propsguy-2 Reviews

Dazzle (2009)

This captivating film will stay with you for a long time after you watch it.

[9/10 · 29 February 2024]

Frisch's experimental editing and camera work will initially challenge you as you struggle to understand what you are watching. As Frisch's cinéma-vérité style storytelling and Georgina Verbaan's voice and mesmerizing performance draw you in, you will begin to find yourself engulfed in a world that is simultaneously repellant and beautiful. Her telephone conversation with a perfectly gravel voiced stranger, voiced by Rutger Hauer, moves from an awkward accidental call into an intimate and compelling poetic exploration of relationships and the human condition. Their conversation is illustrated by cinéma-vérité moments that reflect their emotional and mental states. Their disillusionment with their lives and the world around them, is reflected in the images of the broken people that inhabit the neighbourhood where Verbaan's character lives. A truly original piece of cinema that uses simple tools more effectively than most directors would be able to achieve with infinite resources. A must watch.