Thursday, November 5, 2009

Landscape in the Mist

Theo Angelopolous

A brilliant effort from 1988. Two children set out on a quest to find their (mythical) father who supposedly lives in Germany. Several unforgettable set pieces raise this far above the ordinary. Metaphors abound as TA continually tickles the mind while seemingly focused on the prosaic details of their journey.

This is one of the great works of world cinema and shows the hand of a master filmmaker at the peak of his powers.

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