The Eye Above the Well (1988) User Reviews

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[a_bahar · 10/10 · 22 January 1999]

I cannot comment on the subject matter since the film simply has to be seen for it to be grasped. That the idea(s) in the film can hardly, or not as effectively, be expressed in any other medium, serve to credit cinema. Above its existential/philosophical accomplishment, this film can also stand as proof, above most others, of cinema as a medium of expression. This film had an hypnotic effect on me. It is the depiction of a world view -- a near impossible task in itself --, and a beautiful one at that.