I had long heard about this movie and was intrigued, but I never thought I'd have an opportunity to see it. But I did, on screen and with an audience, outdoors in Prague in the late 1990s (twin billed with Todd Browning's "Freaks," believe it or not.)
I'm not sure the Czechs in the audience "got" it (they liked "Freaks," though), but I thought it was moving. I had expected it to be John Waters-ish. Not so. The Barbie gimmick really works.
I just wonder what thought process went through Todd Haynes' mind to think this up. "A movie about Karen Carpenter. Using Barbie Dolls. Hmmm." The man's an artist. I've known ever since seeing "Safe."
I'm not sure the Czechs in the audience "got" it (they liked "Freaks," though), but I thought it was moving. I had expected it to be John Waters-ish. Not so. The Barbie gimmick really works.
I just wonder what thought process went through Todd Haynes' mind to think this up. "A movie about Karen Carpenter. Using Barbie Dolls. Hmmm." The man's an artist. I've known ever since seeing "Safe."