. 13th, 11:59pm RYERSON

Weds. Sept. 14th. 3:00pm AMC 1

Fri. Sept. 16th, 9:45pm SCOTIABANK THEATRE 11

SLEEPLESS NIGHT at Midnight Madness Tonight!

Get ready for Sleepless Night at the Ryerson tonight.  It's already getting good reviews on the internet and looks to be a fine mix of action and thriller, hearkening back to the genre films of Jean-Pierre Mélvìlle and through him, back to film noir. But it's pedigree isn't important, what is important is it looks amazing and its hero, played by Tomer Sisley, will need all his sangfroid, to make it through the night..

If you missed the trailer yesterday, here it is again.

SLEEPLESS NIGHT screening times:

Tues., Sept. 13th, 11:59PM, RYERSON

Wed., Sept. 14th, 3:00PM, AMC 1

Fri., Sept. 16th, 9:45PM, SCOTIABANK THEATRE 11

Trailer for Frederic Jardin's SLEEPLESS NIGHT

From the trailer above, Frederic Jardin's Sleepless Night looks to be the equivalent of six cans of Red Bull. Or your preferred energy drink of choice.

Get your buzz on with the Midnight Madness crowd when Sleepless Night premieres Tuesday night!

SLEEPLESS NIGHT

Tues., Sept. 13th, 11:59PM, RYERSON

Wed., Sept. 14th, 3:00PM, AMC 1

Fri., Sept. 16th, 9:45PM, SCOTIABANK THEATRE 11