Four frames of simultaneous action that alternately follow a smitten lesbian lover as she obsesses over her partner's dalliances and the tense goings-on of a Hollywood film production company Read more
| Starring | Salma Hayek, Holly Hunter, Saffron Burrows, Steven Weber |
|---|---|
| Director | Mike Figgis |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian |
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Four frames of simultaneous action that alternately follow a smitten lesbian lover as she obsesses over her partner's dalliances and the tense goings-on of a Hollywood film production company
| Starring | Salma Hayek, Holly Hunter, Saffron Burrows, Steven Weber, Kyle MacLachlan, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Stellan Skarsgard, Mia Maestro |
|---|---|
| Director | Mike Figgis |
| Studio | OPTIMUM HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 37 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 27 Oct 2003 Production year: 2000 |
| Format | DVD |
Shot on cutting-edge digital video, this quirky and innovative comedy thriller from director/writer Mike Figgis is a technical tour de force. It offers four separate but intertwined takes on the same series of events, shown simultaneously on a single, quartered screen. Emphasis on one or more of the four soundtracks provides guidance as to what to watch when, while the familiar faces of, among others, Holly Hunter, Saffron Burrows, Salma Hayek, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Julian Sands help catch the eye. The sequences, which all feature characters directly or indirectly involved with a Los Angeles film-production company, play out in real time, and were filmed that way too, in continuous takes with no edits. Like eavesdropping on four juicy conversations at a cocktail party, dipping first into one, then another, watching the split-screen format does require concentration, and takes some getting used to. Although patchy at times, this is an intriguing and cleverly realised idea.
Depending on how you look at it, Figgis' fascinating film is the story of an alcoholic movie producer on the verge of a... read more on Time Out
ARTHOUSE PSUEDO STYLE WITH NO SENSE OF IRONY, MIKE FIGGIS AT HIS WORST. THIS FILM HAS NO REDEEMING FEATURES, IT'S PURELY AN EXCERCISE IN DIRECTORIAL 'NAVEL GAZING'. SPLIT-SCREEN USED AS A CRUTCH TO HANG AN ENTIRE PREMISE ON, IMPOSSIBLE TO FOLLOW, IMPOSSIBLE TO LIKE, IMPOSSIBLE TO WATCH. DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR AND AVOID THIS LIKE THE PLAGUE, THIS IS 97 MINUTES OF YOUR LIFE YOU COULD DO WITHOUT WASTING ON CINEMATIC RUBBISH LIKE THIS.
I'm not going to pretend this will appeal to a mass audience, because it won't. If you have trouble concentrating on a single plot line, this isn't the movie for you. If you watch movies with friends and partners who ask what's going on all the time, watch this movie alone. The set-up follows the same story from four different viewpoint, a complex struggle between partners and lovers set against the backdrop of the Red Mullet Production company. Some great actors improvise around a few basic concepts. Recommended for those who don't expect CGI and explosive eye candy from every film.