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Death and Transfiguration
A British man on his deathbed recalls moments from his life.
| Release : | 1983 |
| Rating : | 7.4 |
| Studio : | BFI, |
| Crew : | Cinematography, Director, |
| Cast : | Wilfrid Brambell |
| Genre : | Drama |
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For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!
Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.
Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.
This would have to be categorized as experimental cinema--it's certainly not mainstream. It interweaves stories about three periods in a man's life: as a youth being indoctrinated in religion, as a middle-aged man dealing with the death of his mother, as an old man facing his own death. The filming in stark black-and-white suites the material. Every scene is presented to convince you of what an unhappy life this man has had. The nostrums of Christianity are counter-posed with harsh life realities indicating what director Davies must think of his religious training. The final death scene knocked me on my ass. I questioned myself if I could make it through this short film and, after having done so, I wondered how many suicide attempts were made after viewing it.
