In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find
shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious
characters.
More closed-room mystery drama than a
Western, this movie is slow-paced, talkative and very violent, but as
usual Tarantino keeps the tension throughout helped by a great cast,
excellent cinematography and a score by Ennio Morricone.
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated
while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous
facade, there is revealed a person of intelligence and sensitivity.
Extremely
moving and tasteful rendition of a tragic story; masterfully created in
all departments (performances, b/w cinematography, period detail) it
exemplifies what commercial cinema is capable of, when it's made with an
artistic vision.
Halliwell***: "A curious story
which happens to be true; the film sets its scene superbly, has splendid
performances and a fascinating make-up. Yet it fails to move quite as
it should, perhaps because the central figure is treated as a horrific
come-on, like the hunchback of Notre Dame."
Maltin***1/2:
"Moving dramatization...Fine performances by all; rich Victorian
atmosphere created by Lynch and veteran cameraman Freddie Francis - in
beautiful black and white."
I'm an American living in Regensburg, Bavaria. Born in Munich I spent my first 10 years in Kirkwood, Mo. 1971 we moved to where I am now. Finished German school in 1981, afterwards studied philosophy and German literature and languages. 1982 I joined the management of the local film club's cinema Filmgalerie, and from 1991-2001 I co-owned an own arthouse cinema STALI (Stadtamhofer Lichtspiele). In between I also was partner of the cinema and music bookstore Angry Red Planet for a few years. In the 80s I co-founded the local industrial band and performance art group Lyssa humana that officially still exists, but currently doesn't perform (last time was for our retrospective exhibition in 2010) at the Kunstverein Graz. I was also member of the shortlived noise rock band Hammersmith. Since 2001 I work for the customer service of a large American online company.
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