A ...not so Wonderful Night In Split
This Croatian import from 2005 is a well handled debut from director Arsen Anton Ostojic. The film's promoters seemed to want to tout it as a Tarantinoesque thriller, where all of a city's underbelly is exposed in one seemingly endless night. And don't get me wrong, that isn't a bad description, but I felt that, like most true pieces of art-house cinema, it's best to watch without expectation and let the film absorb you. This is something that Ostojic seems both suited to and qualified for. Straight away the audience dives or is driven, depending on your sensibilities, deep into the heart of this medieval Central European city on a modern New Years eve. Using relatively simple black and white photography Ostojic and his crew show us an enviroment of tight back alleys, dingy bars, seedy inns, and a town square brimming with citizens for midnight concert. The later serves as the esential base of the film where all major characters pass through or connect, all be it unwittingly, as they...
Indie surprise!
A group of unknown's make a really wonderful impact with this flick. Not wishing to give the story away, suffice to say you will be entertained regardless of the seemingly unpopular style in which the movie is presented. I was pleasantly surprised by the talents displayed.
A trio of stories the interlink with a most splendiferous outcome - hence, the surprise. Some times it might be good to include that this movie is cerebral, not what many movie goers seem to like. But well worth watching for certain.
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