TEMPTATION OF TONY REDUX (MORE MORE MORE. HOW. DO. YOU. LIKE. IT.)
THE
TEMPTATION
OF
ST.
TONY
Or what I have been talking about for 8 monthes since I laid eyes on it. We saw it at Sundance and we couldn’t believe the situation. We were 2 of maybe 12 in the theater which ended up with about 5 at the culmination of the film. About 2 minutes in we looked at eachother and knew we had stumbled into something VERY SERIOUS.
The Playlist hath now written some true words about it. And I think them for this. I thank them very much because this film is one that needs us.
“Amusing and completely queer, the rest of the film follows the tone set by this opening sequence. Tony, a middle- to upper-class man, begins to question life upon his father’s death. Despite his good deeds in this weird world (which include giving to the homeless and being a good Samaritan), he continues to find difficulty because of his kind soul that is continuously taken advantage of. His wife cheats on him with a co-worker at a party he’s attending, he is a target of suspicion of the police after reporting a discovery of a dozen severed hands in a forest, etc. Things only get worse when he finds mutual interest in a beautiful woman who pushes him away when she discovers he is the man who fired an entire factory, which included her elderly father. Somehow, this woman gets involved in a surreal sex/cannibalistic clique, and our hero attempts to save her in a part redemption, part quest of love.”
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“There could not be more acclaim for the comedic aspects, where Òunpuu focuses on the visual rather than the dialogue to elicit laughs. This brings to mind the cinematography, which not only works for farce but for the general atmosphere and mood. The comparison to Bela Tarr is obvious in the shooting style, imploring gorgeous black-and-white long takes. If anything, the camera work is a bit more anxious than Tarr; often moving and tracking quicker than the auteur’s typical work.”
So real.
I love you Playlist. Always. Have. Always. Will.
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