When I go to a film festival I want to see something that I haven't seen before. Sometimes the movies are good, sometimes not so good. What I hope for is a new experience that I can take with me when I leave the theater. "Disquiet" is the kind of movie I hope to see.
I saw "Disquiet" at the Idaho International Film Festival... twice. I went back for the second screening because the movie haunted me from the moment I left the theater through the next morning and I couldn't understand why.
The film is rather undefinable because there is virtually no plot. Everything that happens comes from the characters... and it is a movie that is about character.
The final scene had me squirming in my seat - even on the second screening when I knew what was going to happen. In an odd way I felt implicated in the act.
"Disquiet" is far from perfect, but I can chalk up many of its limitations on the apparent low budget and the fact that it was shot on video.
It is, however, completely original and thought provoking, which makes it more interesting than 99% of the films I've seen this year.
I saw "Disquiet" at the Idaho International Film Festival... twice. I went back for the second screening because the movie haunted me from the moment I left the theater through the next morning and I couldn't understand why.
The film is rather undefinable because there is virtually no plot. Everything that happens comes from the characters... and it is a movie that is about character.
The final scene had me squirming in my seat - even on the second screening when I knew what was going to happen. In an odd way I felt implicated in the act.
"Disquiet" is far from perfect, but I can chalk up many of its limitations on the apparent low budget and the fact that it was shot on video.
It is, however, completely original and thought provoking, which makes it more interesting than 99% of the films I've seen this year.