Comments on: Gerry http://bitchinfilmreviews.com/gerry/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:02:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Tyler Durden http://bitchinfilmreviews.com/gerry/comment-page-1/#comment-31487 Tyler Durden Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:27:35 +0000 http://bitchinfilmreviews.com/?p=261#comment-31487 Actually, the video game is real. "Zeus: Master of Olympus". Actually, the video game is real. “Zeus: Master of Olympus”.

]]> By: cwebb4 http://bitchinfilmreviews.com/gerry/comment-page-1/#comment-22062 cwebb4 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:39:41 +0000 http://bitchinfilmreviews.com/?p=261#comment-22062 actually budget constraints had nothing to do with the long takes, van sant has addressed this himself, he saw bela tarr's werckmeister harmonies and became completely obsessed with emulating tarr's style. i havent seen gerry but many of the shots are taken straight out of werckmeister harmonies- for instance the scene you mention with the walking and side profiles. just giving you a heads up, if you havent seen harmonies do so, its a masterpiece. actually budget constraints had nothing to do with the long takes, van sant has addressed this himself, he saw bela tarr’s werckmeister harmonies and became completely obsessed with emulating tarr’s style. i havent seen gerry but many of the shots are taken straight out of werckmeister harmonies- for instance the scene you mention with the walking and side profiles. just giving you a heads up, if you havent seen harmonies do so, its a masterpiece.

]]> By: Mad Hatter http://bitchinfilmreviews.com/gerry/comment-page-1/#comment-329 Mad Hatter Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:11:51 +0000 http://bitchinfilmreviews.com/?p=261#comment-329 I saw this one back at the 2002 Toronto Film Festival, and remember thinking how it would have made a great short film. It's an interesting concept, but I see it more as a rough draft to ELEPHANT's good copy. You're right though - *beautifully* shot! I saw this one back at the 2002 Toronto Film Festival, and remember thinking how it would have made a great short film.

It’s an interesting concept, but I see it more as a rough draft to ELEPHANT’s good copy.

You’re right though – *beautifully* shot!

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