armagnac23 Reviews

The Decalogue: Dekalog, jeden (1989) Season 1, Episode 1

Less is More

[15 October 2003]

I find the Dekalog series to be brilliant. The first episode is one of the most memorable for me, and the most sad. The sense of loss is realistically conveyed, and brought tears to my eyes. It was an amazing intro to a wonderful series.

Rio das Mortes (1971 TV Movie)

For Fassbinder completists

[20 September 2003]

This is a good film which will appeal to the realist Fassbinder fans but does not in any way rank with his best gritty works (Merchant, Herr R., Ali)perhaps because of its unrealistic proceedings: The story develops somewhat slowly and predictably, and none of the characters have much development. The acting is good yet primitive, and definitely has an repertory feel to it--one of the beauties of RWF's movies: it was almost comforting to see Gunther Kaufmann, Hanna Schygulla, and Harry Baer together. Michael Konig also puts in a good role as Michel. I thought the best scenes of the movie are when Gunther and Michel seek financial assistance from Hanna's relative.