A succesful photograper in swinging sixties London leads an aimless existence. Then one day he apparently witnesses a murder in the park. A slow moving thriller, Antonioni's film is also a meditation on the relationship of film to reality and the relationship of the individual to society.
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OF FREAKS AND MEN (1998)
Certification18 Our Rating
Johann is a charming and manipulative photographer, in turn of the 20th Century St Petersburg, who peddles images of bare bottomed women being flogged. Worming his way into the lives of two wealthy families he uses their beautiful young daughters as subjects for his films. Of Freaks and Men is a dark and fascinating tale that cruises the bourgeoisies hypocritical predilection with sex. Not to everyone's taste but a fine piece of surreal and visually striking cinema.
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PEEPING TOM (1959)
Certification18 Our Rating
Critically maligned on its release, this tale of a twisted lens-man who lures unsuspecting female victims to their grisly death is an interesting study in the voyeuristic implications of cinema. The killer is an eternal victim whose crimes are cries of rage against his father and stepmother and, at the same time, pathetic rehearsals for his own inevitable death. A Freudian script of notable maturity teases limitless implications from this premise, while maintaining a healthy sense of humour.
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