Rolf de Heer's choice to replace any onscreen violence by paintings made me raise an eyebrow before the movie, but turns out to work very well. His stand against explicit use of violence does not, as many might suspect, weaken the film in any way, but add to the mystique vibe of the movie. I read somewhere in a review that the movie 'moved at the pace of a stubborn mule'. And luckily it does, so the audience has all the time in the world to experience this wonderful piece of art.
I hated to have to get off the mule and longed for a little more. What a view!
I hated to have to get off the mule and longed for a little more. What a view!