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Reviews
Performance (1970)
startlingly original
'Performance' conjures up a world of reality and non-reality that simultaneously reinforces and debunks the mythic era of the late 1960's. In turns, glamorous and seedy, gritty social reality and otherworldly fantasy merge in a conundrum that holds one's emotions as much as one's intellect. The filmmakers' technique is perfectly matched to a mission to evoke the head on collision of values that the 60's somehow encapsulates.
Me Without You (2001)
interesting theme
I thought this film was very nice in some ways. The theme of two girls of a very different temperament growing up together and discovering who they really are against the backdrop of a metamorphosing London-life in the 80's was intriguing. However, I thought the pacing of the film was often too samey, with no really big 'tell all' scenes or, in the end, believable catharsis for the protagonists. On the plus side, I thought the staging and sets were excellent.
I would recommend anyone who enjoyed this film to watch French director, Martine Dugowson's, MINA TANNENBAUM - a film that covers similar territory, but perhaps is more sure of its intentions and has more dimensionality.