Terra Incognita: Unknown Pleasures from Around the World

On first viewing, it plays like an amusement ride full of idiosyncratic moves, surprising twists, and stunning visual ideas; with repeat viewings, one discovers the film's riches, its intricate structure and its multitude of layers and subtexts. Cartoons aren't just for kids anymore . . ....

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Published in:Film comment 2010, Vol.46 (1), p.50-53
Main Authors: Chaiken, Michael, Yáñez-Murillo, Manuel, Möller, Olaf, Horwath, Alexander, Romney, Jonathan, Lee, Nathan, Andersen, Thom, Stephens, Chuck
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Adjectives
Amusement rides
Archives & records
Bright stars
Capitalism
Cartoons
Children
Creativity
Croatian and Serbian
Documentary films
Eccentric behavior
Fashion designers
Hair
Memory
Motion picture directors & producers
Movies
Oreck, Jessica
Police
Political activism
Political power
Rhyme
Rum
Special Section: Final Cut 2009
War
Zombie, Rob (1965- )
Zombies
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Summary:On first viewing, it plays like an amusement ride full of idiosyncratic moves, surprising twists, and stunning visual ideas; with repeat viewings, one discovers the film's riches, its intricate structure and its multitude of layers and subtexts. Cartoons aren't just for kids anymore . . . again.\n - Chuck Stephens Lowlands Peter Thompson, U.S. "EXPLORING THE EFFECTS of war upon domestic and creative life" via the wife and widow of Vermeer, and culminating in one of her dreams (in the form of a masque and oratorio), this 59-minute marvel by Chicago's best (and least-known) filmmaker (see the Fall 2009 Film Quarterly for more details) also delves into 1996 Bosnian war crimes, Vermeer's paintings, and startling rhyme effects between the two. -
ISSN:0015-119X