surreal,dreamlike,unorthodox...seeit.Thisfilmwasshownas"EveryDayGodKissesUsOnTheMouth"atthePhiladelphiaFilmFestivalthisyeartoasurprisinglylargecrowd;itwasmetwithmorethanitsshareofconfusedsilence.Ithinktheaudienceexpectedsomethingdifferentthenwhatwasonscreen...PersonallyIwentinexpectingafilmaboutaserialkillerandhispetgoose,somethingakintoaRomaniantwistonGasparNoe‘sutterlybrilliant"SeulContreTous".Sure,that‘sperhapsafractionofit,butasthefilmmovesforth,itrevealsitselftobeahighlysurreal,unorthodox,andsadfilm.Ifindtheplotveryhardtosummarizebecausethereissomuchofit,foaaa
betterorworsedependinguponwhoviewsthefilm.Thefirsthourorsofollowsafairlysteadycourse.Dimitruhasjustbeenreleasedfromjail,anduponreturninghomefindshiswifepregnantwithhisbrother‘schild.Theplotalsoinvolvesmurder,arson,petgeese,andsometrulyincredible,dreamlikeimageryverymuchbefittingafilmsobizarre.Inawaythefilmbecomesaseriesofveryinteresting,verylovely,butveryfrustratingpaintings.Ican‘trecommendthisfilmtoeveryoneorpretendtohavemadesenseofthewholeaffair,buttothosewillingtoexperienceafilmveryunique,beautiful,andhaunting,youwillfindyoureffortstofindthisfilmrichlyrewarded.