Monday 29 September 2014

Signs of Life (Lebenszeichen)
Dir: Werner Herzog
1968
****
Herzog's first feature is only a slight example of the greatness that he was about to produce. That said, this is a beautifully paced film that does transfix even though nothing really happens. It's quite similar to a Takeshi Kitano film in a way, in that there is a lot of musing and playing of games but not a great deal happens. All shot with the famous stolen camera and with only two weeks film schooling. Brilliant.

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