Comments on: 'The Girlfriend Experience' and 'Anvil! The Story of Anvil' http://thefilmtalk.com/blog/the-girlfriend-experience-review-anvil-the-story-of-anvil-review/ Tue, 22 May 2012 13:13:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: The Film Talk » The Film Talk – Part 71 – Glenn Kennyhttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/the-girlfriend-experience-review-anvil-the-story-of-anvil-review/#comment-2486 The Film Talk » The Film Talk – Part 71 – Glenn Kenny Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:23:57 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=2297#comment-2486 [...] Episode: Glenn Kenny of somecamerunning and ‘The Girlfriend Experience‘ [...] [...] Episode: Glenn Kenny of somecamerunning and ‘The Girlfriend Experience‘ [...]

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]]> By: Matthttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/the-girlfriend-experience-review-anvil-the-story-of-anvil-review/#comment-2487 Matt Sat, 30 May 2009 04:29:52 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=2297#comment-2487 The lack of clarity is on my behalf. I didnt mean bad in terms of quality, but bad in terms of self-exile enduing power. The lack of clarity is on my behalf. I didnt mean bad in terms of quality, but bad in terms of self-exile enduing power.

]]> By: Matthttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/the-girlfriend-experience-review-anvil-the-story-of-anvil-review/#comment-2483 Matt Fri, 29 May 2009 21:29:52 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=2297#comment-2483 The lack of clarity is on my behalf. I didnt mean bad in terms of quality, but bad in terms of self-exile enduing power. The lack of clarity is on my behalf. I didnt mean bad in terms of quality, but bad in terms of self-exile enduing power.

]]> By: Jett Loehttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/the-girlfriend-experience-review-anvil-the-story-of-anvil-review/#comment-2482 Jett Loe Thu, 28 May 2009 10:38:48 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=2297#comment-2482 Bad? I thought the film was great. I'd better work on making my reviews clearer... :) Bad? I thought the film was great. I'd better work on making my reviews clearer… :)

]]> By: Matthttp://thefilmtalk.com/blog/the-girlfriend-experience-review-anvil-the-story-of-anvil-review/#comment-2481 Matt Wed, 27 May 2009 23:38:17 +0000 http://www.thefilmtalk.com/?p=2297#comment-2481 Was able to screen TGE from a copy from Jeff Love. I'm not sure its quite as bad as Jett's post may imply. 'Transactionality' of everyday life and financial mobility and constraint are certainly at the center of the film. Having said that, I wouldn't say everything is for sale. To a large degree, beliefs and principles guide the two leads throughout the movie.<br><br>I'm told Soderberg cited Antonioni as an inspiration for the film, and to a point I can see that, at least within the message. TGE is probably a decent first draft of how the financial crisis twisted the priorities and lives of people through 2008. Cue Modernism, Ennui, etc. The film, however, lacks the visual depth of Antonioni. It seems like a decent first draft of a more complete film, as if SS made this one to pitch a full film to the studios. I think I'd like to see that movie much more. Was able to screen TGE from a copy from Jeff Love. I'm not sure its quite as bad as Jett's post may imply. 'Transactionality' of everyday life and financial mobility and constraint are certainly at the center of the film. Having said that, I wouldn't say everything is for sale. To a large degree, beliefs and principles guide the two leads throughout the movie.

I'm told Soderberg cited Antonioni as an inspiration for the film, and to a point I can see that, at least within the message. TGE is probably a decent first draft of how the financial crisis twisted the priorities and lives of people through 2008. Cue Modernism, Ennui, etc. The film, however, lacks the visual depth of Antonioni. It seems like a decent first draft of a more complete film, as if SS made this one to pitch a full film to the studios. I think I'd like to see that movie much more.

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